Defensive Cyberspace Operation (DCO) Analyst

The Defensive Cyber Operations Analyst (DCO) provides planning, execution, and follow-on support for the United States Space Force (USSF) via the Space Operations Command (SpOC) Intelligence and Cyber-defense Enterprise Services (SPICES) contract.  This role will align with the government's 12-hour shift structure with day shift being 7am to 7pm and night shift being 7pm to 7am. The DCO operators work 4, 12 hour shifts with 3 subsequent days off.

As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 40 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

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• Conducting intrusion analysis and correlation of unauthorized activities; provide recommendations to improve customer mitigation processes. 
• Perform threat insight processes to provide analysis to support mitigation and remediation activities. 
• Conduct incident handling in accordance with CJCSM 6510.01B; utilize AFSPC 9-Line Report format to relay incident details.  Support SpOC ACCC Operational Planning Team activities as required. 
• Analyze cyber incidents, correlate incident details and formulate response actions. 
• Provide recommendations on tuning and maximizing capability of existing tools, while providing recommendations for other tools to increase capability. 
• Monitor government provided DCO tools and systems. 
• Conduct after action processes to capture efforts taken to mitigate unauthorized actions. 
• Participate in development of DCO Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). 
• Participate in development of DCO concept of operations, processes and procedures. 
• Identify security discrepancies and report security incidents. 
• Provide expert research and analysis in support of expanding programs and area of responsibility 
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance for team members. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; write comprehensive studies; and maintain good working relationships.  
• Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding. 
• Prepare briefings, reports, informational analyses in support of USSF and SpOC. 
• Invest time and effort to understand the mission systems, their architecture, functions and dependencies, assist with Functional Mission Analysis to increase the resilience of the system/s. 
• Perform records management of sustainment related deliverables and documentation. 
• Participate in customer exercises, after duty hours may be required. 
• Ensure adherence to Government policies, master plans and schedules, and develop solutions to program problems. 
• Comply with USCYBERCOM directions and task orders provided via AFCYBER, and SpOC AFFOR Communications Control Center (ACCC). 
• Vulnerability Management actions to include providing recommendations and responding INFOCON and CPCON changes. 

• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance 
• Three or more years Cyber Security Services Provider activity and experience.  This includes continuous Cybersecurity Monitoring, Intrusion Detection and/or Cyber Incident Response is required.   
• Minimum of one active DoD 8570.07-M Cyber Security Services Provider (CSSP) Analyst Certification AND/OR Incident Responder Certification (CEH, CySA+, GCIH, GCIA, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, PenTest+, CHFI or GCFA)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; message distribution/retrieval programs; and Analyst Notebook. 
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and applications, adapt to changing tasks, requirements and architectures. 
• Know how to interpret customer needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Familiarity with Space Operations is highly desired 
• Available for shift Work (day or evening)  

SMS is a veteran-owned network integrator established in 1976.  With an employee retention rate averaging over 5 years, our ability to hire quality people and retain them in a rapidly evolving IT market proves why we are a world-class information technology company. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices. As a result, SMS is proud to be ISO 9001:2008 Registered and a CMMI Level 3 certified company, ensuring that we continue to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers, partners and employees. 

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.