CNO Automation/Testing Engineer, Principal (TS/SCI w/ Poly)

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking an experienced Software Developer with DevSecOps and docs-as-code experience to join our team in support of specialized military cyber operations. You'll be a critical member of a small team, responsible for bringing your high-level software development capability to bear on a critical national security mission. In this role you will get to conduct offensive capability development and assessment for Windows and Linux environments, DevSecOps, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research with a focus on OCO (Offensive Cyber Operations) and DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) assessment activities. This offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the security and effectiveness of our operations by leveraging advanced cybersecurity analysis techniques to enhance our cyber situational awareness and capabilities.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Architect, coordinate and support cyberspace capability development efforts to rapidly deliver joint operational products through integrated project delivery, enabling full-spectrum cyberspace operations.
• Perform Software Engineering, analysis and vulnerability research with a focus on OCO (Offensive Cyber Operations) and DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) activities.
• Perform representative capability testing to assess tool functionality and employment considerations prior to operational deployment.
• Develop and automate unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and provide capability testing reports
• Performs test and evaluation of procured and developed cyber capabilities to ensure effective operational evaluation and acceptance for critical operations
• Identifying potential software weaknesses/vulnerabilities
• Conducting thorough static and dynamic analyses of capabilities, including network traffic and PCAP data to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities
• Research highly technical subject matter, organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers
• Automation (docs-as-code), preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation
• Work with customers directly, performing full cycle system engineering, gathering requirements and source code, to technical documentation and specifications.
• Interact with various stakeholders and team members to provide detailed reports and recommendations

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Active TS/SCI w/ poly
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, etc.)
• 10+ years of experience; including 5 years utilizing programming/scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ruby
• Extensive experience in virtual test environment design, to include familiarity configuring and deploying common operating systems and network flows, hypervisors and containers
• Extensive experience in DevSecOps, implementing Linting, testing, docs-as-code and releases via GitLab pipelines
• Ability to effectively assess and automate assessment of software functionality and collect forensic artifacts via custom and industry standard tools on common platforms
• Must be proficient in offensive capability development and assessment for Windows and Linux environments
• Experience working in an agile/scrum environment

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Master's degree in a related field (Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, etc.)
• 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity analyst, with a strong background in identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities
• Building and designing applications in Python
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux Internals and APIs, Vulnerability Analysis or Kernel / system level programming
• Host-based computer forensics, network-based forensics, intrusion detection/analysis, software vulnerability research, recommending countermeasures and mitigations against potential exploitations of programming language weaknesses and vulnerabilities, cyber red teaming, network penetration testing, security operations center analysis, defensive cyber operations, or offensive cyber operations.
• Malware development, analysis, binary disassembly, binary decomplication, network/communication protocol analysis or software exploit development
• Experience researching operating systems and applications to understand strengths and weaknesses in the design and implementation
• Ability to analyze network protocols throughout all layers of the network stack
• Knowledge of analyzing shellcode, packed and obfuscated and the associated algorithms a plus

Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $217,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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