Cyber Security Developer and Cyber Security Senior Manager

Two Positions Posted below, 1- Cyber Secuirty Developer and 2- Cyber Security Senior Manager. Please scroll all the way down to see both positions.

Cyber Security Developer
Arlington, VA – Washington, DC area
$80-125K +Bonus

**Must have a Bachelor’s Degree**
**Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder**
**25% Travel**

Prestigious Professional Services Firm is seeking a Cyber Security Developer. Looking for someone with 2+ years developer background and has moved into cyber security, web security, network security, threat management, vulnerability, ethical hacking, incident response, etc. Younger, polished, cyber hot shots with excellent soft skills. Will work in an R & D lab environment with occasional travel to the client sites.

 Job Description:

A Consultant in the Cyber Security R&D group is responsible for developing the prototypes that bring company's Technology Vision to life. This includes working within the R&D teams creating the software and other materials needed to demonstrate the value of a new technology. Consultants lead small teams to quickly deliver results in an iterative and agile process. They must also be able to learn new technologies very quickly and be able to adapt to rapidly changing requirements. Our Consultants represent their work as subject matter experts to projects across company and to our clients.  A passion for the hard problems of cyber security is a must.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree

• 3+ years developing software using C, C++, Java, scripting languages (Perl/Python/Ruby) or similar. This can be in the context of work, course work, or personal projects.

Preferred Skills: 

• A desire to create valuable applications out of new technologies  
• Participation in organizations and teams  
• 2+ years of experience in technical security, including system security, network security, threat and vulnerability management, security analysis and incident handling, application security, or data protection
• Demonstrated understanding of hacker techniques, security vulnerabilities, and how they apply to threat models
• Hands-on experience with data visualization, analytics tools/languages/libraries, or security analytics technologies

 Professional Skill Requirements:  

• Experience in managing own work effort including time management, issue identification & resolution, and status reporting
• Desire to work in an R&D environment.
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Base ability to establish credibility with clients and other team members
• Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

Cyber Security Lead / Senior Manager
Arlington, VA – Washington, DC area
Salary: $150-180K

**Must have a Bachelor’s Degree**
**Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder**
**30% Travel**

Prestigious Professional Services Firm is seeking a Cyber Security Senior Manager.  This person came up through development, C, C++, Java and moved into cyber/web security. Will have strong background in network, threat and vulnerabilities, SIEM, IDS and application security. Will have strong hacking/security and have moved up through the ranks. Must have strong project management experience and direct management over security and development teams. Will lead, guide and mentor other cyber security developers and engineers. Excellent soft skills, stability needed, higher degrees preferred. This is a high-level role the requires leadership skills and this needs to be clearly spelled out in a candidates resume.

Members of the Cyber Security R&D Group are passionate about technologies, adept at learning, and able to apply those technologies to some of the most challenging and exciting problems of the business world. They must be able to work with teams within the labs, throughout company, and with clients to quickly bring new ideas to life.

 Job Description:

 The Offering Engineering Lead reports to the Cyber Security Tech Labs Managing Director and is responsible for:

• Managing the solution development team in the planning, design and development of new concepts (software, frameworks, services) that will enable next generation of cyber security solutions
• Working closely as part of the leadership team to help drive offering strategy and define system architectures and technical innovations
• Provide technical direction and guidance, as well as hands-on project management, for product development
• Develop and monitor department budgets and forecasts
• Digging into business requirements and being well versed in architectural design
• Mentoring a team of software developers, technical architects and researchers
• Lead the engineering culture of the labs, providing advice to the product teams and lead engineers on process, style, and technique.
• Establish a solid project framework and agile development processes
• Be a champion of engineering and operational excellence
• Establish metrics for measurement and a process for regular assessment and improvement
• Work to grow the team by recruiting top talent
• Connecting with the Security community to identify high potential technology partners, promising approaches and opportunities for collaboration

Basic Qualifications:

• A desire to create valuable solutions out of new technologies  
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years developing software and/or managing development teams
• Demonstrated success at managing programs and projects of equivalent scale
• Approximately 30% travel required

Preferred Skills: 

• Participation in security industry professional networking organizations and teams
• Deep understanding of the technology market and the ecosystem players
• 5+ years of experience in technical security, including system security, network security, threat and vulnerability management, security analysis and incident handling, application security, or data protection
• Demonstrated understanding of hacker techniques, security vulnerabilities, and how they apply to threat models
• Demonstrated success executing secure software development processes
• Hands-on experience with data visualization, analytics tools/languages/libraries, or security analytics technologies

Professional Skill Requirements:  

• Desire to work in an R&D environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and ability to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical groups
• Ability to contribute collaboratively as a team member, as well as individually
• Ability to translate vision statements and abstract concepts into tangible assets or architectures
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Experience in project management, managing budgets and project delivery