Cyber Data Science Engineer

Program Description:

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities are:  IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.

Position Description:

The Cyber Data Science Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to collect, analyze, and interpret large cybersecurity data sets


• Develop data-driven solutions


• Analyze data sets found in the customer's vulnerability scanning, authorization, and configuration management tools


• Import and transform data into usable sets for analysis tools used by the customer (e.g., Tableau)


• Provide analysis and graphical presentations of collected metrics for IA compliance status reporting


• Support legacy visualization and situational awareness tools based on Microsoft Excel


• Collaborate with the Heat Map team to investigate options to simplify and automate the current Heat Map

Required:

• Current U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.


• Favorably adjudicated Polygraph.


• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e., CISSP or CASP)


• DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM


• Deep understanding of statistics and analysis


• Skilled in artificial intelligence and machine learning (e.g., SageMaker)


• Ability to code in multiple languages, including Python


• Knowledge of databases, data structures, and data architectures


• Excellent communications skills – both verbal and non-verbal


• Office Automation Skills – MS Office, MS Project, Visio


• Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision


• Strong attention to detail


• Ability to work in a team environment


• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Infogram, Chartbloks)


• Experience with data transformation (structured data format/schema transformation) using common programming tools (e.g., Python, JSON, etc.)


• Experience applying statistical analysis to large data sets

Desired:

• Experience briefing senior customer personnel


• Experience with Tableau administration


• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast pace deadline driven environment


• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)


• Familiarity with customer's IA processes


• Experience with ServiceNow and Splunk


• Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain


• Familiarity with the RMF process


• Experience with Relational Database Management System (RDMS)


• Experience with Apache Hadoop and the Hadoop Distributed File System


• Experience with Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) and SageMaker


• Experience with Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence