We have several positions opened

Summary

• Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data.

• Monitoring external data sources to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise.

• Client Agency is Department of Homeland Security.

• 100% Onsite; 2 hour on site reporting requirement remains (TS needed).

• Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident.

• Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Cyber Incident Manager to work for our company.

• Correlating incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents.

• Recommending defense in depth principles and practices (i.e., Defense in Multiple Places, layered defenses, security robustness, etc.).

• Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine potential causes of such alerts.

• Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution, and work with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents.

• Providing support during assigned shifts (Monday through Friday, normal business hours).

• Performing Computer Network Defense incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact.

• Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship with a TOP SECRET Clearance. Sponsorship will not be provided.

• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability.

• BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity, or related degree, or HS Diploma with 7-9 years of incident management or cyber security experience.

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.

• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.

• Having close familiarity with NIST 800-62 (latest revision), and FISMA standards as they pertain to reporting incidents.

• Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident.

• Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.).

• Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks

• Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques, Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations.

• Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non-nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored]).

• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code).

• Oral presentation experience and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferences

• GCIH, GCFA GISP, GCED, CCFP or CISSP.

• Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non-nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored]).

• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security

Summary

• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems

• Possessing and applying expertise on multiple complex work assignments which are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks

• Our company 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. We are seeking an Information Security Manager to support this critical customer mission.

• Has the ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments

• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security

• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and defining future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems

• Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements

• Responsible for implementing and developing the DHS IT security

• Gathering and organizing technical information about the lab’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs

• Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment

• Planning and leading major technology assignments

• Evaluating performance results and recommending major changes affecting short-term project growth and success

• Functioning as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in information security

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures, and regulations

• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture

• Knowledge of boundary protection and enclaving

• Knowledge of several of the following areas is required: Understanding of business security practices and procedures; current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current lab infrastructure technology

• Ability to serve as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

• DHS experience

• Cybersecurity skills including threat hunting.

• Advanced knowledge of RMF framework

• Experience working ATO’s

• BS Information Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 7+ years information security experience.

• Certifications: CISSO, CISM, CISSP

Preferences

• Knowledge of authentication and access management technologies

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols

Summary

• The DHS’s Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) secures the Nation’s cyber and communications infrastructure. HIRT provides DHS’s front line response for cyber incidents and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. Our company, as a prime contractor to DHS, performs HIRT investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches. Our company provides HIRT remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Contract personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. We are seeking Host Forensics Analysts to support this critical customer mission.

• Providing technical assistance on digital evidence matters and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary

• Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating evidence collection operations

• Supporting forensic analysis and mentoring/providing guidance to others on data collection, analysis and reporting in support of onsite engagements.

• Assisting with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigation

• Planning, coordinating and directing the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer related evidence

• Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports

• Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement

• Evaluating, extracting and analyzing suspected malicious code

• Writing in-depth reports, supports with peer reviews and provides quality assurance reviews for junior personnel

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• – 8+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools

• Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of evidence (forensic images)

• Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings

• Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks

• Experience with proper evidence handing procedures and chain of custody protocols

• Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages

• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

• Desired Skills/ Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools: EnCase, FTK, SIFT, X-Ways, Volatility, WireShark, Sleuth Kit/Autopsy, Splunk, Snort, Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, Etc), Proficiency with conducting all-source research.

• BS Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience

• Desired Certifications: GCFA, GCFE, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP

Preferences

• Knowledgeable in proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Researching and compiling known resolution steps or workarounds to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents within the enterprise.

Summary

• Applying cybersecurity concepts to the detection and defense of intrusions into small, and large-scale IT networks, and conduct cursory analysis of log data

• Conducting cursory analysis of log data

• Receiving and analyzing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts

• Tracking and documenting Computer Network Defense (CND) incidents from initial detection through final resolution

• Working with other components within the organization to obtain and coordinate information pertaining to ongoing incidents.

• Providing support during assigned shifts

• Our company 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. We are seeking a Cyber Threat Analyst to support this critical customer mission.

