Search for open positions Returning Candidate? Log back in! Security and Hardware Technical SETA Job Locations US-VA-Arlington ID 2025-20154 Category Software Engineering Security Clearance Requirement Top Secret Type Regular Full-Time Level Senior Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.  

 

The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.

 

SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.

 

We have an immediate need for a Security and Hardware Technical SETA to provide onsite support to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

The candidate will perform technology management support of research efforts involving software and hardware platform research and assessment, integration, testing, prototype development, and transition of systems for secure multi-node processing. Provide expert technical advice and guidance to DARPA regarding all aspects of secure, multi-domain computing systems. Execute new concept and new program development with government principals. Explore current state-of-the-art and technical feasibility of new concepts and potential research approaches. Support DoD research programs in terms of technology management, engagement with research performers, deliverable review, and leading regular calls or meetings with research performers on a technical basis. Support testing and evaluation of DoD applied research and advanced technology development of cybersecurity technologies and/or prototypes in an operationally relevant environment. Directly engage with government transition partners (within the DoD and Intelligence Community) and related stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field8+ years of relevant experience in embedded hardware development, embedded systems programming, cybersecurity, and/or computer engineeringActive Top Secret clearanceSubstantial experience in cybersecurity as applied to embedded hardware systems, including mobile and non-telecom devicesSubstantial experience in secure Execution Environments (e.g. TEEs, TPMs) on embedded devicesSubstantial experience with a wide variety of reverse engineering (RE), vulnerability research (VR), offensive cyber, and defense cyber methods and state-of-the-art for embedded systemsExperience in cybersecurity red-teaming (to include Counter-Intel style qualitative assessment), and demonstrated ability to break systems thus exposing design, architecture, and security flaws and identification of technical debtAbility to work with little oversight to achieve team goalsExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiencesA high degree of initiative, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and reliabilityFamiliarity with general systems engineering principles for complex systems developmentAble to report to Arlington, VA full-time in a SCIF environment, based upon client needs

Desired:

Graduate/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldExperience in experience in testbed development and usage for mixed real/virtual (i.e. Live Virtual Constructive) sets of software and/or hardware nodesExperience in T&E operations planning and execution, i.e. Test Planning, Test Infrastructure, Test Execution and Documentation, Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locationsExperience operating in complex, contested, non-benign environmentsExperience with Clandestine or Covert OperationsExperience with Cyber OperationsExperience with Telecommunications (Telco) Operators, and a wide variety of systemsExperience working with Special Access Programs (SAPs)/CAPsExperience with Agile development methodologies
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