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Technical Writer II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:41:17 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Five (5) years experience in technical writing, preparing documents, reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences, to include senior management.
Five (5) years experience in effectively formatting/editing technical publications, to include writing, editing and illustration.
Five (5) years experience in PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Project.
Demonstrated in-depth experience with word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and database software.
Two (2) years experience supporting web design and maintenance of web pages.
Three (3) years direct experience with an intelligence community activity.

Desired Experience:

Experience in Rational products.
A Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. Business Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Management, Program Management etc)

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Information System Security Engineer II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:31:37 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Eight (8) years experience integrating information assurance disciplines into the system design, development, integration, and implementation.
Two (2) years experience identifying Information Protection needs and define System Security Requirements; designing System Security Architecture; developing detailed Security Designs (including system security certifications and project evaluations).
Two (2) years experience with Defense in Depth principles and technology including access/control, authorization, identification and authentication, public key infrastructure, network, and enterprise security architecture.
Four (4) years experience developing security plans for employing enterprise-wide security architecture.
Four (4) years experience assessing and auditing network penetration testing antivirus planning assistance, risk analysis and incident response.
Four (4) years experience ...

Configuration Manager II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:13:28 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Five (5) years relevant work experience including configuration management experience serving in an environment with tasks of similar scope, complexity, and technical difficulty.
Five (5) years experience with Configuration Management practices.
Five (5) years using and administering CM tools to store, track, and manage items.
Five (5) years experience working with development teams and project managers to develop and maintain configuration baselines (development, test, production, etc.) supporting complex systems and project engineering development and support models.
Three (3) years experience with two or more commercial software products (e.g., ClearCase, Razor, and TeamWare) used for configuration management.
Demonstrated technical writing skills and have generated two (2) documents or have passed a course in technical writing.
Three (3) years direct experience with ...

Information System Security Engineer I - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:48:48 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Five (5) years experience integrating information assurance disciplines into the system design, development, integration, and implementation.
Two (2) years recent experience with Defense in Depth principles and technology including access/control, authorization, identification and authentication, public key infrastructure, network, and enterprise security architecture. This may include the development, design and implementation of firewalls, and evaluation, review and test of security code.
Two (2) years experience in assessing and auditing network penetration testing antivirus planning assistance, risk analysis and incident response.
Two (2) years experience applying security risk assessment methodology to system development, including threat model development, vulnerability assessments, and resulting security risk analysis.
Experience in creating one (1) System Security Plan, Systems ...

System Engineer II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:43:40 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Three (3) years experience in a technical leadership role, leading projects and programs for Government or Industry customers.
Twelve (12) years in a technical role in projects and programs for Government or Industry customers.
Significant demonstrated experience in the following: Designing complex collection systems; integrating systems using multiple operating systems (Solaris, Linux, and Windows 2000); performing tradeoff studies; System performance analysis.
Five (5) years experience as a Systems Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation.
Five (5) years experience in the following: Solaris, Linux, and Windows utilities and techniques to diagnose and correct performance issues.
Seven (7) years experience developing, delivering, testing and supporting integrated hardware and software systems using recognized ...

Systems Engineer I - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:57 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Five (5) years experience as a Systems Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution, and evaluation.
Significant experience with designing complex collection systems, integrating systems using multiple operating systems (Solaris, Linux, and Windows), performing tradeoff studies, and/or system performance analysis.
Three (3) years experience in the following: Solaris, Linux, and Windows utilities and techniques to diagnose and correct performance issues.
Two (2) years experience developing, delivering, testing and supporting integrated hardware and software systems using recognized industry process management, such as CMMI Level 2 and above.
Have a Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g. Business Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Management, Program Management, etc.) or two (2) years of additional relevant ...

Hardware Engineer III - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:42:32 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Fifteen (15) years experience involving hardware engineering activities.
Ten (10) years experience analyzing complex hardware systems for cryptologic solutions.
Seven (7) years experience analog design, such as power supply design, audio circuitry design, and experience with vehicle bus interfaces.
Seven (7) years experience in proficient in digital design, such as processor/memory interfaces, logic design and timing analysis.
Seven (7) years experience in high-level logic design using very high speed integration circuits (VHISC) hardware description language (VHDL).
Seven (7) years experience in hardware debugging techniques.
Seven (7) years experience in the use of test equipment, such as: Digital Sampling Oscilloscopes, High-speed Logic Analyzers, Network Analyzers, and Spectrum Analyzers.
Seven (7) years experience with schematic entry; experience ...