• Applying knowledge of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of various criminal, insider, hacktivist, and nation state threat actors to identify and validate threats

• Monitoring external data sources (e.g., Computer Network Defense vendor sites, Computer Emergency Response Teams [CERTs], SANS, Security Focus) to maintain currency of Computer Network Defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise

• Identifying the cause of an incident and recognizing the key elements to ask external entities when learning the background and potential infection vector of an incident

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations

• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies

• Knowledge of the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident

• Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)

• Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks

• Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

• Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])

• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

• Required Education: BS Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity or related degree. HS Diploma with 4-6 years of incident management or cyber security experience.

Preferences

• Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardening techniques

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

• Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])

• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Identify intelligence gaps, specify collection requirements to fill gaps in information, and evaluate resulting intelligence requirements.

Summary

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to mitigate cyber threats

• Conduct in-person and virtual briefings on vulnerabilities or threat actors

• Identify emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, trends, and recommend countermeasures

• Improve VM capabilities and knowledge base through training and research

• Ingest and analyze information from various classified and unclassified sources

• Produce written reports summarizing gathered CTI

• Our company is supporting a customer by delivering intelligence support to customer through proactively identifying, analyzing, and responding to cyber threats to inform the customer’s vulnerability management (VM) efforts. In support of the customer’s strategic direction, we are looking for motivated individuals who can support the development of new and innovative Cyber Threat Intelligence techniques, to be the tip of the spear for VM’s threat intelligence capabilities.

• Proactively gather, analyze, and disseminate timely and accurate CTI to support operational decision-making

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience

• Good understanding of intelligence analytical methods and sources

• Demonstrated ability to integrate cyber security related data from relevant sources into investigative or analytical products

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplined team

• Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations

• Must have experience using multiple Intelligence Community database search tools and familiarity with intelligence monitoring, collection, targeting and reporting

• Must have working familiarity with Intelligence Community management of information, classification, dissemination and information and records system

• Must have working familiarity with Open-Source Intelligence sources including the use of scraping tools and darkweb browsers

• Must have sufficient technical knowledge to perform analysis on intelligence information to determine operational priorities

• Required Education: BS Intelligence, Cybersecurity or related degree, or High School Diploma and 7 years of directly relevant experience.

Preferences

• Experience supporting Intelligence and/or DoD Customers

• Experience performing network security or application security

• Excellent verbal and writing skills

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Our company provides remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Team personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. We are seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) to support this critical customer mission.

Summary

• Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

• Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

• Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools

• Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic

• Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic

• Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities

• Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave

• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting

• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack

• Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices

• The CDNA uses information collected from a variety of sources to monitor network activity and analyze it for evidence of suspicious behavior. Monitoring and analysis are performed to identify and report events that occur, or might occur, within the network, in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats.

• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources

• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts

• Document and escalate incidents (including event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment

• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts

• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities

• Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability

• 2+ years of direct relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading edge technologies and industry standard cyber defense tools

• Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures

• Experience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort)

• Experience implementing incident handling methodologies

• Experience implementing protocol analyzers

• Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources

• Experience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g. snort)

• Experience performing packet-level analysis

• Experience conducting trend analysis

• Required Education: BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 4+ years of network investigations experience.

Preferences

• Python programming experience

• Strong math and science background

• Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite

• One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE

• GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

The DHS’s Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) secures the nation’s infrastructure. HIRT provides DHS’s front-line response for cyber incidents and proactive hunting for malicious cyber activity. Our company provides support for on and offsite incident response to Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners who experience cyber-attacks. Our company provides HIRT advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation, using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. We are seeking a Cyber Security Technical Writer to support this critical customer mission.

