Description

GCI is looking for a highly motivated and experienced expert Cyber Technical Analyst to join our team. This dual hatted role supports both the management and technical functions of the program as a part-time member of the Program Management Office and embedded in the Cyber Analytic workforce. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cyber analytic principles and practices, experience supporting cyber threat analysis, the production of cyber-related analytic products, and the technical analysis of targeted cyber environments and systems, as well as managerial experience. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall production of cyber analytic products and for establishing, maturing, and mentoring cyber analytic best practices across the program cyber analyst cadre.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers and sustains a cadre of cyber analytic personnel.
• Recommends innovative management ideas and solutions related to Cyber Analytics.
• Plans, prepares, and executes tests of systems to evaluate results against specifications and requirements as well as analyze/report test results.
• Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
• Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
• Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
• Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6/3), and may make recommendations on process tailoring.
• Performs extensive analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommends additional security requirements and safeguards.
• Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.
• Periodically conducts a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
• Provides advanced guidance and leadership to less-experienced cybersecurity personnel.

Education Requirement

• BA/BS (or equivalent experience)

Experience Requirement

• 11 years of experience