The Role

The Analyst position is responsible for supporting the effective running of bids, account planning, projects and/or client engagements providing, performing general research and analysis as required. This is typically the entry level for junior candidates with little or no previous business experience.

The main focus is on delivery, generally under guidance and supervision and is predominantly desk/office based. Individuals will be developing an understanding of company tools, techniques and offerings – across all divisions. Although not directly accountable for business development, role holders will support the business development efforts of others through basic research, coordination and administration.

Key Accountabilities
POSITION SUMMARY & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities
• Deliver high quality work that meets expectations for timeliness, accuracy and completeness.
• Apply, as directed, the work procedures or approaches needed to address technical challenges in the project.
• Carry out secondary research, analyze and manipulate data and produce reports to provide understanding and insights for a project or sector team.
• Perform basic client research, pulling client information, formatting proposals, under direction.
• Support the project/bid manager in ensuring that options are priced appropriately, contracts are clearly drafted and agreed and that invoices are raised and paid according to agreed schedules.
• Operate effectively as part of a bid, project or sector team to cooperate and exchange information efficiently.
• Share transactional information, answer basic questions regarding data or reports, share and request data.
• May comment on and interpret analyses/data for clients directly to further project objectives and/or the relationship with other divisions. Contact will be remote via telephone or email and after approval by the project leader.
• Attend relevant training courses and seek opportunities to extend knowledge beyond a particular practice or service line.
• Is developing an understanding of a range of standard company analytical processes and related protocols, templates, and tools generally within a defined service line or area of expertise.
• Is developing an understanding of company clients, generally on a sector basis.
• Other duties as assigned
Skills & Experience

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Security clearance a plus
• A bachelor’s degree
• Some previous business experience preferred but not essential
Preferred & Other Qualifications
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Adobe are a must
• Ability to work with moderate supervision, direction, and support at a high quality level
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
Thought Leader
• Manages complexity**
• Customer focus*
• Balances stakeholders*
• Tech savvy*
Results Leader
• Ensures accountability*
• Action oriented*
• Plans and aligns*
• Resourcefulness*
• Drives results*
• Optimizes work processes**
People Leader
• Collaborates*
• Communicates effectively*
• Interpersonal savvy
Self Leader
• Being resilient**
• Situational adaptability
Leadership competencies are sourced from the Korn Ferry Leadership Architect entry- level individual contributor matrix; asterisked competencies are considered “price of admission”; double asterisked competencies are considered “competitive edge”

If you are interested please contact Bernard Jackson at bjackson@leadedgellc.com.

Company – Concord Crossroads, LLC

Position Title: Contingency Operations Planning Development, and Operations (Senior Subject Matter Expert)

Number of Positions: One (1)

Salary: Commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of this position

Position Type: Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

Job Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI

Application Close Date: Until Filled

Position Status: Current Opening

Concord Crossroads, LLC (C3R) is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and an SBA Certified 8(a) company. C3R provides expert solutions to the federal government in the areas Force Protection and Mission Assurance. C3R’s core strengths are supporting Anti-terrorism strategic planning and program management, physical security, Intelligence Operations and Analysis, Cyber-technology, Defense Critical Infrastructure Program management, Emergency Management, Biometric Security Program management, terrorism vulnerability assessment planning and execution, Training and Program Support Services, administrative personnel security and adjudication, and Operational Infrastructure Support. C3R is headquartered in Dumfries Virginia and is providing innovative solutions on military installations both CONUS and OCONUS.

Safety and Physical Requirements:

The work described involves mild to moderate physical activity, performed in an office environment. A moderate amount of walking will be required throughout the Facilities and at work sites. Some lifting of equipment may be required. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of any office setting. There are no unusual physical demands. Individual must be physically capable of performing work under all climatic conditions.

Job Description:

This position provides direct support and specializes in Continuity Program, including Continuity of Operations (COOP), planning, development, and operations. Candidate must be able to develop, maintain, and/or implement business continuity and recovery strategies, policies, and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, course of action identification and selection, and documentation of business continuity (relocation and devolution) and recovery (reconstitution) guidance and procedures. Conduct planning and management of key program readiness resources, to include alternate work sites, emergency communications/alert and notification systems and procedures, and essential business functions, critical personnel and resources. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular readiness training, mock-disaster exercises, and resource capability tests to determine the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, policies, and updating plans and procedures regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts before, during and after a disruption threat/event.

Requirements:

• Must have experience and capability to provide Federal Continuity Program management.
• Must have experience and capability to provide DISA Continuity Program Management and Policy Support.
• Must have experience and capability to provide Develop and Document DISA Devolution Plans and Concepts.

• Must have experience and capability to provide support to the DISA Information Technology Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Program.
• Must have experience and capability to provide DISA Test, Training, and Exercise (TT&E) Program.
• Contingency Operations Planning expertise with 3-5 years’ experience networking and liaison with senior staff members within the DOD and other Federal Agencies.
• Must have 3-5 years of experience working at the Military Department staff level.
• Must have 3-5 years’ experience at the Military Department equivalent level developing and implementing COOP functions.
• Must have 3-5 years of experience in researching, writing and staffing documents (e.g., position papers, executive summaries, information papers, and other planning documents).
• Must have 3-5 years of experience preparing and delivering senior level presentations in support of the COOP planning process.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills to brief Senior Military Leadership.
• Contractor shall be qualified on Windows-based automation programs including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Forms Flow and Microsoft Outlook.
• Must have a minimum education of a bachelor’s degree.
• Must complete AT Level I training within 30 days.
• Must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 days.
• Must complete the DOD IA Cyber Awareness Training within 30 days.
• Must complete AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas.
• Must register in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS).

Special Qualifications:

• Must be a highly qualified experienced individual with subject matter expertise in contingency operation planning.
• Must have a minimum of five years of experience working in senior headquarters supporting Department of Defense staff. This experience is key in the development of knowledge, relationships, and the necessary technical expertise required to successfully complete all assigned COOP responsibilities.
• Must have demonstrated experience briefing Senior Military Leadership on COOP matters.
• Must be experienced with Federal Continuity Program management, including elements of policy analysis and formation, planning, procedural development, test, training, and exercises, continuity site planning and management, alert and notification, operational management/readiness, and emergency management and mission assurance as it interfaces with continuity programs.

• Must have expertise in oral and written communication skills for formal writing preparations (regulations, supplemental guidance, position papers, executive summaries, information papers, policy writing), staffing, coordinating, and briefing senior military officials, with special emphasis on the following skill sets:
• Must be demonstratively qualified on Windows-based automation programs including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Forms Flow and Microsoft Outlook.
• Must have demonstrated experience in conference and meeting to support senior leader participation.

If you are interested please contact Bernard Jackson at bjackson@leadedgellc.com.

Professional Services Practice Consultant – Inc
Location:
Fairfax, VA
Job Code:
113
# of Openings:
1

Description

It is the consultant’s responsibility to drive customer adoption and success of Company solutions into their environment. Customer success is achieved by driving initiatives designed to add business value, dissemination of best practices, fulfilling a trusted advisor role, education of product capabilities and engaging in other professional services as necessary. He/she provides guidance/direction to customers on how to best get value from products.  He/she should possess strong application functional expertise as well as strong sales expertise. He/she will maintain frequent voice and email contact with the assigned customers and will serve as an escalation point for issues that impacts their success. He/she will be required to maintain strong working relationships with other  customer facing personnel in the Sales, Services, Marketing and Product Management teams. In addition the security consultant will provide security cyber threat analysis.  They will perform services such as, but not limited to, network security assessments, network forensics, network session analysis and the investigation of potential security breaches occurring on the customer data networks.

Responsibilities Include:

• Acquire complete command of company products
• Understand customer requirements; design and implement appropriate solutions
• Work with the customers to ensure they are leveraging the solution and achieving success
• Derive and disseminate best practices to help drive customer adoption of company products and services
• Best practices development and implementation support
• Provide product feedback to product management based on field experiences
• Integrate company producta with 3^rd party applications (ArcSight, Splunk, Syslog, etc)

Required Skills/Experience:

• B.S. or B.A College degree or equivalent experience
• Strong Windows OS, Linux and/or Unix skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong technical background and ability to speak to engineers, developers and end users
• Proficiency with Windows Desktop application deployments

We are interested in speaking to candidates that have been working in desktop support or consulting for at least 3 years, and have developed a proficiency in supporting large scale enterprise application deployments.  This would include hands-on with firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIM, as well as windows desktop configuration and enterprise deployment.  Experience in enterprise level deployment tools and general Security Consulting a plus.

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Travel: 50% mostly in the US, may include but not limited to customer locations

Clearance: Secret/TS requested but not required

Location: Fairfax, VA

Back-end Software Engineer

Location:
Fairfax, VA

Job Code:
111

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA company is seeking a Software Engineer to design and develop highly scalable cloud-based enterprise software using latest technologies, frameworks and tools.  The company Platform delivers an integrated approach to secure organizations of all sizes against user-targeted threats, including spear-phishing, watering hold attacks, drive-by downloads, ransomware, and more.  We provide real-time threat intelligence to analyze and expose malware activity in enterprise networks.  This role will be a key position in helping to deliver our content to thousands of organizations around the world.