Summary

• Developing and reviewing technical communications deliverables including engineering documentation, operational procedures, plans, action reports, and meeting minutes, coordinating with engineering teams to obtain necessary input data

• Creating, reviewing, editing and maintaining technical drawings

• Preparing, reviewing, editing and maintaining program technical documents including software and system engineering documents, CONOPS, test reports, user documentation, implementation documentation, etc

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 5+ years of technical writing experience including developing communications deliverables plans, action reports, and meeting minutes for internal and external cyber audiences

• Experience with creating and maintaining information system security documentation and SOPs

• Excellent hands-on experience with Microsoft Office including MS Word, PowerPoint and Visio or related tools

• Fluid technical writing and editing skills, including the use of AP Style

• Ability to research and analyze complex technical material and break it down into concise, compelling copy that engages the reader

• Ability to work under pressure with clients, federal leads and subject matter experts in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment

• Ability to capture meeting discussions at a rapid pace using either shorthand and/or typing fast

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in English, Business or related, or 7+ years technical writing and editing experience with a high school diploma

Preferences

• Experience working in a cyber or an IT environment

• Experience with creating technical briefings including executive leadership briefings

• Familiarity with cybersecurity communications language and subject matter

• Experience with software or agile development methodologies

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Serve as the first level Help Desk for the TEN Lab’s systems and accounts.

Summary

• Good problem solving skills

• Provide support for TEN Accounts, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (e.g., Citrix), and MacBook to users

• Provide insight and updates to lab standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions

• Our company 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. we are seeking a Technical Engagement Network (TEN) Help Desk Technicians to support this critical customer mission

• Assist new user setup of equipment, accounts and tools

• Respond to user requests via email, walk-ins, phone calls or other communication means in a timely manner

• Create and maintain accurate Tickets for Help Desk activities

• Work with Asset Management to support accurate records and maintain a good accounting of assets

• Support the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment

• Provide support as needed to lab staff in the tasks of provisioning and issuing equipment to end users, as well as maintaining inventory database

• Provide support for systems administration tasks such as patching, updating, and maintaining network infrastructure

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance, TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 1+ years of directly relevant experience

• Experience with multiple operating systems, to include Windows, Linux/Unix & MacOS

• Proficiency and proven capability in the following areas: Asset management practices and principles, Help Desk ticket processing and procedures, good customer support, ability to keep detailed notes, must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

• Required Education: BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 3+ years of directly relevant experience.

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance, TS/SCI clearance is preferred

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 1+ years of directly relevant experience

• Experience with multiple operating systems, to include Windows, Linux/Unix & MacOS

• Proficiency and proven capability in the following areas: Asset management practices and principles, Help Desk ticket processing and procedures, good customer support, ability to keep detailed notes, must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

• Required Education: BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 3+ years of directly relevant experience

Preferences

• Experience with writing technical procedures and standard operating procedures.

• Virtualization automation and optimization.

• Experience with Virtual Private Networks (VPN).

• Experience with virtual desktops (Citrix, VMWare).

• Desired Certifications: Security+

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays

• Bereavement Leave

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Our company 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. We are seeking a Technical Writer to support this critical customer mission.

Summary

• Preparing, reviewing, editing, and maintaining program technical documents, standard operation procedures, work instructions, CONOPS, and internal team messaging.

• Maintaining statistical diagrams and charts of team engagement reports.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 5+ years of technical writing experience including developing cybersecurity communications deliverables such as documentation, plans, action reports, and meeting minutes for internal and external audiences

• Experience with creating and maintaining government records associated with cybersecurity activities, documentation, and SOPs

• Excellent hands-on experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Products, and GSuite

• Fluid technical writing and editing skills, including the use of AP Style and/or government agency directed style guides

• Ability to work with technical cyber analysts to evaluate material and break it down into concise, compelling narrative that engages the reader

• Ability to work under pressure with engagement leads, technical analysts, and subject matter experts in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment to ensure timely product release

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in English, Business or related; or high school diploma and 7+ years of relevant experience

Preferences

• Desired Skills: Familiarity with cybersecurity communications terminology, concepts, and subject matter

• Experience with creating technical briefings including executive leadership briefings

• Understanding of different communication styles and formats

• Desired Certifications: Sec+

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Our company 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. We are seeking a Technical Writer to support this critical customer mission.

