Senior Security Analyst (Washington DC)

Security Analyst, Senior Full Time Washington, DC Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a Security Analyst to prepare and maintain system development life cycle documentation of IT security, including OMB Exhibit-300 submissions, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA); Authorization to Operate (ATO) documentations, ad-hoc IT security compliance related tasks and related IT Governance requirements. The IT Governance aspect of our support has many long and short-term projects which require planning, organization, writing, tracking, and reporting. Responsibilities of this position include:

• Coordinating with Federal counterparts within the OCIO, as well as project managers / investment owners in other areas of the Department
• Preparing all document types mentioned above and working with the team and project managers / investment owners to correct issues that he/she finds with their documentation.
• Managing meetings, including development of agendas, minutes, action items and issues

Junior Project Manager (Falls Church, VA)

Junior Project Manager Full Time Falls Church, VA Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a qualified Junior Project Manager to work with the Deputy CISO Project Governance Team in the SMO program. This manager will provide support on a multitude of CISO Technical projects for Program Leads with their management of the status of their projects and required reporting. Required Education and Skills • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business or related disciplines, OR: o A technically related field o Equivalent related work experience in a multi-site software services environment o Related project management experience • Minimum of three to five (3-5) years of IT delivery experience, with one to three (1-3) years in a project management role. o One to three (1-3) years of experience managing projects in both waterfall and agile software development methodologies. • Certifications (one or more required): o GCPM: GIAC Certified Project Manager Certification o PMP Project Management Professional • Skills: o Microsoft Project, Visio and Excel mastery preferred o Process Improvement experience o Technical experience with Information Technology o Project Management mastery (project management education or certificate preferred) o Excellent teamwork and communications skills

Entry Level Change Manager - Infrastructure (Washington DC)

Entry Level Change Manager (Infrastructure) Full Time 200 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a Change Manager to develop, document, and update annually OCIO’s Enterprise IT Infrastructure Configuration Management Plans for the systems that include pertinent information, such as roles, responsibilities, and configuration management processes and procedures; Define Configuration Items (CI) for OCIO’s Enterprise IT Infrastructure information systems and ensure these items are controlled through OCIO’s Change Request process IWA DOL Policies and guidance; Use established methods for identifying Configuration Items (CI) throughout the SDLC and manage the baseline of the configuration items. Responsibilities of this position include:

• Developing, documenting, and maintaining baseline configurations for OCIOs enterprise IT infrastructure to include: hardware, software, and firmware throughout the SDLC. The baselines must include:
• Revision number
• List of hardware, software, and firmware components
• Updated patch information when applicable
• Documenting logical placement within the systems’ architecture.
• Ensuring that configuration management processes of OCIO enterprise IT infrastructure is consistent with the DOL Enterprise Architecture and Federal Enterprise Architecture.
• Ensuring that the developed baseline configuration document is compliant with NIST approved configuration checklists
• .Ensuring that Quality Assurance and Security Assessments are implemented within OCIO Change Requests.
• Monitoring the network to determine what software programs are running on the network against an approved list.
• Reviewing and updating when a change occurs as part of information system component installations the OCIO baseline configuration document(s).
• Updating annually or when necessary, baseline configuration documents under version control to maintain baseline integrity and support rollback activities (when required).
• Reviewing configuration management procedures and validating compliance with DOL’s configuration management policies and procedures. Preparing and submitting compliance reports to the Federal Manager quarterly.
• Managing configuration planning, change control, status accounting, and audits.
• Assisting OCIO in determining the types of changes to the agency’s systems that should be under configuration control.
• Testing, validating, and documenting changes to OCIO’s enterprise IT infrastructure IAW DOL/OCIO policies before implementing the changes on production systems.
• Applying OCIO Change Management procedures for changes to systems source code and related SDLC documentation per OCIO policies and guidance.
• Participating in OIG audits regarding OCIO processes, policies, requirements, status and findings.
• Tracking, managing, and updating Configuration Change Requests.
• Ensuring Promotion Deployments are executed on schedule.
• Developing, documenting, and maintaining system inventories, to include, but not limited to:
• Manufacture
• Model number
• Serial number
• Software license number
• Version numbers
• System/component owner
• Scheduling and conducting asset inventories per IAW OCIO Policies.
• Providing the results of the Asset Inventory Report to the Federal Manager.

