IT Network & Engineering SME; SETA)

DARPA SETA Full Time Professional Arlington, VA, US

Twenty8

Tech (a REDHAWK Company) has an immediate opening for an IT Network & Engineering SME with demonstrated 12 years of IT & Engineering experience with increasing responsibility with at least 5 years in IT Operations. DOD or DARPA experience preferred.

Minimum Top-Secret clearance, eligible for access to SCI and SAP.

• Provide systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support for advanced networking research and development programs, translating mission objectives into measurable technical requirements, architectures, and test criteria.
• Assess network architectures spanning terrestrial, tactical, cloud, edge, and contested communications environments for performance, resiliency, interoperability, and cybersecurity risk.
• Facilitate technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and working groups among Government program managers, performers, and industry partners.
• Identify dependencies among communications, compute, data, cyber, and mission applications to reduce integration risk in distributed and multi-domain environments.
• Provide expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure and robust network and cloud infrastructures (classified and unclassified).
• Support a range of technologies such as switching, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless networking.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, documentation, and standards.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of DARPA’s networks and data centers, to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
• Monitor network performance, oversee and assist in troubleshooting issues, and implementation of proactive measures to prevent outages.
• Monitor the management of network devices, the implementation of security configurations, and the enforcement of network policies.
• Manage the execution of high-level ITD network projects.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, manage budgets, and track progress.
• Serve as a primary IT Operations Lifecycle subject matter expert, supporting the ITD Government mission delivery.
• Review and provide assessments of IT contract deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with relevant federal and DOD policies and regulations (e.g., NIST 800-53, CNSS 1253, DOD 8510.01, and ICD 503).
• Participate in the preparations for CSSP and CORA external audits.
• Assess and recommend security solutions and configurations to mitigate risks.
• Coordinate with vendors to assess and recommend IT solutions and technologies.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure services meet DARPA’s requirements.
• Facilitate communication and reoccurring meetings with the ITD government Chiefs and DARPA Technical/Support Offices.
• Serve as a primary liaison between the ITD government Chiefs and the IT Support Services Contract Program Management Team(s).
• Provide frequent and consistent communication and reporting to the government on contractor(s) performance and delivery. t. Evaluate Communications Tasking Orders (CTOs) and other externally generated mandates and their potential impact.
• Provide recommendations for policy updates and changes.
• Collaborate with Agency stakeholders, including IT staff, program managers, and security officials.
• Coordinate with other contractors and government agencies to ensure cybersecurity architectures and engineering solutions are integrated and aligned with Agency and DOD goals as well as federal mandates.
• Serve as a Product Manager for network operations and infrastructure project developing acceptance criteria defining desirable, viable, feasible, and sustainable solutions that meet customer needs.
• In addition to the duties listed above, the Contractor will also be required to support external DOD Inspections.