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Develop our product to scale to large enterprise transaction volumes
• Tackle complex problems handling large data sets and high transaction rates.
• Write code and build awesome products

What you’ll need:

• Experience building scalable web server applications using modern open source technologies such as Redis, NoSQL data stores and others
• 10+ years of software engineering experience and strong CS fundamentals
• Great communication skills and the ability to be the interface between the team and other groups in the company.
• Experience in designing and developing multi-tier distributed system,RESTful services and Service Oriented Architectures
• Experience organizing large data sets
• Demonstrated ability to code

​Location: Fairfax, VA

Marketing Manager

Location:
Fairfax, VA

Job Code:
155

# of Openings:
1

Description

About the Job

Northern VA company is seeking a talented marketing programs professional to help drive the company’s explosive growth in the cybersecurity market.  In this role, you will draw on a strong blend of creative and analytical skills to plan and execute events, digital programs, and social media communications that fuel our sales pipeline and enhance our brand.  Reporting directly to the Vice President of Marketing, you will use your experience in enterprise IT marketing to thoughtfully design and lead a range of demand generation programs.  You will also help drive Company’s social media marketing, increasing awareness and engagement with our audience.  Collaborating closely with marketing, sales, and other colleagues, you will become a key contributor to Company’s go-to-market success.

If you thrive on building pipeline and brand leadership, and want to make an immediate impact in a hyper-growth startup, we want to speak with you today!
Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues to define and execute Company’s go-to-market strategy, including the development of creative program ideas to effectively reach our target audience
  • Lead a wide variety of face-to-face events – from small customer dinners to large trade show appearances – driving from concept through successful execution and measurement
  • Help drive social media strategy and content to increase our brand reach and consideration
  • Produce Company’s renowned weekly newsletter, the Cyber Intelligencer, collaborating with executive team on content
  • Continuously analyze program results and identify actionable insights and market opportunities
  • Must have ability to travel up to 15-20% of time

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally from a top university
  • 3+ years of enterprise IT marketing or similar experience; 6-12 years of total career experience
  • Experience leading major B2B events and programs, from idea to completion and post-event analysis
  • Experience with enterprise CRM and marketing automation systems
  • Experience in cybersecurity a plus

About You

• You can blend strategic thinking with creative execution
  • Your written and oral communications skills are excellent; you enjoy writing promotional materials that capture your audience’s attention
  • You are analytical and results centric; you know how your programs perform and develop insights about how to continuously improve them
  • You possess excellent organizational skills and strong follow-through
  • You are incredibly collaborative and enjoy working closely with sales and marketing colleagues
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments where change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
  • Your inherent drive and self-starter attitude motivate you to achieve dramatic success

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Lead Research Engineer- Next Gen Defense 

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
147

# of Openings:
1

Description

At this Northern VA Cyber research company as a Lead Research Engineer you’ll:

• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work for US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Lead a diverse team of researchers on a multi-disciplinary program for novel cyber defense
• Synthesize artifacts of system and application state to detect and mitigate resource exhaustion attacks
• Impact a larger community through sharing of research results and/or code

Required qualifications and experience:

• Four-year degree in CS, EE, or Math or related on the job the experience
• 7+ years of professional experience (MS + 5 years of professional experience, Ph D + 3 year)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Expertise in analysis of denial-of-service conditions
• Expertise in computer networking and protocol analysis
• Demonstrated success in managing small team research tasks
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams
• Solid software engineering fundamentals

Desired and strongly preferred skills (1 or more of the following):

• Machine learning techniques and stochastic modeling
• Program analysis and binary instrumentation; bonus points for LLVM
• Guest OS introspection via customized unikernels or hypervisors

Other requirements:

• US Citizenship
• Active DoD clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Senior Research Engineer- Next Gen Defense

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
148

Description

At this Northern VA Cyber research lab, as a Senior Research Engineer you’ll:

• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work for US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Work on a diverse team of researchers on a multi-disciplinary program for novel cyber defense
• Synthesize artifacts of system and application state to detect and mitigate resource exhaustion attacks
• Impact a larger community through sharing of research results and/or code

Required qualifications and experience:

• Four-year degree in CS, EE, or Math or related on the job the experience
• 5+ years of professional experience (MS + 3 years of professional experience, Ph D + 1 year)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Previous work in the cybersecurity industry (research — a plus)
• Expertise in computer networking and protocol analysis
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams

Desired and strongly preferred skills (1 or more of the following):

• Machine learning techniques and stochastic modeling
• Program analysis and binary instrumentation; bonus points for LLVM
• Guest OS introspection via customized unikernels or hypervisors

Other requirements:

• US Citizenship

Active DoD clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance preferred

Lead Research Engineer- Cyber Defense Strategy

Location:
Arlington, VA
Job Code:
149

# of Openings:
1

Description

At this Northern VA Cyber research lab, as a Lead Research Engineer you’ll:

• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work for US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Lead a research effort on a multi-disciplinary program for novel cyber defense
• Apply game theory to cyber network defense
• Impact a larger community through sharing of research results and/or code

Required qualifications and experience:

• Four-year degree in CS, EE, or Math or related on the job the experience
• 7+ years of professional experience (MS + 5 years of professional experience, Ph D + 3 year)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Expertise in analysis of denial-of-service conditions
• Demonstrated success in managing small team research tasks
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams

Desired and strongly preferred skills (1 or more of the following):

• Applications of game theory to cybersecurity
• Network modeling and network simulation

Other requirements:

• US Citizenship

Active DoD clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance preferred

Senior Research Engineer- Cyber Defense Strategy

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
150

# of Openings:
1

Description

At this Northern VA Cyber research lab, as a Senior Research Engineer you’ll:

• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work for US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Lead a research effort on a multi-disciplinary program for novel cyber defense
• Apply game theory to cyber network defense
• Impact a larger community through sharing of research results and/or code

Required qualifications and experience:

• Four-year degree in CS, EE, or Math or related on the job the experience
• 5+ years of professional experience (MS + 3 years of professional experience, Ph D + 1 year)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Previous work in the cybersecurity industry (research — a plus)
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams

Desired and strongly preferred skills (1 or more of the following):

• Expertise in analysis of denial-of-service conditions
• Applications of game theory to cybersecurity
• Network modeling and network simulation

Other requirements:

• US Citizenship

Active DoD clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance preferred

Senior Research Engineer – Capability/Tools Analysis

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
109

Description

At this Northern VA Cyber research lab, as a Senior Research Engineer you will:

• Research and develop innovative solutions to revolutionize applications of modeling to the problems of computer security
• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work directly with US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Model and specify cyber capabilities for use in cyber operations planning and wargaming
• Transition software to operational customers

Experience you’ll use:

• Four year degree in CS, EE, or Math or related on the job experience
• 5+ years of professional experience (MS + 3 years of professional experience, Ph D + 1 year)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Knowledge of the internals and techniques in cyber capabilities/tools
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Fluency in Python
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams
• Continuous development and integration using GitHub and build/test automation technologies such as Jenkins

Other requirements:

Active DoD clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Lead Research Engineer – Sensor Networks

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
119

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA Cyber research company, is looking for a Lead Research Engineer to help transform research ideas into scalable systems that work in the real world.  You’ll lead a small, focused team working to research and develop solid, innovative solutions to big problems, where intelligence, experience, and initiative are highly valued.

Working directly with US Government R&D customers, we combine a willingness to explore and test new ideas and technologies with the ability to deliver working solutions.  For that reason we’re looking for a candidate with strong computer science fundamentals who also takes a “product-first” approach to building software – you should care about the real-world functionality you are building.

Specifically, we’re looking for a strong engineer with proven technical team/project lead experience to own and manage the product development of features from ideation and design to implementation for a custom web interface to a large-scale sensor network.  This person should be comfortable on both the front- and back-end, and able to dive in on an existing code base and contribute immediately.  A strong candidate will demonstrate expertise and the ability to drive technology adoption in one or two specific areas, such as test-driven development, API development, continuous deployment, or others.

Specific things we’d like to see:

• A four year degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related Scientific Domain
• 8+ years of professional experience (MS + 5 years of professional experience, Ph D +3 years)
• Track record of leading the execution of fast paced, innovation driven, advanced technology R&D projects
• Fluency in Python
• Experience with one or more modern javascript frameworks
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in leading lean, high-performance teams
• Experience with continuous development and integration

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location: Arlington, VA

Senior Research Engineer – Cyber Wargaming

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
108

# of Openings:
1

Description

At this Northern VA research lab, as a Senior Research Engineer you will:

• Research and develop innovative solutions to revolutionize applications of modeling and simulation to the problems of computer security
• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work directly with US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Conduct novel research in the wargaming and quantitative measurement of cyber operations
• Transition software to operational customers