Summary

• Developing and reviewing technical communications deliverables including cybersecurity documentation, operational procedures, plans, action reports, and meeting minutes, coordinating with Incident Management teams to obtain necessary input data

• Preparing, reviewing, editing, and maintaining program technical documents, standard operation procedures, work instructions, CONOPS, and internal team messaging

• Maintaining statistical diagrams and charts of team engagement reports

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 5+ years of technical writing experience including developing cybersecurity communications deliverables such as documentation, plans, action reports, and meeting minutes for internal and external audiences

• Experience with creating and maintaining government records associated with cybersecurity activities, documentation, and SOPs

• Excellent hands-on experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Products, and GSuite

• Fluid technical writing and editing skills, including the use of AP Style and/or government agency directed style guides

• Ability to work with technical cyber analysts to evaluate material and break it down into concise, compelling narrative that engages the reader

• Ability to work under pressure with engagement leads, technical analysts, and subject matter experts in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment to ensure timely product release

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in English, Business or related; or high school diploma and 7+ years of relevant experience

Preferences

• Desired Skills: Familiarity with cybersecurity communications terminology, concepts, and subject matter

• Experience with creating technical briefings including executive leadership briefings

• Understanding of different communication styles and formats

• Desired Certifications: Sec+

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

The DHS’s Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) secures the nation’s infrastructure. HIRT provides DHS’s front-line response for cyber incidents and proactive hunting for malicious cyber activity. Our company provides support for on and offsite incident response to Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners who experience cyber-attacks. We provide HIRT advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation, using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Personnel perform investigations to characterize the level of severity of breaches and develop mitigation/remediation plans. We are seeking Network Forensics Cybersecurity Analysts to support this critical customer mission.

Summary

• Assists the Government lead with interfacing with the customer while on site

• Determines appropriate courses of actions in response to identified and analyses anomalous network activity

• Assesses network topology and device configurations identifying critical security concerns and providing security best practice recommendations

• Assists with the writing and publishing of Computer Network Defense guidance and reports on incident findings to appropriate constituencies

• Collects network intrusion artifacts (e.g., PCAP, domains, URI’s, certificates, etc.) and uses discovered data to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents

• Analyzes identified malicious network activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

• Assists with real-time CND incident handling (i.e., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and advising on system remediation) tasks to support onsite engagements

• Provide technical briefings as required

• Assists the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations

• In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations

• In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, TCP/IP

• In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking

• In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies – DMZ’s, WAN’s, etc.

• Substantial knowledge of Splunk (or other SIEM’s)

• Understanding of MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and general attack stages with respect to network security architecture

• Proficiency with carving and extracting information from PCAP data

• Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources

• Ability to identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

• Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic

• Experience examining network topologies to understand data flows through the network

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

• Substantial knowledge of network device integrity concepts and methodologies

• Proficiency with preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards

• BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 10+ years of network investigations experience.

• Certifications: DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst, GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder, CEH, SANS GIAC GNFA preferred

Preferences

• Proficiency with virtualized environments

• Proficiency with non-traditional network traffic (e.g. Command and Control)

• Proficiency with network analysis software (e.g. Wireshark)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment

• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security

• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems

• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security

• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and defining future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems

• Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements

• Gathering and organizing technical information about the lab’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs

• Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services

• Responsible for implementing and developing the DHS IT security

• Has the ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments

• Planning and leading major technology assignments

• Evaluating performance results and recommending major changes affecting short-term project growth and success

• Functioning as a technical expert across multiple project assignments

• Possessing and applying expertise on multiple complex work assignments which are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active Secret clearance; TS/SCI clearance highly preferred

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• BS Information Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 4-6 years information security experience.

• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in information security

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures, and regulations

• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture

• Knowledge of boundary protection and enclaving

• Knowledge of authentication and access management technologies

• Knowledge of several of the following areas is required: Understanding of business security practices and procedures; current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current lab infrastructure technology

• Ability to serve as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Preferences

• DHS experience

• Cybersecurity skills including threat hunting.