Hardware Engineer II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:34:08 GMT

Qualifications include the following:

Seven (7) years experience analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions.
Minimum four (4) years experience in analog design, such as power supply design, audio circuitry design, and experience with vehicle bus interfaces.
Minimum four (4) years experience digital design, such as processor/memory interfaces, logic design and timing analysis.
Minimum four (4) years experience in hardware debugging techniques.
Minimum four (4) years experience in high-level logic design using very high speed integration circuits (VHISC) hardware description language (VHDL).
Minimum four (4) years experience in the use of test equipment, such as: Digital Sampling Oscilloscopes, High-speed Logic Analyzers, Network Analyzers, and Spectrum Analyzers.
Minimum four (4) experience with schematic entry; experience working with board layout and assembly vendors to get printed ...

Staff Test Engineer - Hanover, MD

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:35:48 GMT

As a Staff Test Engineer for Minerva Engineering, the candidate will be responsible for assisting in the development, testing, and evaluation of end-user devices used within the nuclear command and control arena. General Requirements: - Relevant work experience in nuclear command and control - Relevant work experience in information assurance - Relevant work experience with military communications systems/equipment - Relevant work experience in development and/or testing role - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously - Flexible, independent and self-motivated Specific Requirements : - Be the primary interface for the operational community - Coordinate with customer personnel for the acquisition of potential prototype technologies - Test all prototype technologies - Assist in the research and decomposition of system/device-specific requirements - Assist and participating in all ...

Configuration Manager I - Hanover, MD

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:41:26 GMT

Qualifications include the following:
One (1) year relevant work experience in configuration management, serving in an environment with tasks of similar scope, complexity, and technical difficulty.

One (1) year experience with Configuration Management practices.

One (1) year experience using and administrating CM tools to store, track, and manage configuration items.

One (1) year experience with one (1) of the commercial software products (e.g., ClearCase, Razor, and TeamWare) used for configuration management.
Desired Experience:
One (1) year direct experience with an intelligence community.

Experience in Agile methods.

A Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. Business Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Management, Program Management etc)
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: TS//SCI with a successful polygraph

Software Engineer II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:31:11 GMT

The successful candidate will need to comply with the following requirements for this position on an awarded and funded program: a) Shall have at least seven (7) years in a technical role, working on softwareintensive projects and programs for Government or Industry customers. b) Shall have at least seven (7) years experience as a Software Engineer supporting software architecture development, requirements analysis, design, process execution and evaluation, selection and evaluation of FOSS/COTS/GOTS tools, and unit & test integration (with both new and legacy systems). c) Shall have at least five (5) years experience in some applicable program language such as the following: JAVA; C++ or C; COBRA; J2EE; Perl; JavaScript; UNIX scripting languages; XML; HTML; workflow tools such as JBoss or Weblogic; DOM; AJAX; Apache; Spring, near-real-time processing, collection systems, network protocols and standards, GUI development, or mission management systems. d) Shall have at least ...

Software Engineer I - Hanover, MD

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:08:00 GMT

The successful candidate will need to comply with the following requirements for this position on an awarded and funded program: a) Shall have at least three (3) years in a technical role, working on softwareintensive projects and programs for Government or Industry customers. b) Shall have at least three (3) years experience in some applicable program language such as the following: JAVA; C++ or C; COBRA; J2EE; Perl; JavaScript; UNIX scripting languages; XML; HTML; workflow tools such as JBoss or Weblogic; DOM; AJAX; Apache; Spring, near-real-time processing, collection systems, network protocols and standards, GUI development, or mission management systems. c) Shall have at least two (2) years experience in programming using Top-Down, Event Driven, and object oriented paradigms. d) Shall have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. Business Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Management, Program Management etc), OR two (2) years of ...

Documentation Specialist II - Hanover, MD

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:04:57 GMT
The successful candidate will need to comply with the following requirements for this position on an awarded and funded program: a) Shall have five (5) years of technical writing experience preparing documents, reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences including senior management. b) Shall have two (2) years experience in effectively formatting/editing technical publications to include writing, editing and illustration. Expert in PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Project. c) Shall have two (2) years in-depth experience with word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and database software. d) Shall have one (1) year direct experience with intelligence community or signals intelligence activity.