Required qualifications and experience:

• A four year degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related on the job experience
• 5+ years of professional experience (MS + 3 years of professional experience, Ph D + 1 years)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Fluency in Python
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams
• Continuous development and integration using GitHub and build/test automation technologies such as Jenkins

Desired and strongly preferred skills (1 or more of the following):

• Operational CNO experience as a tool developer or an operator
• Modeling and simulation of cyber-relevant scenarios including use of network emulations and Monte Carlo methods

Other requirements:

• Active DoD security clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location: Arlington, VA

Senior Research Engineer – Distributed Graph Processing

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
107

# of Openings:
1

Description

At this Northern VA research lab, as a Senior Research Engineer you will:

• Research and develop innovative solutions to revolutionize applications of big data and data science to the problems of computer security
• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit
• Work directly with US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA, AFRL, and others
• Track, experiment, and apply emerging open source cluster compute and storage technologies in support of an overarching system
• Design, implement and deploy multidisciplinary analytics at scale on pubic and private clouds
• Contribute back to the open source community

Experience you’ll use:

• A four year degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math  or related related on the job experience
• 5+ years of professional experience (MS + 3 years of professional experience, Ph D + 1 year)
• Passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world
• Working knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem. Demonstrated ability in setting up and running Hadoop clusters as well as creating and troubleshooting jobs
• Awareness of distributed data stores (key-value, columnar, document, graph) and the ability to apply a specific store in support of a given research challenge
• Active development experience with Map-Reduce and BSP frameworks
• Understanding of the configuration management technologies necessary to deploy massive clusters
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Fluency in  Java and Python
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in lean, high-performance teams
• Continuous development and integration using GitHub and build/test automation technologies such as Jenkins

Desired and strongly preferred skills (1 or more of following):

• Cyber security or CNO domain knowledge
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka or related distributed messaging technologies

Other Requirements:

• Active DoD clearance or ability to acquire and maintain a DoD security clearance

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location: Arlington, VA

Senior Research Engineer – Sensor Networks

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
120

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA research lab, is looking for a Senior Research Engineer to help transform research ideas into scalable systems that work in the real world.  You’ll lead a small, focused team working to research and develop solid, innovative solutions to big problems, where intelligence, experience, and initiative are highly valued.

Working directly with US Government R&D customers, we combine a willingness to explore and test new ideas and technologies with the ability to deliver working solutions.  For that reason we’re looking for a candidate with strong computer science fundamentals who also takes a “product-first” approach to building software – you should care about the real-world functionality you are building.

Specifically, we’re looking for a strong engineer with proven technical team/project lead experience to own and manage the product development of features from ideation and design to implementation for a custom web interface to a large-scale sensor network.  This person should be comfortable on both the front- and back-end, and able to dive in on an existing code base and contribute immediately.  A strong candidate will demonstrate expertise and the ability to drive technology adoption in one or two specific areas, such as test-driven development, API development, continuous deployment, or others.

Specific things we’d like to see:

• A four year degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related Scientific Domain
• 5+ years of professional experience (MS + 3 years of professional experience, Ph D +1 years)
• Fluency in Python
• Experience with one or more modern javascript frameworks
• Solid software engineering fundamentals
• Strong communication skills and proven effectiveness in leading lean, high-performance teams

Experience with continuous development and integration

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location: Arlington, VA

Senior Research Engineer – Computer Network Operations

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
125

Description

If you are the type of individual that enjoys taking interesting things apart to see what is inside and likes to work in a start-up environment researching novel solutions in order to make a direct impact on operational requirements, then you will fit right in to our CNO/OCO team.  Northern VA company is looking for researchers with foundational knowledge of Reverse Engineering, Vulnerability Research, and Program Analysis.  Successful candidates will become a member of a like-minded vulnerability research team while interacting with other cyber R&D teams.

Overview:

Members of this team are highly motivated, self-drive, and able to work independently as well as within a team.  No challenge is too great for them, rather the challenging problems are the ones that are sought out.