• Advanced knowledge of RMF framework

• Experience working ATO’s

• One of the following certifications: CISSO, CISM, CISSP

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance. (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)

• Will develop custom and COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) user interfaces for data visualization

• Will create intuitive, interactive visualizations to simplify and analyze complex datasets

• Will design and deliver visualizations that address strategic and tactical mission goals

• Will build medium-complexity queries and stored procedures to support dynamic data visualizations

• Will use tools such as D3, HTML, and JavaScript to develop custom visualizations

• Will leverage enterprise data visualization tools like Qlik and SAP Lumira to meet organizational needs

• Will develop visualizations for ERP transactional and analytical data models

• Will work iteratively with business stakeholders to gather requirements and create enterprise-level visualizations using agile methodologies

Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance. (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)

• Must have a bachelor’s degree

• Must have 5+ years of relevant experience

• Must have hands on experience designing and developing custom visualizations using tools like D3, HTML, and JavaScript

• Must have hands-on experience with COTS visualization platforms such as Qlik and SAP Lumira

• Must have previous experience developing visualizations tailored to ERP transactional and analytical data

• Must have previous experience creating medium-complexity queries and stored procedures to enable dynamic data representation

• Must have previous experience applying agile methodologies to gather requirements and iterate with stakeholders

• Must be willing and able to work a HYBRID schedule (2 days a week in office) at Fort Belvoir, VA

Preferences

• Work location flexibility

• Experience with the creation and analysis complex datasets

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

The DHS’s Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) secures the Nation’s cyber and communications infrastructure. HIRT provides DHS’s front-line response for cyber incidents and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. Our company, as a prime contractor to DHS, performs HIRT investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches. Our company provides HIRT remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Contract personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. We are seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) to support this critical customer mission. The Computer Network Defense Analyst uses information collected from a variety of sources to monitor network activity and analyze it for evidence of suspicious behavior. Monitoring and analysis are performed to identify and report events that occur, or might occur, within the network, in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats. CNDAs review data collected to analyze cyber events, and the network environment, to find trends, patterns or anomaly correlations that indicate more serious attacks or future threats. The CNDAs will recommend proactive measures to contain the incident. These proactive measurers include, but are not limited to, identification of intruder local changes/suspect interactions, isolation, in-depth digital media analysis, consultation with law enforcement or counterintelligence organizations, development of signatures to detect this malicious behavior and development and deployment of eradication tools.

Summary

• Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity

• Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

• Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic

• Prepare and present reports

• Plan and carry out difficult and complex assignments and develop new methods, approaches, and procedures

• Conduct analyses and recommend resolution of complex issues affecting the specialty area

• Ensure optimal use of commercially available products

• Evaluate the effectiveness of installed systems and services

• Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices

• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts

• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities

• Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusion sets

• Examine network topologies to understand data flows through the network

• Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

• Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings)

• Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools

• Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic

• Notify designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization’s cyber incident response plan

• Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic

• Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave

• Approximately 25% of the CNDA’s time will be spent executing the following tasks:

• Prepare and update manuals, instructions, and operating procedures

• Evaluate established methods and procedures and prepare recommendations for changes in methods and practices where appropriate

• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources

• The majority of the CNDA’s time (75%) will be spent executing the following tasks: Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources

• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts

• Document and escalate incidents (including event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment

• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting

• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability

• 5+ years of direct relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading edge technologies and industry standard cyber defense tools- Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures

• Experience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort)

• Experience implementing incident handling methodologies

• Experience implementing protocol analyzers

• Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources

• Experience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g. snort)

• Experience performing packet-level analysis

• Experience conducting trend analysis

• Required Education: BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of network investigations experience.

Preferences

• GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+ and Python programming experience would be ideal.

• Strong math and science background.

• Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite.

• One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.

Summary

• Designing, troubleshooting, and implementing software code for end-to-end software development

• Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, integrates, and implements software

• Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications

• Researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the integration of new products based on user requirements

• Initiates action for evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools

• Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements

• Implements recommendations for improving documentation and development process standards

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active Secret clearance; TS/SCI is preferred

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7+ years of directly relevant experience.

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in applications development

• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle and code versioning and maintenance

• Experience with assessing and integrating commercial off the shelf (COTS) products

• Knowledge and familiarity to work with the installation, demonstration, test, validation and evaluation of new and existing software, tools, methods, and software measurement technologies

• Must have operational experience with Python

• Knowledge of software application development and RESTful architecture

• Knowledge of data transformation and manipulation via code

• Experience working and developing in/with containerization software including Kubernetes and Docker

• Must have strong communication skills and have experience interacting and with customers directly in a project environment or technical demonstration

• Must be able to work collaboratively across remote and physical locations

Preferences

• Experience with two or more of the following: Python, Silk, JSON, Data Analytics, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Postgress, Ansible, Vue.js, React, HTML, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, AWS, View Jazz Framework, Process Automation, UI Development, CI/CD knowledge

• One of the following certification: CSSLP or Security+

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Responsibilities

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. 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. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.

