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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is searching for a Capability Development Specialist to join our team.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

The Capability Development Specialist functions as an interface between the operations directorate, support directorate and mission partners to find creative, conventional and unconventional methods to exploit cyber capabilities to meet operational objectives. In this role, you will be expected to understand the desired operational capability needed by the customer and be able to provide cyber/IT solutions to support the operational requirements. This could include communication systems, cloud-based solutions, data processing, etc... The ideal candidate will have previous experience providing operational cyber support in the special operations community, DoD agencies and/or as part of Cyber Mission Force Combat Mission Teams, Combat Support Teams or National Teams. This position is embedded within the support directorate, the team member will also assist with system and network administration as needed.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Function as a hybrid between DoD Cyber Workforce Framework roles, primarily Research and Development Specialist, Network Operations Specialist and System Administrator.
• Develop technological solutions to meet operational requirements.
  * Assist with classified and unclassified system and network administration.
• Evaluate commercial and government off the shelf systems for expanded and/or unconventional usages.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to develop technological capabilities and solutions.
• Research the exploitability of current and emerging technologies to meet customer needs.
• Evaluate the functioning of system and capability readiness to meet mission requirements.
• Integrate and translate cyber capabilities between operations and support functions.
• Assist with RMF and accreditation requirements for fielded solutions.
• Maintain DoDM 8140 requirements.

Required:

• 10+ years of cyber related experience
• 5 years' experience working in a SAP (or equivalent) environment
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
• Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
• Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.
• Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
• Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
• Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environments and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.
• Knowledge of penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques.
• Knowledge of information technology (IT) supply chain security and risk management policies, requirements, and procedures.
• Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).
• Cyberspace capability development experience
• 5 years in classified systems/network administration
• 3 years in cloud development/administration
• Strong Microsoft Windows and *nix expertise
• Expertise in containerized applications
• Experience with DoD system accreditation requirements and processes (ATO)
• Expertise in network environments
• CompTIA Security+ or CASP+ required

Desired:

• Prior Special Operations experience (JCOG/JCIE/JCU etc...) or
• Prior CMF CNMF/CMT/CST or
• CNODP graduate
• Programming/scripting expertise
• GCLD, GCSA, CCSP, GCIH, CCNP Security, OSCP

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related fields

Clearance requirement: Top Secret with SCI (TS/SCI)

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