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Job ID: 2510350
Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US
Date Posted: 2025-09-29
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cyber Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is looking for a Lead Digital Forensics Engineer in Chantilly, VA . In this role you will perform Cyber Systems Architecture, Cyber Technology Research & Development, Cyber Data Administration, Cyber Knowledge Management, Cyber Network Services, Cyber Systems Administration, Cyber Systems Analysis, and Cybersecurity Defense Infrastructure Support activities from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework. This work can primarily be categorized as Infrastructure Security, in that employees in this job opportunity are concerned with the maintenance, administration, engineering, architecture, development, patching, and upgrades of the various toolsets, devices, applications, and systems used to perform cybersecurity and cyberspace operations. In accordance with enterprise IT change and configuration management policies, implements changes to cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operational systems, software, appliances, devices, etc.
The successful candidate will Implement system configuration and monitoring changes in order to increase effectiveness or efficiencies in the systems capabilities in regard to monitoring and implementing logical access controls in order to enforce policy. May support cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations metrics development, maintenance, and reporting. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations application software using secure coding practices. Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements, facility requirements, data storage, monitoring, operating systems, directory services, identity management, access management, and automation. Ensures compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
Will establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinates. Senior management reviews objectives to determine success of operation. Also will establish operating policies and procedures that affect departments and subordinate sections and work units. Interprets company-wide policies and procedures. May involved in development of budgets, schedules and performance standards. Work is reviewed in terms of meeting the organization's objectives and timelines.
Will Interact frequently with internal and external management and senior-level customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, and/or contractual clarifications. Leads briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives.
Qualifications
Job ID: 2510350
Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US
Date Posted: 2025-09-29
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cyber Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is looking for a Lead Digital Forensics Engineer in Chantilly, VA . In this role you will perform Cyber Systems Architecture, Cyber Technology Research & Development, Cyber Data Administration, Cyber Knowledge Management, Cyber Network Services, Cyber Systems Administration, Cyber Systems Analysis, and Cybersecurity Defense Infrastructure Support activities from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework. This work can primarily be categorized as Infrastructure Security, in that employees in this job opportunity are concerned with the maintenance, administration, engineering, architecture, development, patching, and upgrades of the various toolsets, devices, applications, and systems used to perform cybersecurity and cyberspace operations. In accordance with enterprise IT change and configuration management policies, implements changes to cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operational systems, software, appliances, devices, etc.
The successful candidate will Implement system configuration and monitoring changes in order to increase effectiveness or efficiencies in the systems capabilities in regard to monitoring and implementing logical access controls in order to enforce policy. May support cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations metrics development, maintenance, and reporting. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations application software using secure coding practices. Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements, facility requirements, data storage, monitoring, operating systems, directory services, identity management, access management, and automation. Ensures compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
Will establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinates. Senior management reviews objectives to determine success of operation. Also will establish operating policies and procedures that affect departments and subordinate sections and work units. Interprets company-wide policies and procedures. May involved in development of budgets, schedules and performance standards. Work is reviewed in terms of meeting the organization's objectives and timelines.
Will Interact frequently with internal and external management and senior-level customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, and/or contractual clarifications. Leads briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives.
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
- Relevant degrees and experience (bachelor's and 14 years or more experience; Masters and 12 years or more experience; PhD and 9 years' experience).
- Active certification and working experience with one of more of the following forensic tools: Axiom, Cellebrite, EnCase, Forensics Toolkit (FTK), or Paladin.