Cyber Security Analyst - Huntsville, AL

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:41:05 GMT

Cyber Security Analyst/Computer Science Engineer/Scientist: Provides expert computer science, information assurance, and cyber engineering and/or scientific solutions for highly complex technical/scientific matters to include providing technical support to field engineers, technicians, technical support representatives and customers who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging complex problems. May perform duties and responsibilities focused on increasing the quality and reliability of processes, products, or services provided by the supported customer. May design and conduct tests and analyze results of tests or outputs intended for Customer. Contributes subject matter expertise and advice to the customer at a level that is typically attained via a related technical education. 10-12 years experience Education BS in engineering, science, or other related field. Computer Science preferred. Master’s Degree substitutes for 2 years experience. Specific ...

Test Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:48:44 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Test Engineer will be responsible for the following: - Writes test plans and test procedures to perform unit, subsystem, and system-level testing of software and hardware components and integrated systems - Conducts independent testing to validate that requirements are properly implemented and conducts regression testing as needed - Writes test reports and discrepancy reports (DR) and assists the Configuration Management team in tracking the status of DR resolution EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -8 years experience testing systems with significant software components -2 years experience testing systems at the component, integration, system and end-to-end levels -Understanding of basic UNIX, DOS and Windows commands -Experience writing test cases and writing discrepancy reports -Knowledge of programming languages: Java, C or C++ -Knowledge of SQL construction and error analysis -Ability to evaluate, recommend, and implement ...

Technical Writer - Linthicum, MD

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:24:13 GMT

**** NEW CONTRACT - HIRING IMMEDIATELY! **** JOB DESCRIPTION: To develop, write, and edit reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications in addition to creating and maintaining documentation of system, subsystem, or equipment operation. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Six (6) to twelve (12) years of demonstrated experience in writing, editing, reviewing and preparing publications, presentations, scientific research and/or technical documents on engineering-designed systems and equipment or information technology research, applying knowledge of the technical subject matter of the specific position. - Five (5) years experience interpreting engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures, absorbing and synthesizing large quantities of IT related information. - Five (5) years experience formatting publications to include writing, ...

Systems C&A Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:21:39 GMT

**** NEW CONTRACT - HIRING IMMEDIATELY! **** JOB DESCRIPTION: Conduct engineering analysis and support activities associated with processing products through the Program Certification Process. Perform investigative analyses necessary to recommend, develop, edit, review, and update certification documentation. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Six (6) years to Eleven (11) years of systems development life cycle experience (e.g., system design, interface specification, quality assurance, requirements gathering, and deployment). - Eight (8) years experience with Department of Defence Certification and Accreditation (C&A) Processes. - Six (6) years of experience with information Assurance (IA)/Crypto Products, Key Management Products and Solutions. - Demonstrated experience with X’Acta toolsets. DoD 8570-M CERTIFICATION: - Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP) OR - ...

Certification & Accreditation Manager - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:46:46 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities of the Certification & Accreditation Manager: 1. Implements a “Constant Monitoring” capability to ensure that servers, workstations, and network devices (switches, routers, and hubs) are secure. 2. Provides the support personnel (System Administrators and Network Administrators) with vulnerability reports, IAVA alerts, etc, and ensure the systems are properly configured and hardened. 3. Work closely with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and Information System Security Manager (ISSM) to ensure all accreditation documentation is properly submitted and maintained. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Minimum Requirements: -6 years experience as an Information System Security Engineer, Information System Security Officer, or Information System Security Manager -2 years experience with hardening systems -Must have a Systems Administration background in UNIX and Windows with hands-on experience scanning for ...

Database Administrator, Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:45:16 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: -Provides database and database application support to production and development environments at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels. -Provides Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server Database and Application Server administration. -Typical tasks include database and application troubleshooting, installation, configuration and performance tuning, development support, scripting (to include PL/SQL procedures, triggers, functions and shell scripting), and producing systems documentation. -Assists the team with all duties related to on-going operation of the Oracle/MySQL/SQL Server infrastructure. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -10 years experience working as a Database Administrator -A minimum of ten (10) years database administration experience is required -Candidates should have experience administering databases, data warehouses and multidimensional database in a Virtualized Network Appliance environment. -Must have demonstrated experience in administering databases, ...

Network Engineer Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:41:10 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Level 2 Network Engineer's responsibilities will include: -Providing the Tier 3 support, as a member of the Network Administration team -Providing technical support to the Network Administrators and System Administrators -Monitoring and maintaining the current infrastructure -Improving system performance -Automate system administration -Providing input to the design of the organizations network and mission architecture -Configuring and maintaining organizations diagrams and accreditations. -Integrating hardware & software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations -Overseeing the support to all of the network equipment. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Minimum of 10 years experience in IT network engineering field -Experience with installing, configuring, and maintaining both Cisco and Foundry (Brocade) network devices -Must have the ability to implement networks using IPv6 protocols. ...