Summary

• Designing, troubleshooting, and implementing software code for end-to-end software development

• Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, integrates, and implements software

• Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications

• Researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the integration of new products based on user requirements

• Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements

• Initiates action for evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools

• Implements recommendations for improving documentation and development process standards

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active Secret clearance; TS/SCI is preferred

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma & 4-6 years of directly relevant experience.

• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in applications development

• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle and code versioning and maintenance

• Experience with assessing and integrating commercial off the shelf (COTS) products

• Knowledge and familiarity to work with the installation, demonstration, test, validation and evaluation of new and existing software, tools, methods, and software measurement technologies

• Must have operational experience with Python

• Knowledge of software application development and RESTful architecture

• Knowledge of data transformation and manipulation via code

• Experience working and developing in/with containerization software including Kubernetes and Docker

• Must have strong communication skills and have experience interacting and with customers directly in a project environment or technical demonstration

• Must be able to work collaboratively across remote and physical locations

Preferences

• Experience with two or more of the following: Python, Silk, JSON, Data Analytics, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Postgress, Ansible, Vue.js, React, HTML, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, AWS, View Jazz Framework, Process Automation, UI Development, CI/CD knowledge

• One of the following certifications: CSSLP or Security+

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• Preparing, reviewing, editing, and maintaining program technical documents, standard operation procedures, work instructions, CONOPS, and internal team messaging

• We are seeking a Technical Writer & Editor to support a critical customer mission that provides support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. This position

• Maintaining statistical diagrams and charts of team engagement reports

• Developing and reviewing technical communications deliverables including cybersecurity documentation, operational procedures, plans, action reports, and meeting minutes, coordinating with Incident Management teams to obtain necessary input data

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• Hybrid work schedule that requires one to two (1-2) days of onsite work and a two (2) hour onsite reporting requirement

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in English, Business or related, or 5+ years technical writing and editing experience with a high school diploma

• Five (5) + years of technical writing experience including developing cybersecurity communications deliverables such as documentation, plans, action reports, and meeting minutes for internal and external audiences

• Experience with creating and maintaining government records associated with cybersecurity activities, documentation, and SOPs

• Excellent hands-on experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Products, and GSuite

• Fluid technical writing and editing skills, including the use of AP Style and/ or government agency directed style guides

• Ability to work with technical cyber analysts to evaluate material and break it down into concise, compelling narrative that engages the reader

• Ability to work under pressure with engagement leads, technical analysts, and subject matter experts in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment to ensure timely product release

Preferences

• One of the following certifications: Sec+, ITILv4

• Familiarity with cybersecurity communications terminology, concepts, and subject matter

• Experience with creating technical briefings including executive leadership briefings

• Understanding of different communication styles and formats

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• We are seeking a Cyber Forensics Analysts to support the DHS Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT). This team secures the Nation’s cyber and communications infrastructure while providing front line response for cyber incidents and hunting for malicious cyber activity.

• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack

• Assesses network topology and device configurations identifying critical security concerns and providing security best practice recommendations

• Collects network intrusion artifacts (e.g., PCAP, domains, URI’s, certificates, etc.) and uses discovered data to enable mitigation of potential incidents

• Collects network device integrity data and analyze for signs of tampering or compromise

• Analyzes identified malicious network and system log activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

• Planning, coordinating, and directing the inventory, examination, and comprehensive technical analysis of computer related evidence

• Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details

• Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership through executive summaries and in-depth technical reports

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS clearance or higher and able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber forensic and network investigations using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools

• 8+ years of experience and BS Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics or network forensic experience

• Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity

• Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic, identify anomalous activity / potential threats, analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

• Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of evidence (forensic images)

