Cyber Security Team Lead

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

As a SkyePoint employee you will be given the opportunity to support some of our nation’s most critical information systems by utilizing not only your existing cybersecurity skills and talents, but those that you will learn in your new role. In your new role as a cyber security professional, you will protect our customer’s most sensitive data and complex systems from all forms of threats including cyber-attacks, insider threats, rogue network devices, and malicious software and applications. You will work with a team of like-minded professionals to share and collaborate upon your ideas to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, architecture, and configuration deployments. Your ideas and contributions will matter.

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Cyber Security Team Lead to support the Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes.  

The Team Lead role will be located in Rosslyn, VA.  The customer requirement requires every employee to be onsite for the first 90 days. After the 90 day period, a hybrid schedule may be offered.

• Perform consolidated and comprehensive information and intelligence analysis of threat data obtained from classified, proprietary, and open source resources to provide indication and warnings of impending attacks against information systems and personnel.
• Analyze and report on unique attack vectors, emerging cyber threats, and current trends used by malicious actors.
• Perform cyber and technical threat analyses of foreign countries, hacker groups, terrorist organizations and other entities with capabilities that could pose potential harm.
• Assess the cyber threat environment for US Missions worldwide.
• Provide cyber security guidance to personnel on threats to external accounts (e.g. employee personal accounts, official social media, etc.).
• Provides supervisory guidance to team members, in accordance with customer and leadership objectives:
• Allocates and manages contract resources
• Manages analysts’ day-to-day schedules, delegates tasks, and communicates goals
• Manages project/product progress and ensures metrics are met and reported
• Facilitates training and provides coaching to team members to fill in skill set gaps
• Identifies training requirements and develops internal/external training plans
• Represents the team, and advocates for the team’s needs and 
  additional resources
• Ensures timely completion of tasks and quality of products and deliverable.

Required Qualifications- To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years’ experience required or a Master's Degree with 7 years' experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret security clearance is required with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Possess expertise to determine systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security.
• Identifies, analyzes, and able to resolve program support deficiencies.
• Proven ability to develop and recommend corrective actions.
• Proficient in providing technical guidance for database administrators and software developers.
• Possess a Sec+ and one of the listed certs below. Or be able to obtain within 6 months of start date:
  • CASP+ CE
  • CCNA Cyber Ops
  • CCNA-Security
  • CCNP Security
  • CEH
  • CFR
  • CISA
  • CISSP (or Associate)
  • Cloud+
  • CySA+
  • GCED
  • GCIA
  • GCIH
  • GICSP
  • SCYBER
  • VCA DCV
• Must be a US citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• IAT Level II 
• IAM Level II
• CSSP Infrastructure Support
• Possess expertise to design and define system architecture for new or existing complex computer systems.
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What We Can Offer You - 

• At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
• Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
• Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
• SkyePoint DoD SkillBridge Industry Partner Fellowship Program

• Flexible Work Environment

SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 (with SAM) for Services. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

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Skyepoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer. 

U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.