Cybersecurity Research and Development - Leadership
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Overseeing and/or leading a team(s) applying knowledge of networks, systems or applications and evidence-based research results to adopted technologies, especially for emerging technologies and threats.
- Working with stakeholders to propose and/or develop highly effective systematic and rigorous research solutions, initiatives and projects addressing current and future security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Leading or managing a team(s) that design, model develop, and create prototypes of capabilities to enhance cybersecurity infrastructures and detect vulnerabilities in networks, systems, or applications.
- Proactively performing validations of specifications and requirements for testability and making recommendations based on test results to inform future research planning for DHS or Component offices.
- Proposing, overseeing and/or organizing collaborative efforts to stay abreast of current events, marketplace developments, and emerging and projected threats to integrate new developments into planning activities.
- Actively assessing developed cybersecurity capabilities against specifications and requirements to validate functionality at capability and sub-capability levels.
- Using known information to prioritize research and development activities and set short and long-term strategic thresholds and objectives to achieve the greatest impact.
- Customizing communications on research and development planning and initiatives for different levels of leadership and other appropriate parties in support of mitigating any issues compromising DHS or Component security.
- Proactively Identifying and analyzing functional- and security-related features to find opportunities for new capability development and reduce risk.
- Working with HQ and/or Component experts to troubleshoot prototype design and process issues throughout the product design, development, and pre-launch phases assisting others who are less seasoned.
- Collaborating with internal and external DHS stakeholders to identify, develop and evaluate capabilities for alignment or congruence with existing environment.
- Leading or managing a team(s) that perform technical and nontechnical testing on systems under development evaluating and verifying hardware and/or software to determine compliance with defined specifications and requirements.
- Developing supporting documentation on research and development procedures applying a disciplined scientific approach in alignment with DHS or Component policies and procedures.
- Have between 5-15 years of cybersecurity work experience.
- Have between 0-5 years of cybersecurity leadership experience.
- Conduct technology and/or feasibility research, development, and assessments.
- Provide, build, test and support a prototype capability and/or evaluates its security and utility.
- Plan, conduct or oversee comprehensive technology research to evaluate potential vulnerabilities in cyberspace systems.
- Ensure appropriate security measures are considered throughout each phase of the R&D lifecycle.