• Ability to write cyber investigative reports documenting forensics findings

• In depth knowledge of: CND policies, procedures, and regulations; system and application security threats and vulnerabilities; network topologies; Wi-Fi Networking; TCP/IP protocols

• In depth experience with: identifying different classes and characterization of attacks and attack stages; proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources; Splunk (or other SIEMs); Vulnerability scanning, assessment, and monitoring tools such as Security Center, Nessus, and Endgame; MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Preferences

• One of the following certifications: GIAC, GCFA, GCFE, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CEH, CCNA, CCSP, CCIE, OSCP, GNFA

• Preferred to have an active TS/SCI clearance

• EnCase, FTK, SIFT, X-Ways, Volatility, WireShark, Sleuth Kit/Autopsy, and Snort

• EDR Tools: Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, Etc.

• Carving and extracting information from PCAP data

• Non-traditional network traffic: Command and Control, Preserving evidence integrity according to national standards, Designing cyber security systems and environments in a Linux environment, Virtualized environments, and Conducting all-source research

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Paid Life
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Semi-monthly pay cycle

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Lab Manager/System Administrator to work for our company

• Client Agency is Department of Homeland Security

• Implementing infrastructure solutions supporting command decision making and execution of mission requirements

• Providing support for systems administration tasks such as patching, updating, and maintaining network infrastructure

• Supporting the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment

• Provision and provide support for Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (e.g.,Citrix) to users

• Performing large scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix, and other operating systems and virtual environments

• VMware administration responsible for configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and overall support of multiple VMware environments

• Setup, install, configure, and triage ESXi Hosts (Rack Mount and Blade Servers)

• Performing implementation of granular access control

• Participate in a rotating On Call coverage for after hours and weekends support

• Maintain and restore VM backups and snapshots

• Meet compliance for Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVMs) and Intelligence Community Vulnerability Alert (ICVAs)

• Perform Systems Lifecycle management for all equipment, including planning, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, consolidation, and decommissioning of enterprise hardware, and software

• Detects, isolates, documents, reports, and resolves system outages or problems encountered during operations of the operational baseline, which includes collecting diagnostic data, restore the system operation, developing workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of a system

• Performs system monitoring, analyzing, documenting performance, and conducting trend analysis as required

• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the system is compatible with defined architecture and meets customer needs

• Develop technical documentation, including SOPs, user guides, test plans, disaster recovery, failover, and other CDRL items

Requirements

• United States Citizenship with a TOP SECRET Clearance. Sponsorship will not be provided

• BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 4 years of Linux system administration with VMware VCenter experience

• 2 + years of system administration in Red Hat version 6 or 7(RHEL6/RHEL7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer, and maintain complex system architectures

• Experience with rack/wiring diagrams, firmware, and driver management

• Must have the ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment with changing priorities

• Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment as needed

• Experience with NSX, vROPs, and SRM

• Oral presentation experience and excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferences

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

• Strong knowledge of VMware to include vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi 6.x and 7.x, vCloud Suite, Vmotion, and Veeam

• Solid understanding of networking, VLAN, and VXLAN

• Ability to configure and integrate storage devices (SAN, NAS) supporting VMware infrastructure

• Knowledgeable and experience in application of STIGs to secure VMware services and applications

• Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: ACLs, ISVM, ICVA, STIGS, etc

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Lab Manager/System Administrator to work for our company

• Client Agency is Department of Homeland Security

• Employing security concepts, theories, insights, tools, and methodologies to mitigate system weaknesses and vulnerabilities

• Appling advanced analytical skills and technical resources at the tactical levels and implementing infrastructure solutions supporting command decision making and execution of mission requirements

• Providing support for systems administration tasks such as patching, updating, and maintaining network infrastructure

• Supporting the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment

• Performing large scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix,and other operating systems and virtual environments

• Performing implementation of granular access control

• Monitor RedHat platforms security and health, create and maintain reports of findings daily

• Create next-generation application platform automation solutions utilizing RedHat Openshift, RedHat Ansible automation, Docker, Kubernetes, and Podman

• Integrate and configure COTS, GOTS, and third-party applications into RedHat Openshift and demonstrate ability to manage, maintain and patch containerized applications

• Create and support development of automation solutions for deployment of systems and applications to virtual and physical devices using RedHat Openshift, RedHat Ansible Tower, and RedHat Satellite

Requirements

• United States Citizenship with a TOP SECRET Clearance. Sponsorship will not be provided

• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability

• BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7 years of Linux system administration with RedHat OpenShift experience

• 5+ years of system administration in Red Hat version 6 or 7(RHEL6/RHEL7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer, and maintain complex system architectures

• Extensive experience in centralized patch management using Red Hat Solutions

• Extensive knowledge in containerized environments

• Proficiency with configuration management using Ansible or Puppet

• Skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)

• Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks, and services

• Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes

• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Good communication skills including preparing and presenting results, findings and alternatives and influencing management decision making based on the best available data

Preferences

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).

• Kerberos/LDAP

• OpenShift

• IDM/Free IPA

• Docker

• Ambari

• Ansible

• Puppet

• Satellite Server

• Nagios

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.

Summary

• Brief project management, technical design, and outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences including senior government stakeholders throughout the model development/ project lifecycle through written as well as in-person reporting

• Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Senior Data Scientist to work for our company

• Client Agency is U.S. Customs and Border Protection

• Perform hands-on analysis and modeling involving the creation of intervention hypotheses and experiments, assessment of data needs and available sources, determination of optimal analytical approaches, performance of exploratory data analysis, and feature generation (e.g., identification, derivation, aggregation)

• Collaborate with mission stakeholders to define, frame, and scope mission challenges where big data interventions may offer important mitigations and develop robust project plans with key milestones, detailed deliverables, robust work tracking protocols, and risk mitigation strategies

• Demonstrate proficiency in extracting, cleaning, and transforming CBP transactional and mission data associated within an identified problem space to build predictive models as well as develop appropriate supporting documentation

• Leverage knowledge of a variety of statistical and machine learning techniques and methods to define and develop programming algorithms; train, evaluate, and deploy predictive analytics models that directly inform mission decisions

• Execute projects including those intended to identify patterns and/or anomalies in large datasets; perform automated text/data classification and categorization as well as entity recognition, resolution and extraction; and named entity matching

Requirements

• United States Citizenship with the ability to obtain a U.S. Customs and Border Protection suitability. Sponsorship will not be provided

• One CE certification: Oracle/WebLogic, Microsoft, Sun, Okta, or AWS -OR- Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority

• Bachelor’s Degree (required), Master’s or Ph.D. degree (preferred) in operations research, industrial engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science/engineering, or other related technical fields with equivalent practical experience

• 5+ years of related experience

• Experience in developing machine learning models and applying advanced analytics solutions to solve complex business problems

• Experience with programming languages including: R, Python, Scala, Java

• Proficiency with SQL programming

• Experience constructing and executing queries to extract data in support of EDA and model development

• Proficiency with statistical software packages including: SAS, SPSS Modeler, R, WEKA, or equivalen

• Experience with pattern recognition and extraction, automated classification, and categorization

• Experience with entity resolution (e.g., record linking, named-entity matching, deduplication/disambiguation)

• Experience with unsupervised and supervised machine learning techniques and methods

• Experience performing data mining, analysis, and training set construction

• Oral presentation experience and excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferences

• Master’s Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science/engineering, or other related technical fields with equivalent practical experience

• Proficiency with Unsupervised Machine Learning methods including Cluster Analysis (e.g., K-means, K-nearest Neighbor, Hierarchical, Deep Belief Networks, Principal Component Analysis), Segmentation, etc

• Proficiency with Supervised Machine Learning methods including Decision Trees, Support Vector Machines, Logistic Regression, Random/Rotation Forests, Categorization/Classification, Neural Nets, Bayesian Networks, etc

• Experience with pattern recognition and extraction, automated classification, and categorization

• Experience with entity resolution (e.g., record linking, named-entity matching, deduplication/ disambiguation)

• Experience with visualization tools and techniques (e.g., Periscope, Business Objects, D3, ggplot, Tableau, SAS Visual Analytics, PowerBI)

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, HIVE, HDFS, HBase, MapReduce, Spark, Kafka, Sqoop)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave

Work With Us

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.

Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.