Requirements:

• A degree (BS) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related Scientific Domain plus five years of relevant work experience OR an advanced degree (MS or Ph D) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related Scientific Domain plus three years of relevant work experience
• Interested in building out our team culture and capabilities
• A fundamental understanding of computers and operating systems
• Thorough understanding of memory management concepts (Heap, Stack, Virtual Memory)
• A sufficient level of comfort with the reading and writing of x86 and/or ARM assembly
• Experience with program analysis techniques such as taint analysis, program slicing, symbolic execution, constraint solving, and dynamic instrumentation
• Fluency in binary analysis tools such as IDA Proa, WinDbg, Valgrind, PIN, Panda, and S2E
• Working knowledge of hacking tools and techniques such as memory corruption exploits, rootkits, protocol poisoning, browser-based attacks, DNS poisoning, MetaSploit, nmap, Nessus, etc.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance

Nice to Haves:

• Proven track record of discovering 0-day vulnerabilities
• Extensive experience reverse engineering x86/ARM binaries, embedded systems, or malware
• Knowledge of algorithmic complexity and side channel vulnerabilities
• Java bytecode analysis experience using tools like Soot, WALA, Pathfinder, and FlowMiner
• Embedded operating systems experience (to include O-scopes, JTAGs, UARTs, etc)
• An understanding of the technical and political issues surrounding OCO/CNO
• An active TS/SCI clearance
• The ability to send inquiries about this position by decoding and sending an email to: H 4sIAAAAAAAAA6t39XFjZGRk2CiwgaXj1GsfJgZmBkYGBgYOIKnDgAAmDApgcQhgBONCIAnC7CAhAQYGrgecfGKcfMysjOeY+XkPrNrvA1TUwJ7g/uhXr/8H57MNGxjPNgAAwrFHqnEAAAA=

The ability to secure an interview for this position by encrypting your inquiry with the RC4 algorithm and the 128-bit key embedded in the encoding

Research Director – Data Science

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
133

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA Cyber research lab is seeking a Research Director to lead its growing Data Science/Data Visualization R&D team and drive continued growth of its portfolio of externally funded Data Science R&D programs. The ideal candidate will have proven track record of technical accomplishments, Government R&D program execution, team leadership and oversight, and business capture.

The Research Director will be responsible for:

• Technical oversight of the Data Science team’s portfolio of R&D projects
• Line management of the Data Science team members and identifying/hiring new team members
• Technical marketing of companies Data Science team’s services and capabilities to new and existing Government R&D clients
• Identifying and leading the capture of new R&D programs
• Participating in and leading proposal generation and delivery

The successful candidate will have:

• A strong foundational knowledge of computer science, machine learning, and data visualization
• Past performance as a Principal Investigator on fast paced, innovation driven, advanced technology R&D projects for Government clients
• A body of published research
• Experience serving as a line manager for a team of data scientists and engineers
• A proven track record of capturing Government R&D contracts/programs

Requirements:

• An advanced degree (Masters minimum, Ph D preferred) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics with a concentration in data science, machine learning, data visualization or related technical domain
• 10+ years of professional experience in a similar role
• Cybersecurity domain experience and knowledge
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD/Intel security clearance

Nice to haves:

• Experience applying data science to malware analysis, intrusion detection, or related cybersecurity problem domains
• An active DoD/Intel security clearance
• Strong foundational knowledge of mathematics and statistics
• Experience leading teams in a rapid prototype environment demonstrating scalable architectures
• Proven experience leading a rapidly growing team

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Senior Research Engineer – Data Science

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
134

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA company seeking Senior Research Engineer.  Are you a highly motivated self-driven problem solver, who loves to learn new things and apply them to a challenge? Is your response to an unknown technology to take it apart until you understand what makes it tick? Then you sound like a good fit to join our cyber research team trying to improve the tools we use to defend our computer networks. Team members are comfortable diving in wherever is needed, quickly grasping the situation, and identifying and implementing solutions that help achieve the end goal.

Requirements:

• A degree (BS) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related Scientific Domain plus five years of relevant work experience OR an advanced degree (MS or Ph D) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related Scientific Domain
• 2+ years of software engineering experience (open-source or production quality code). If available, please provide references to previous open source projects, code samples, etc.
• A fundamental understanding of computers, operating systems, and networks
• Ability to operate with a high level of autonomy in making design and implementation decisions
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Python, SQL/NOSQL databases, and event-driven applications
• Comfortable with modern source code version control systems (e.g., Git, Mercurial) and agile software development processes and lifecycles.

