Information Technology /Assurance Specialist SME

Chenega Corporation•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level! At Cyberstar, we aim to analyze and boost human and business performance through the implementation of business process redesign and information technology (IT) modernization to include data analytics and cloud computing. We offer an alternate solution to improving the quality and effectiveness of business operations. In an ever-changing economy, Cyberstar helps companies better read and understand their market data through the synchronization of process innovation, human dynamics, analysis, and the integration of data technology capabilities, to ensure functional optimization in their business. The Information Technology/Assurance Specialist SME will serve at a Program Office (PO) as an Information Technology Support and Information System Integration Specialist (ITS2IS). Within broad general guidance, the Specialist will independently define, assist, advise, or guide issue resolution or projects by employing highly specialized knowledge or experience to anticipate problems, conceptualize guiding strategic principles, and identify adaptable technologies to solve highly challenging or complex problems.

Requirements

Master’s degree in art, Science, or Engineering (MA/MS/ME). Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
15+ years of related IT experience
2+ years of experience in a SAP and/or SCI environment during the past 5 years
Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information
Must be DoD 8140.01 certified. SecurityX / CASP+, CCNP, CCSP, FITSP-O, GFACT, or equivalent
Active and valid driver’s license
Active TS/SCI clearance, willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph

Nice To Haves

CISSP certification is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Detailed knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2019/ 2022/2025 Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2019/2022/2026, and Microsoft Windows 11 operating systems (OS) administration (AD) and associated requirements
Expertise in LAN and WAN technologies, including routers, switches, and communication security (COMSEC) devices, and integration
Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DoD, military, civilian, and contractor personnel and industry partners
Comfortable with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) productivity software
Possess a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative, requiring minimal supervision

Responsibilities

Support the existing local (LAN) and wide-area network (WAN), including the addition of nodes from development through implementation and sustainment, providing daily maintenance and troubleshooting for all systems.
Serve as the information technology support specialist with responsibility for administering the PO’s network system administration and Information Technology (IT) infrastructure maintenance functions.
Support operational servers and applications, including hardware and software problem resolutions.
Provide Program Managers (PM) information to make decisions on future development, upgrade, implementation, testing, installation, and operation of enterprise architectural solutions for networks and IT systems performing compartmentalized business.
Provide technical assistance and training to PO personnel.
Serve as an information system capability integrator with responsibility for implementing and integrating new requirements, as required.
Advise and provide cybersecurity support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) and PMs.
Support studies on cyber efforts
Identify security risks and develop and promulgate solutions to integrate security solutions into the design, development, configuration, integration, and management of current and future PO networks and IT systems.
Perform a comprehensive evaluation of the technical and non-technical security features of external site IT systems.
Analyze PO network and IT system risks and provide the Director/PM/ISSM and Security Controls Accessor (SCA) with information to make accreditation decisions.
Make technical judgments of PO IT systems' compliance with stated requirements, identifying and assessing the risks associated with operating the IT system and supporting the certification/accreditation process for systems under the organization’s purview.
Maintain network and standalone servers, workstations, network access, Security Monitoring Systems and system documentation as required
Analyze and troubleshoot system anomalies to ensure optimum performance
Prepare systems for operational use and support operational tests
Identify IT vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures
Ensure IT systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and practices
Perform VTC System setup, administration, and configuration as needed
Provide network direct client support
Provide account creations, modifications, & deletions in Active Directory (AD)
Provide direct multi-level Help Desk support & troubleshooting of all hardware and software
Perform Hardware/Software System Configuration, upgrades, and modifications
Provide desktop and laptop configuration and support
Other duties as assigned