C5OpsNet Tech SETA (Decentralized Services and Networks)

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.

SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.

We have an immediate need for a Decentralized Services and Networks C5OpsNet Technical SETA to provide onsite support out of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, VA.

The candidate will support the Advanced Resilience portfolio in the area of next-generation classified network development for enterprise-scale computing and operational functions. Provide expert technical advice and guidance to the government on all aspects of enhancing resilience and survivability against sophisticated cyber and physical threats. Support development of secure, variable-trust networks of decentralized services with novel interaction models, at enterprise scale across a wide variety of transport types and levels of service. Responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers. Prepare and deliver technical reports, briefings, and presentations to government officials and technical stakeholders. Apply technical expertise and experience in network engineering of DoD classified networks, notably the design, implementation, operations, and maintenance of enterprise, tactical, or expeditionary communications networks. Evaluate emerging technologies, monitor development of novel solutions, and contribute to the development of resilient classified networks, services, endpoints, and architectures.

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience in network development, network security, cybersecurity, and/or enterprise systems
• First-hand experience with research and/or development of decentralized services and networked software systems
• Experience with classified enterprise network security, VPNs, Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS), Multi-Level Security (MLS) systems, and encryption/COMSEC devices
• Substantial experience with decentralized software services across a wide variety of transport types and levels of service
• Substantial experience with system and network architecture, including performance and scalability assessment, design, and testing
• Substantial experience with decentralized software services, federated software services, service discovery, and peer-to-peer networks
• Experience with tunable data transport, dynamic networking and traffic engineering, software-defined network, and/or multipath transport agnostic service distribution
• Experience developing and deploying large geographic scale enterprise and/or expeditionary networks
• Experience with the engineering of enterprise networks and services such as JWICS, SIPRNet
• Active Top Secret clearance
• Able to work fully onsite based on client needs

Desired:

• Master's degree
• Experience with classified network accreditation and required DoD cybersecurity activities
• Experience with Clandestine or Covert Operations
• Experience with Cyber Operations
• Experience working with Special Access Programs (SAPs)/CAPs
• Experience with Agile development methodologies