Nice to haves:

• Background in computer network defense, intrusion detection/prevention, and malware analysis/detection.
• Experience with distributed systems and networking
• Experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript
• Knowledge of Semantic Web Technologies (e.g., RDF, OWL)
• Applied experience with machine learning algorithms
• Experience working in a devops environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Government security clearance

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

Research Engineer – Data Science

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
112

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA company is seeking a Research Engineer to join its growing Data Science/Data Visualization research team.  As a member of the data science team you will:

• Join a small, highly-focused team that values initiative and creative spirit and which strongly supports individuals’ professional growth
• Work at the cutting edge of cybersecurity in service of the national interest
• Work with cutting edge data mining approaches and technologies

Experience you’ll use:

• Four year degree in CS, EE, or Math or equivalent on the job experience in challenging R&D or software development environments
• Background in computer networks defense
• 3+ years of professional experience
• Systems and network programming experience
• Knowledge of statistics, data visualization, and machine learning
• Fluency in at least two of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python
• Strong communication skills

Nice to Haves:

• Evidence of contributions to past intellectual property generation in the form of patents and publications
• Experience applying data science to malware analysis, intrusion detection, or related cybersecurity problem domains
• An active DoD security clearance

Location: Arlington, VA

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Principal Research Engineer – Data Science

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
103

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northenr VA company  is seeking a Principal Research Engineer to join its growing Data Science/Data Visualization research team.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing as the Principal Investigator and/or technical team lead on one or more of the Data Science team’s portfolio of R&D projects
• Planning and coordinating all project tasking and related activities within the team
• Mentoring team members and jumping in “hands on” when necessary to help identify and solve key technical challenges
• Communicating project status, issues, and results to the client and company  management via technical presentations, written reports, and discussions
• Participating in the capture of new and follow-on R&D projects
• Identifying and supporting opportunities to drive thought leadership in the Data Science and Cybersecurity communities

The successful candidate will have:

• A strong foundational knowledge of computer science and machine learning
• Past performance as a Principal Investigator on fast paced, innovation driven, advanced technology R&D projects for Government clients
• A body of published research
• Experience leading a team of data scientists and engineers

Requirements:

• ​An advanced degree (Masters minimum, Ph D preferred) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics with a concentration in data science, machine learning, or related technical domain
• Cybersecurity domain experience and knowledge
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• 5+ years professional experience as a researcher, engineer, or scientist
• 3+ years professional experience as a technical team leader, manager, principal investigator, or similar project role
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Nice to haves:

• Experience applying data science to malware analysis, intrusion detection, or related cybersecurity problem domains
• An active DoD security clearance

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location: Arlington, VA

Lead Research Engineer – Mobile

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
140

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA Cyber research lab, is looking to hire a Lead Research Engineer with a focus on Mobile Security technology. The successful candidate will have hands on software development experience in mobile operating systems (such as Google Android) in addition to security technologies and products.  We are seeking experienced candidates with both a passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world. The ideal candidate will have deep hands on technical skills combined with experience working in R&D teams on fast paced, high impact projects.

What you’ll need:

• A four-year degree in CS, EE, or Mathematics, or related on the job the experience
• Five or more years of software development experience, preferably with significant experience in operating system / kernel development
• Fluency in the C, C++, and Java programming languages; preferably significant experience developing for embedded systems
• Proven expertise in cutting edge cybersecurity research and development
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience building or modifying Google Android or other mobile operating systems
• Experience with OpenSSL or other cryptographic libraries
• Experience with wireless protocols and hardware
• Experience with ARM assembly language
• Experience developing security solutions and products
• An active DoD clearance (Secret or above)

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location:  Arlington, VA

Research Engineer – Mobile

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
141

# of Openings:
1

Description

Norhtern VA Cyber research lab, is looking to hire a Research Engineer with a focus on Mobile Security technology. The successful candidate will have hands on software development experience in mobile operating systems (such as Google Android) in addition to security technologies and products. We are seeking candidates with both a passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world. The ideal candidate will have deep hands on technical skills combined with experience working in R&D teams on fast paced, high impact projects.

What you’ll need:

• A four-year degree in CS, EE, or Mathematics, or related on the job the experience
• Software development experience, preferably with significant experience in operating system / kernel development
• Fluency in the C, C++, and Java programming languages; preferably significant experience developing for embedded systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience building or modifying Google Android or other mobile operating systems
• Experience with OpenSSL or other cryptographic libraries
• Experience with wireless protocols and hardware
• Experience with ARM assembly language
• Experience developing security solutions and products
• An active DoD clearance (Secret or above)

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location: Arlington, VA

Senior Research Engineer – Mobile Security

Location:
Arlington, VA

Job Code:
79

# of Openings:
1

Description

Northern VA Cyber research company, is looking to hire a Senior Research Engineer with a focus on Mobile Security technology. The successful candidate will have hands on software development experience in mobile operating systems (such as Google Android) in addition to security technologies and products.  We are seeking experienced candidates with both a passion for research accompanied by a practical understanding of developing solutions for the real world. The ideal candidate will have deep hands on technical skills combined with experience working in agile R&D teams on fast paced, high impact projects.

What you’ll need:

• A four year degree in CS, EE, or Math or related on the job the experience
• 3+ years of software development experience; preferably with significant experience in operating system / kernel development
• Fluency in the C, C++, and Java programming languages; preferably significant experience developing for embedded systems
• Proven expertise in cutting edge cybersecurity research and development
• Strong communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience with Google Android or other mobile operating systems
• Experience with OpenSSL or other cryptographic libraries
• Experience with wireless protocols and hardware
• Experience with ARM assembly language
• Experience developing security solutions and products
• An active DoD clearance (Secret or above)

Due to security requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location:  Arlington, VA

POSITION SUMMARY & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Publications and Production Consultant position supports the WIRe contract and requires possession of an active TS/SCI Clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph. This position serves in a full-time client-facing role for an Intelligence Community (IC) client. This Publishing and Scheduling Officer’s responsibilities include proof-reading and copy editing content; managing the production calendar, coordinating with analysts, graphic designers, cartographers, and content managers; and adjusting project schedules on the basis of changing mission and customer requirements. The successful candidate is a self-starter, able to exercise excellent judgement to accomplish multiple tasks with minimal or no supervision; possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail; and is able to work closely and collegially with others.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proof reading current intelligence articles, graphics, and interactive visuals; confer with authors regarding changes in publication via in person, phone, and online
• Posting items to the website and readying them for publication
• Managing the daily production calendar
• Schedule work-flow to meet timelines
• Provide excellent customer service to support contributing authors, managers, editors, production officers, graphic designers, & cartographers
• Plan the contents of publications according to the publications style, editorial policy, & publishing requirements
• Oversee publication production, including, layout, & computer typesetting, ensuring adherence to deadlines
• Provide and schedule briefings and one-on-one tutorials on client product offerings
• Implement and maintain knowledge management systems for customers and client team members
•  Maintain management process for quality control and feedback regarding published materials
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph is required
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications or other related discipline
• Minimum of three (3) years professional work experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of the organizations within the Intelligence Community a plus
• Proof-reading or copy editing experience
• Ability to manage a large number of requests and easily communicate with others regarding progress and completion of requests
• Ability to deal with others tactfully and diplomatically; strong problem-solving skills  Excellent written & verbal communications skills Comfortable briefing or providing one-on-one tutorials  Comfortable using computer databases and systems
• Ability to build networks with customers and consumers to promote the brand of the client and the publication
• Ability to organize, plan, & prioritize work; attention to detail  Knowledge of the structure & content of the English language including the meaning & spelling of words, rules of composition, & grammar
• Knowledge of media production, communication & dissemination techniques & methods. This includes alternative methods to inform & entertain via written, oral, & visual media
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint
• Ability to develop constructive & cooperative working relationships with others, & maintaining them over time  Ability to multi-task & meet fast-paced deadlines
• Ability to work in a team setting and comfort with taking independent initiative to enhance the product, process or team

Work location: Langley , VA

A company in northern Virginia is seeking a Director of Proposal Development

Excellent benefits and working environment

Job description:  Director of Proposal Development.  Candidate must be proficient in proposal management, technical writing, meeting facilitation, and project management approaches and techniques. Requires experience managing a proposal team of 8 or more contributors. Primary Responsibilities include:

• Managing teams to deliver proposals that are compliant, complete, and compelling;
• Ensuring technical documentation uses proper technical terminology, is accurate, meets editorial and government specifications, and adheres to standards for quality, graphics, coverage, format, and style;
• Leading and participating in multiple proposals simultaneously, working with participants in a matrixed environment;
• Analyzing Request for Proposals (RFPs) and compiling proposal outlines, compliance matrices and schedules;
• Assigning and assuming writing and review responsibilities, working with other contributors to improve the quality of their writing, and interviewing SMEs to develop content;
• Hosting and facilitating meetings, including color team meetings (Pink/Red/Gold) and theming meetings;
• Acting as a subject matter expert of proposal best practices and proposal process while assisting Client Account Leads and Solution Area Directors in creating customer focused responses and materials; and
• Assuring that all proposal team participants are productive, well informed, and are participating in a collegial manner.

Qualifications required; performs other related tasks of similar complexity as directed.  Must be ready to do what it takes to get proposals done on time, including writing, editing, and formatting as needed. Shipley certified. Must have an experience managing a proposal team of at least 8 people on a daily basis.  Requires Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent; minimum 10-15 years in a management role with proposal development.

If you feel that your background meets the requirements please forward a resume to manny@leadedgellc.com .