Network Engineer Level 1 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:39:45 GMT
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Network Engineer's responsibilities will include: - Providing the Tier 3 support and serves on the Network Administration team. - Providing technical support to the Network Administrators and System Administrators - Monitoring and maintaining the current infrastructure - Improve system performance - Automate system administration - Providing input to the design of the organizations network and mission architecture. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have 2 to 6 years experience in IT network engineering -Experience with installing, configuring, and maintaining both Cisco and Foundry (Brocade) network devices -Ability to implement networks using IPv6 protocols -Ability to work under stress and successfully resolve conflicts Certification Requirement: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Clearance Requirement- TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Network Administrator Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:34:09 GMT
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Level 2 Network Administrator's responsibilities will include: -Provides Tier 2 support and serves on the front line as a technical member of the Network Administration team -Provides administrative support for the network devices -Duties include: Installing network devices, managing the systems configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting network problems, etc. -Performs site surveys, fabricates cables, and monitors the network traffic and the status of devices EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have a minimum of 6 years experience in Network Administration -Proficient at installing, configuring, and maintaining both Cisco and Foundry (Brocade) network devices -Technically proficient with IPv6 protocols. Clearance Requirement- TS/SCI with a Polygraph

System Administrator Level 3 – Storage/Backup - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:30:29 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Level 3 Systems Administrator's responsibilities include: -Provides the Tier 3 support and serves on the front line as technical personnel on the System Administration team. -Provides administrative support of UNIX systems. Duties include installing the operating system, managing the configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting, monitoring the status of all systems and applications, supporting installed applications and network services (NIS, DNS, LDAP). EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -8 years experience in System Administration -Must have experience with writing shell scripts (Shell and PERL) to automate adminstration functions to parse files. -Technically proficient at installing, configuring and maintaining: NetApp filers (creating vFilers, Flex Volumes, and Qtrees, Configuring SNAPshots at volume level, configuration SNAP Manager for Virtual Infra. (SMVI) for Vmware Data stores, Config SNAP Manager for Oracle (SMO) for the OFA, SNAP ...

System Administrator Level 3 – Microsoft - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:25:41 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Administrator's responsibilities include: - Provides the Tier 3 support and serves on the front line as a technical member of the System Administration team - Provides administrative support of UNIX systems. - Duties include installing the operating system, managing the configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting, monitoring the status of all systems and applications, supporting installed applications and network services (NIS, DNS, LDAP). - Serves as the Senior-level Systems Administrator EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -8 years Experience in Systems Administration -Must be experienced with writing shell scripts (Windows script, Visual Basic, Vbscript, .NET or PERL) to automate adminstration functions -Technically proficient at installing, configuring and maintaining Microsoft O/S, Microsoft applications, and 3rd party applications designed to run on MS O/S -Ability to work from a command line interface (CLI) ...

System Administrator Level 3 – Linux/Unix - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:15:01 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Senior Systems Administrator's responsibilities include: - Provides the Tier 3 support and serves on the front line as technical member of the System Administration team - Provides administrative support of UNIX systems. Duties include installing the operating system, managing the configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting, monitoring the status of all systems and applications, supporting installed applications and network services (NIS, DNS, LDAP, etc.). - Serves as the senior-level System Administrator EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -8 years experience in System Administration -Familiarity with writing shell scripts (Shell and PERL) to automate adminstration functions to parse files -Technically proficient at installing, configuring and maintaining UNIX at both virtual and physical locations -Ability to work from a command line interface (CLI) Certifications Requirements: At least one UNIX certification Clearance Requirement- ...

System Administration Level 2 – Microsoft - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:00:13 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Administrator's responsibilities include: - Provides Tier 2 support and serves on the front line as a technical member of the System Administration team - Provides administrative support of the Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices (NetApp and Data Domain), and NetBackup systems. - Duties include installing,managing the configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting, and monitoring the status of all systems. - Supports the VMware Virtualization environment which utilizes the NetApp filers to host both the VMware data stores and the Oracle Flexible Architecture (OFA). EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have a minimum of 6 years experience in Systems Administration. -Familiarity with writing shell scripts (Windows script, Visual Basic, Vbscript, .NET or PERL) to automate adminstration functions -Technically proficient at installing, configuring and maintaining Microsoft O/S, Microsoft applications, and 3rd party applications ...

