Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation Analyst

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation Analyst to join our team in Washington, D.C. This is a hybrid position with 2 days a week onsite.  
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide operational Test and Evaluation (T&E) expertise on a wide range of activities and missions supporting systems for cyber security & cyber resilience, to include review of requirements, test planning, test execution, data management, and test reporting, with a strong focus on assessing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of systems and data against cyber threats.
• Perform Test and Evaluation technical analysis on a multi-disciplinary team, providing technical advisory and technical oversight to the government test and evaluation division lead, with a focus on cyber systems, industrial control systems (ICS), operational technology (OT) security, cyber table top exercises and cyber vulnerability and penetration testing, and adversarial assessments. 
• Analyze and provide input to Test and Evaluation Master Plans, with an emphasis on cyber resilience, security controls validation (e.g., NIST SP 800-53), and compliance with cybersecurity regulations.
• Work with Government clients to establish and monitor the program’s execution towards milestones, key events, significant accomplishment criteria, and coordinate information between organizations, with a focus on identifying and mitigating cyber risks throughout the system lifecycle.
• Ability to review and provide feedback to Acquisition Program documents such as the Mission Needs Statement, Operational Requirements Documents, Concept of Operations, and Test and Evaluation Master Plan, specifically addressing cybersecurity requirements, threat modeling, and security testing strategies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The candidate must possess a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end System Development Life Cycle
• Over 15 years of Test and Evaluation experience or 10 years with an advanced degree, with a significant portion dedicated to cybersecurity testing and evaluation of complex IT, OT, and cloud-based systems.
• Ability to teach T&E topics, particularly in the domain of cybersecurity testing methodologies, (e.g., Cyber Table Tops, Adversarial Assessment, Cyber Attack Methods, Cyber threats), and best practices.
• Technical writing experience, with the ability to document complex cybersecurity test plans, penetration test reports, vulnerability assessment findings, and mitigation recommendations.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, effective decision-making, the ability to plan and organize work, and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Requires a detail-oriented self-starter experienced in supporting/interfacing with senior Government leaders and other technical/business professionals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Defense Acquisition University (DAU) or DHS Level II Test and Evaluation Certification / Equivalency
• Previous Customs and Border Protection (CBP) experience is highly
• Experience with DHS joint operations, DHS acquisition policy, DHS systems engineering lifecycle
• Technical writing experience

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a CBP Public Trust prior to starting this position

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and clients, which may involve delivering presentations ad must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations