Cyber Data Science Engineer

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Company: RDR, Inc.

Location: Chantilly, VA 20152

Description:

Job Title

Cyber Data Science Engineer

Location

Chantilly, VA US (Primary)

Job Type

Full-time

Category

IT Security

Job Description

Program Description:

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.

Position Description:

The Cyber Data Science Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:
  • Utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to collect, analyze, and interpret large cybersecurity data sets
  • Develop data-driven solutions
  • Analyze data sets found in the customer's vulnerability scanning, authorization, and configuration management tools
  • Import and transform data into usable sets for analysis tools used by the customer (e.g., Tableau)
  • Provide analysis and graphical presentations of collected metrics for IA compliance status reporting
  • Support legacy visualization and situational awareness tools based on Microsoft Excel
  • Collaborate with the Heat Map team to investigate options to simplify and automate the current Heat Map


Job Requirements

Required:
  • Current U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Favorably adjudicated Polygraph.
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e., CISSP or CASP)
  • DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM
  • Deep understanding of statistics and analysis
  • Skilled in artificial intelligence and machine learning (e.g., SageMaker)
  • Ability to code in multiple languages, including Python
  • Knowledge of databases, data structures, and data architectures
  • Excellent communications skills - both verbal and non-verbal
  • Office Automation Skills - MS Office, MS Project, Visio
  • Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Infogram, Chartbloks)
  • Experience with data transformation (structured data format/schema transformation) using common programming tools (e.g., Python, JSON, etc.)
  • Experience applying statistical analysis to large data sets


Desired:
  • Experience briefing senior customer personnel
  • Experience with Tableau administration
  • Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast pace deadline driven environment
  • Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Familiarity with customer's IA processes
  • Experience with ServiceNow and Splunk
  • Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain
  • Familiarity with the RMF process
  • Experience with Relational Database Management System (RDMS)
  • Experience with Apache Hadoop and the Hadoop Distributed File System
  • Experience with Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) and SageMaker
  • Experience with Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence


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Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI/CI Poly

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