System Administration Level 2 – Linux/Unix - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:59:11 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Administrator's responsibilities include: - Provides Tier 2 support and serves on the front line as a technical member of the System Administration team - Provides administrative support of the Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices (NetApp and Data Domain), and NetBackup systems - Duties include installing, managing the configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting, and monitoring the status of all systems - Supports the VMware Virtualization environment which utilizes the NetApp filers to host both the VMware data stores and the Oracle Flexible Architecture (OFA) EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have a minimum of 6 years experience in System Administration -Familiarity with writing shell scripts (Shell and PERL) to automate adminstration functions to parse files -Technically proficient at installing, configuring and maintaining Solaris RedHat Linux at both virtual and physical locations -Ability to work from a ...

System Administration Level 1 – Linux/Unix - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:43:38 GMT
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Administrator's responsibilities include: - Provides Tier 1 support and serves on the front line as a technical member of the System Administration team - Provides administrative support of UNIX operating systems - Duties include: installing the operating system, managing the configurations, managing the ACLs, troubleshooting, monitoring the status of all systems and applications, supporting installed applications and network services (NIS, DNS, LDAP). EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have a minimum of 4 years experience in System Administration -Familiarity with writing shell scripts to automate adminstration functions to parse files -Experience working with RedHat Linux or other Unix systems -Ability to work from a command line interface (CLI)

Configuration Manager (CM) - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:39:31 GMT
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Configuration Manager will be responsible for the following: - Controlling all system documentation for developmental, pilot, and operational systems in a central version controlled repository - Maintaining hardware elevation drawings, tracking software licenses, and managing IP address allocation - Developing new and modifying existing Configuration Management (CM) plans and procedures. Will utilize CM tools as needed. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -6 years experience in IT systems development or operations -2 years experience with hardware or software configuration management -2 years experience using version control software (CVS, ClearCase) -Knowledge of configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and physical configuration audits -Must be proficient in Visio and PowerPoint -Experience w/ Sparx (DoDAF Tool) is preferred Clearance Requirement- TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Database Developer - Level 1 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:36:44 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Senior Database Developer will serve as developer on database and application development project teams, and will be responsible for the following: -Participates in the customer requirement definition phase, provides design recommendations, and conducts the database application development -Evaluates design and implementation of existing database and application systems to ensure optimal efficiency and performance of deployed systems -Participates in project test activities as required -Works with the Project Manager and other key team members to gather requirements, design and implement applications in alignment with project schedule -Incorporates best practices, standards and processes as well as draw on team expertise and other DoD resources to provide timely, technically sound recommendations that meet customer requirements -Conducts demonstrations, briefings and status reports as required -Reviews, evaluates, designs, ...

Database Developer - Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:34:55 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Level 2 Database Developer will serve as a developer on database and application development project teams, and will be responsible for the following: - Participates in the customer requirement definition phase, provides design recommendations, and conducts the database application development - Evaluates design and implementation of existing database and application systems to ensure optimal efficiency and performance of deployed systems - Participates in project test activities as required - Works with the Project Manager and other key team members to gather requirements, design and implement applications in alignment with project schedule - Incorporates best practices, standards and processes as well as draw on team expertise and other DoD resources to provide timely, technically sound recommendations that meet customer requirements. - Conducts demonstrations, briefings and status reports as required - Reviews, evaluates, ...

Technical Writer - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:27:08 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Technical Writer's responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: -Documenting requirements -Documenting hardware and software designs -Writing user manuals, writing program management documents -Writing test plans, test procedures, and test reports -Writing information assurance documents -Writing standard operating procedures and preparing briefings EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have 6 years experience in production and/or editing of technical documents to include writing for non-technical audience. The ideal candidate will also have familiarity with both reading and editing engineering drawings and specifications. -Microsoft Office experience in most recent version -Ability to consolidate technical inputs and analysis and produce a logical document -Ability to read/modify engineering drawings/specs -Ability to interpret, absorb and synthesize large amounts of engineering or technical info for non-technical ...

