Communications Infrastructure / Mission Assurance Analyst (Security Clearance Required)

ICF is actively recruiting for an experienced Communications Infrastructure/ Mission Assurance Analyst - to join our team based in Dahlgren, VA. This essential role requires working in a cleared environment with an active clearance to support the U.S. Department of Defense's mission assurance, defense critical infrastructure, and related security and resilience programs. Work is mostly onsite with potential for some remote work.

Responsibilities:

The Communications Infrastructure/ Mission Assurance Analyst is responsible for assessing available critical infrastructure in an area of concern; analyzing threats; assessing impacts to customers if disrupted, damaged, or destroyed; and seeking options to protect infrastructure from physical and cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and other risks. You may also be asked to dig deeper into emerging threats and to conduct field assessments.

Duties include:

• Use technical expertise to understand the systems and operations of specific critical infrastructure sectors -specifically telecommunications and possibly electricity.
• Analyze various aspects of civilian and military utilities and other infrastructure to determine resilience.
• Collaborate with teammates on infrastructure analyses.
• Document analyses with high attention to detail.
• Respond to quick-turn tasks and complete detailed analyses.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in areas such as:
  • Operation all forms of telecommunications, data centers, etc.
  • Engineering, design, and planning of infrastructure systems.
  • Resource planning and analysis.
  • Researching public and secure databases.
  • Applying sector-specific modeling tools.
  • Use of GIS software in analysis.
• ship (due to client requirements).
• Active, in-scope US Government-issued Security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in mission assurance, homeland security, infrastructure protection, or related safety and security policies.
• 5+ years of professional experience, including recent experience in a cleared setting.
• DoD experience (civilian or military).
• High-level clearance.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills with a focus on timely completion and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to adjust work pace to match client priorities and competing demands, especially for quick turn needs.
• Professionalism in providing onsite support, including good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary, confidential, and government classified information.
• Highly disciplined, self-starter requiring minimal guidance.
• Proficiency with the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$74,090.00 - $125,954.00

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