Systems Engineer III

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Arlington, VA, USA
In-Office
131K-150K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
Research and evaluate cybersecurity technologies supporting federal threat hunting and security operations. Investigate cyber incidents, assess tools against mission requirements, develop recommendations, manage technology pilots and production transitions, and coordinate integrations with operational organizations. The role involves stakeholder engagement, technology inventory management, risk mitigation, documentation, and support for incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, automation, and cybersecurity capability deployment.
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Title: Systems Engineer III
Description: 
Solutions³ LLC is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. To support this critical mission, Solutions³ LLC is seeking a Cyber Technology Researcher perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.
The Cyber Technology Researcher will be responsible for supporting the Threat Hunting workflows. Responsibilities include taking requirements in the Security Operations and Threat Hunting functions, identifying potential technology solutions, evaluating those solutions, developing recommendations and a deployment and integration strategy. The researcher will adhere to established procedures to document technical requirements, develop potential courses of action, and oversee the implementation of capabilities supporting the hand-off to deployment and operational organizations.
Candidates with cyber security operations, cyber threat hunting, threat intelligences analysis, cyber forensics, reverse engineering and/or data analysis and specifically the associated tools are ideal for this position.
Salary Range: $131,000 - $150,000
Location: Arlington, VA
Job Type: Onsite
Eligibility: 
  • Must be a US Citizen 
  • Must have an active Secret clearance; TS/SCI preferred  
  • Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment  
  • 5+ years of directly relevant experience in IT, cyber security operations, systems integration or related fields
Responsibilities Include: 
  • Conducting capability-based research into commercial and government technology solutions that address customer identified technology needs in the Cyber Threat Hunting and Security Operations areas.
  • Evaluating technology solutions against identified functional and technical customer requirements. Evaluations may include hands-on capability testing of trial licenses and open-source capabilities.
  • Remaining up-to-date on emerging market technologies and products that relate to capabilities that may impact customer Cyber Security and Threat Hunting operations and analysis.
  • Collaborating with other organizations to maintain an inventory of customer-procured technologies, tools, and data holdings relevant to mission needs.
  • Meeting with and engaging customer request submitters to clarify requirements, discuss potential solutions, and ensure alignment between technology recommendations and customer mission needs
Required Skills: 
  • Strong understanding of federal cyber security operations and related mission environments
  • Experience managing technology pilots and production transitions
  • Experience with cyber incident response and/or cyber red teaming
  • Familiarity with malware analysis tools and cybersecurity platforms
  • Background in cybersecurity tool integration and automation
  • Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to assess and mitigate operational risks
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
Desired Skills:  
  • Experience with CISA programs or similar federal cybersecurity operations
  • Experience with AI as it applies to data analysis and cyber security
  • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and integration automation practices
  • Knowledge of change management and configuration control processes
  • PMP or similar certification
  • Experience managing integrations in federated multi-stakeholder environments
  • Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture implementation
  • Experience with cloud operations and hybrid environment management
Desired Certifications:  
  • DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related degree; or High School Diploma and 7+ years of directly relevant experience.

Skills Required

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Must have an active Secret security clearance
  • Must obtain DHS Suitability before starting employment
  • At least 5 years of directly relevant experience in IT, cybersecurity operations, systems integration, or related fields
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
  • Alternatively, a high school diploma and at least 7 years of directly relevant experience
  • Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity operations and mission environments
  • Experience managing technology pilots and production transitions
  • Experience with cyber incident response or cyber red teaming
  • Familiarity with malware analysis tools and cybersecurity platforms
  • Background in cybersecurity tool integration and automation
  • Project coordination, stakeholder management, risk assessment, communication, and documentation skills
  • Experience with CISA programs or similar federal cybersecurity operations
  • Experience applying AI to data analysis and cybersecurity
  • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and integration automation
  • Knowledge of change management and configuration control processes
  • PMP or similar certification
  • Experience managing integrations in federated, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture implementation
  • Experience with cloud operations and hybrid environment management
  • DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II certification
  • TS/SCI security clearance

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HQ: Denver, CO
11 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

Who We Are: Solutions³ is an award-winning consulting and training organization, providing full lifecycle IT Management solutions built on industry best practices. Our complete solution includes innovation, thought leadership, and market-leading applications, implemented by a highly qualified team. This collaborative methodology results in projects that are clearly defined and understood, and support our clients’ business objectives. What We Do: Solutions³ focuses on the architecture, implementation, and training of each solution we provide. Our unique training, led by instructors who are also practitioners, brings valuable experience into the classroom. Our three-dimensional approach of people, process, and technology, combined with partner expertise, ensures that all aspects of the solution function effectively. We provide custom training to equip people with the knowledge and hands-on experience to manage their IT solutions, we enable business improvement with ITIL-based processes and best-of-breed technology, and our strong partner ecosystem allows us to address a broader range of IT needs. Within our expertise areas, we provide assessments, component design, implementation plans, test plans, application deployment and integration, process and policy definition, knowledge transfer, custom end-user training, and ongoing operation and maintenance. These expertise areas include: - Cybersecurity Training & Governance - IT Service Management (Service Desk & ITIL®) - IT Operations Management - Critical Notification Systems - Project Management - Staff Augmentation

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