Software Engineer – Level 1 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:08:27 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities: - Performs software development tasks and assists in the design and architecture of software applications individually or as a team member - Primary role is software programmer who develops production quality software based on pre-defined software requirements and designs - Reviews, analyzes and modifies programming systems to include coding, testing, debugging, installing and documenting to support organization’s software applications - Implements software development process improvement activities in accordance with organizational procedures - Develops unit and integration tests and test plans for software applications, and prepares software test reports - Writes documentation for software and software interfaces EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -5 years software development technologies and methodologies PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: -Experience designing/developing multi-tier Java web applications -Writing design documents, ...

Software Engineer – Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:48:21 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities: - Performs software development tasks and assists in the design and architecture of software applications individually or as a team member -Primary role is to lead technical design of software components as well as lead integration testing of software components -Reviews, analyzes and modifies programming systems to include coding, testing, debugging, installing and documenting to support organization’s software applications. -Implements software development process improvement activities in accordance with organizational procedures -Develops unit and integration tests and test plans for software applications, and prepares software test reports -Writes documentation for software and software interfaces EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -7 years experience with software development technologies and methodologies -Experience designing and developing multi-tier Java web applications -Writing design documents, test plans and ...

Software Engineer - Level 3 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:47:13 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Level 3 Software Engineer's responsibilities include: -Primary role is to lead the technical design of software systems as well as lead integration testing of software systems -Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements and tests software and software applications individually or as a team member -Supports system administrators with the installation of software applications -Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software -Develops software documentation -Works with systems engineering team and software team lead to review and validate system requirements, and to derive software requirements from system/subsystem requirements. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have a minimum of 11 years experience with software development & maintenance (Software requirements analysis, and software design including OO analysis, design, coding, testing, documentation, ...

Software Engineer – Level 4 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:45:42 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities: - Performs software implementation tasks to include architecture development, application design and implementation, and integration testing as the senior software architect or senior team leader - Primary role is to lead technical design of software systems across a variety of missions as well as lead integration testing of developed software systems - Assist the systems engineer in eliciting software requirements from system stakeholders - Works with systems engineering team to review and validate system requirements, derives software requirements from system/subsystem requirements - Formulates development standards and establishes software development processes - Develops innovative software solutions to system technical problems EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -Must have 15 years software development & maintenance experience, including: software requirements analysis, and software design including OO analysis, design, ...

Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) Analyst – Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:29:39 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Computer Network Exploitation Analyst's responsibilities include: - Provides expert analytic support at both network and server level to augment Government team charged with identifying and characterizing anomalies on USCG networks. - Analyzes network packet information, computer OS system data, executable file data, host data, and meditate in to identify and characterize anomalies on USCG networks. - Develops and analyzes exploitation tactics, techniques, and procedures for a wide range of operating systems. - Provides reporting on activities, and assist in the development and optimization of new and existing tools and techniques to enhance analytic capabilities. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 7 years experience in (2) of the following: - Computer Network Exploitation - Vulnerability Assessment - Penetration Testing - Incident Response - Network host and/or forensics 1 year experience in (2) of the following: - ...

Systems Engineer level 1 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:14:18 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Engineer's responsibilities include: -Implementing system requirements through requirements analysis and synthesis -Ensuring the delivery of systems that are compatible with the defined system architectures, DoDAF and SOA. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Must have a minimum of 6 years experience in one or more of the following categories: - Systems Engineering of DoD C3I (Command, Control, communications and Intelligence) systems - Analyzing needs, deriving system-level req and contributing to design, development or implementation and maintenance of computer networks and systems. -Microelectronics engineering, integrated circuit design and integrated circuit reverse engineering PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: -1 year experience with secure Software Engineer development, including system security requirements analysis, system security requirements allocation, trade off analysis, other system security analysis and secure system definition and ...

Systems Engineer Level 2 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:13:09 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Engineer's responsibilities will include: -Defining and managing system requirements and ensuring the delivery of systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s): DoDAF and SOA -Developing technical documentation and assists with developing test procedures to validate requirements -Conducting feasibility studies and assisting with analysis of alternatives EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Must have a minimum of 8 years experience in one or more of the following categories: - Systems Engineering of DoD C3I (Command, Control, communications and Intelligence) systems - Analyzing needs, deriving system-level requirements and contributing to design, development or implementation and maintenance of computer networks and systems - Microelectronics engineering, integrated circuit design and integrated circuit reverse engineering -2 years experience as a systems engineer, including experience in leading and ...

Systems Engineer level 3 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:09:43 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Systems Engineer's responsibilities will include: -Provides technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems, including: requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis. - Implements comprehensive SOA solutions - Implements operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Must have a minimum of 3 years experience as Lead Systems Engineer to include leading, managing & collaborating with large organizations and groups/teams. 12 years experience in one or more of the following categories: ...

Systems Engineer level 4 - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:11:36 GMT

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Level 4 Systems Engineer's responsibilities will include: -Provides technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems to include: eliciting requirements; performing analysis and functional allocation; conducting systems requirements reviews; developing concepts of operation and interface standards; developing system architectures; and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis. - Develops comprehensive SOA solutions - Develops operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -6 years experience as a Lead Systems Engineer to include leading, managing & collaborating with large organizations and groups/teams. 15 years experience in one or more of the following categories: - Systems Engineering of ...

Subject Matter Expert - Linthicum, MD

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:50:38 GMT
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Subject Matter Expert (SME) will work in partnership with Senior Government leadership and provide strategic support in the Cyber Security / Information Assurance arena. The SME will suggest and implement strategic changes, will collaborate across a wide range of stakeholders in the industry, as well as academia and government. The SME will also provide operation planning and execution expertise to provide a full range of support of services. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -25 years experience in Information Technology, SIGINT or Information Assurance (IA) technical or management support -10 years experience in Cyber Security leadership or management positions -5 years experience in Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense (CND) -5 years experience in SIGINT operations, specifically Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) Clearance Requirement- TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Mid- Level Test Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Mon, 02 May 2011 17:05:48 GMT
The Mid-Level Test Engineer shall have at least the following experience:

At least six (6) years in test engineering or integration of modern hardware/software systems.

Proficient in the development and implementation of test strategies, plans, traceability matrices, procedures, and reports.

At least four (4) years of requirements analysis experience and in particular must be fully trained or have experience in the testing of systems at the component, integration, system, and end-to-end levels.

Experience writing test cases and writing discrepancy reports.

Understanding of basic UNIX, DOS and Windows commands and basic understanding of capturing snapshots.

***CURRENT TOP SECRET SCI CLEARANCE WITH POLYGRAPH REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION***

Sr. Test Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Mon, 02 May 2011 17:04:55 GMT
The Senior Test Engineer shall have at least the following experience:

At least a minimum of eight (8) years in test engineering of modern hardware/software systems.

Proficient in the development and implementation of test strategies, plans, traceability matrices, procedures, and reports.

At least eight (8) years of requirements analysis experience and in particular must be fully trained or have experience in the testing of systems at the component, integration, system, and end-to-end levels.

Writing test cases and writing discrepancy reports.

Understanding of basic UNIX, DOS and Windows commands and basic understanding of capturing snapshots.

***CURRENT TOP SECRET SCI CLEARANCE WITH POLYGRAPH REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION***

Mid- Level Systems Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:40:04 GMT

The Mid-level Systems Engineer shall have at least the following experience:

At least ten (10) years in the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis.

Developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid-to-large scale programs.

Developing documentation required to support a program’s technical issues and training situations.

Performing a variety of tasks related to knowledge/ technique dissemination to groups of analytic workforce and demonstrates an ability to convey new techniques and technologies to analytic workforce and ...

Sr.Systems Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:38:54 GMT

Qualified candidates should have the following: 1) At least eleven (11) years experience performing and providing technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis 2) Experience leading, providing technical supervision, and guiding mid-level engineering personnel; solving varied technical/scientific problems; and generating and reviewing designs for technical accuracy, completeness and appropriateness in light of objectives, budget, and schedule 3) Experience developing documentation required to support a program's technical issues and training situations 4) Experience with Object Oriented and ...

Principal Systems Engineer –Information Assurance / Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) - Linthicum, MD

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:52:31 GMT

Position Description The focus is providing end-to-end information assurance (IA) solutions for large, distributed and classified networks. Key areas of focus include cross-domain solutions, insider threat protection, vulnerability assessments and testing, secure voice, video, and data communications architectures. The Candidate must have experience in and the ability to recommend and assess candidate solutions to automatically access and/or transfer operationally critical information between two or more differing security domains that are integrated systems of hardware and software planned for new and emerging C3 (command, control, communications) architectures. Individual will be instrumental in the CDS development, assessment, certification and deployments. Candidate will also be responsible for advising the program officer on risk mitigations, isolated security issues and take part in risk management decisions. Must have knowledge of CDS tools such as ...

Network & Threat Malicious Code Support Specialist - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:16:03 GMT

JOB DESCRIPTION Perform on a variety of projects related to software protection, security auditing, vulnerability research and malicious mobile code. A strong background in low-level programming and operating systems is essential, as is previous experience with application security, reverse engineering or malware. Perform all-source intelligence analyses of cyber activities to identify entities of interest; their methods, motives, and capabilities; determine malicious behavior; and recognize emergent patterns and linkages to visualize the larger picture of cyber-based operations. The analyst should also have familiarity with transmission schemes so as to perform technical analysis against target systems and networks, characterize target network capabilities and vulnerabilities, and support development of new techniques to exploit targets. Perform extensive post-mission, produce technical intelligence reports in support of special programs and provide expertise ...

Computer Network Operations Planning Support Specialist - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:04:05 GMT

Position Description Qualifications: Shall have demonstrated expertise regarding CNO throughout the U.S. other CNO partners create a common view of data to enable operators and analysts to gather, analyze, display, evaluate, and disseminate all-source CNO information to support and its various mission partners (including Second Party) exchange situational awareness. Shall have demonstrated expertise with relevant CNO tools and databases used for the customer mission. General Requirements Shall be considered a Subject Matter Expert in conducting planning activities and preparing associated documentation. Depending on the task, individual must be either a Subject Matter Expert in exercise support, CNO, strategic planning, performance management, or process development and be able to serve as a Subject Matter Expert for working groups and meetings with partner organizations / agencies. Specific Requirements Shall have demonstrated ...

Cyber Analysis Support Specialist - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:02:39 GMT

Minerva Engineering currently has an opening for a Senior CYBER Analysis Support Specialist. Job Description: Serve as an all-source intelligence analyst on a computer network operations (CNO) intelligence team, focused on the threat to networked weapons platforms and US and DoD information networks. Conduct research and evaluate technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on network operations and CYBER warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures. Analyze network events to determine the impact on current operations and conduct all-source research to determine adversary capability and intent. Produce high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and network operations officials. Develop and refine the daily operations of a growing DoD customer. REQUIRED EDUCATION/SKILLS: UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED. THIS POSITION REQUIRES AN ACTIVE TOP SECRET/SCI WITH POLYGRAPH CLEARANCE. 10+ continuous ...

Network&Threat Support Specialist - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:59:44 GMT

JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform analysis to support cyber operation. Collaborate with analytical counterparts across the U.S. Intelligence Community; apply knowledge of network fundamentals, open-source tools, and current implementation of those technologies in order to devise all-source analytic/collection strategies to pursue access and exploitation of targets of interest. Perform all-source intelligence analyses of cyber activities to identify entities of interest; their methods, motives, and capabilities; determine malicious behavior; and recognize emergent patterns and linkages to visualize the larger picture of cyber-based operations. The analyst should also have familiarity with malicious code (malware) and transmission schemes so as to perform technical analysis against target systems and networks, characterize target network capabilities and vulnerabilities, and support development of new techniques to exploit targets. Perform extensive post-mission analysis, ...

Multi-Source Support Specialist - - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:47:22 GMT

JOB DESCRIPTION: Serve and perform all source intelligence analysis to support Digital Network Intelligence/Global Network Analysis (DNI/GNA). Collaborate with analytical counterparts across the U.S. ; apply knowledge of threat environment, open-source tools, and current implementation of threat technologies in order to devise all-source analytic/collection strategies to pursue access and exploitation of targets of interest. Perform all-source intelligence analyses using HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, OSINT to identify entities of interest; their methods, motives, and capabilities; determine malicious behavior; and recognize emergent patterns and linkages to visualize the larger picture. Must be able to identify, retrieve, fuse, and supply network and all-source threat and vulnerability data from current systems, data stores, and local files for the purposes of creating and disseminating all-source analysis and reporting, enhancing situations awareness in support of ...

Sr. System Administrator - Linthicum, MD

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:50:09 GMT

JOB DESCRIPTION: This position will support the security analysis of software products and hardware platforms designed to operate over customized test and evaluation networks. The position will require the candidate to possess and apply up to date System Administration skills and experience to properly configure networks, update security features and mechanisms, and perform responsive IAVA patch updates and management. Network Security Engineering and analysis skills are a plus to allow evaluation and search for potential security vulnerabilities or weaknesses in information assurance guideline implementations. This position will require network protocol analysis and operational scenario implementation in a closed test environment and eventually an operational environment. The task will consist of a standard discovery phase to be followed by an evaluation phase and a reporting phase. The discovery phase will include analysis of software documentation, analysis and establishment ...