Senior Java Developer (Rockville, MD)

Java Developer, Senior Full Time Rockville, MD Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a Senior Java Developer with knowledge in Web domain. Responsibilities of this position include:

• Designing and developing project modules/components.
• Solution design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation to support data analysis, processing, reporting, and decision making.
• Working independently to develop, configure code, and test programs from specifications.
• Preparing documentation that describes installation and operating procedures, including application user guides, with limited guidance.
• Developing code, unit test case, deploying and testing as per requirements.
• Analyzing, maintaining and supporting of existing code.
• Participating in meetings and discussions with Functional/Technical Leads to understand the requirements and work out a design.
• Participating in code reviews and ensuring that the code written complies with the company standards and policies.
• Following existing programming standards and guidelines and guiding other team members to adhere to the same.
• Automating operational processes and responding to alerts raised from such automated processes.

Java Developer 1 (Rockville MD)

Java Developer I Full Time Rockville, MD Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a Java Developer with knowledge in Web domain. Responsibilities of this position include:

• Designing and developing project modules/components.
• Solution design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation to support data analysis, processing, reporting, and decision making.
• Working independently to develop, configure code, and test programs from specifications.
• Preparing documentation that describes installation and operating procedures, including application user guides, with limited guidance.
• Developing code, unit test case, deploying and testing as per requirements.
• Analyzing, maintaining and supporting of existing code.
• Participating in meetings and discussions with Functional/Technical Leads to understand the requirements and work out a design.
• Participating in code reviews and ensure the code written complies with the company standards and policies.
• Following existing programming standards and guidelines and guiding other team members to adhere to the same.
• Automating operational processes and responding to alerts raised from such automated processes.

Project Manager (Falls Church VA)

Project Manager Full Time Falls Church, VA Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a qualified Project Manager to work with the Deputy CISO Project Governance Team in the SMO program. This manager will provide support on a multitude of CISO Technical projects for Program Leads with their management of the status of their projects and required reporting. Required Education and Skills • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business or related disciplines. • Minimum of ten (10) years of IT delivery experience, with five to seven (5-7) years in a project management role. o Five to seven (5-7) years of experience managing projects in both waterfall and agile software development methodologies. • Certifications (one or more required): o GSLC: GIAC Security Leadership Certification o GCPM: GIAC Certified Project Manager Certification o PMP Project Management Professional • Skills: o Microsoft Project, Visio and Excel mastery preferred o Process Improvement experience o Technical experience with Information Technology o Project Management mastery (project management education or certificate preferred) o Excellent teamwork and communications skills. Desired Skills and Certifications o Master’s degree in Science, Business or related disciplines.

Senior Technical PM and Discovery (Morrisville NC)

Senior Technical PM and Discovery Full Time Morrisville, NC Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a Senior Technical PM and Discovery who has significant experience managing technical programs (ideally Cybersecurity) which cover twelve (12) or more projects / functions in a large IT enterprise. Responsibilities of this position include: • Managing / planning work for multiple teams. • Driving weekly sprints; defining quarterly/annual goals. • Defining and developing metrics to measure key indicators including value, efficiency and effectiveness. • Tracking and reporting on the efforts of up to 20 project teams or technology functions. • Transitioning projects/services into on-going operational modes. • Preparing justifications and business cases for recommendations on Cybersecurity initiatives. • Making recommendations for staffing and quality improvement initiatives. • Developing and presenting program status / metrics to senior USPS management. Required Education and Skills • Bachelor’s degree in field. • Minimum of ten or more (10+) years of experience with technical program management. • Certifications: o PMP Certification • Skills: o Must be able to articulate the following: § SANS 1 and 2 definition § Specific experience with SANS 1 and 2 § Important aspects to consider when managing a SANS 1 and 2 project o Ability to positively influence peer organization and key stakeholders. o Technical background and experience with boundary and end-point protection services such as Intrusion prevention (network and host based), Firewalls, Anti-virus, email security, and Web application security o Exceptional communications, both oral and written. o Identifying roadblocks and proposing effective solutions. Desired Skills and Certifications • Master’s degree in field.

SHAPE/Akamai Security Engineer (Morrisville NC)

SHAPE/Akamai Security Engineer Full Time Morrisville, NC Clearance: Public Trust Overview Applica is currently seeking a SHAPE/Akamai Security Engineer with knowledge in Dotcom Protections (SHAPE, Akamai, NetScaler, etc.) Responsibilities of this position include:

• Working closely with stakeholders to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Shape / Akamai web application firewall appliances across select customer applications and ensuring its peak performance.
• Working closely with other cybersecurity groups to coordinate and de-conflict protective measures.
• Monitoring and interpreting traffic analytics to help identify malicious traffic.
• Analyzing and interpreting raw data using Splunk and other analytic tools, such as statistical techniques, to identify trends and patterns and provide ongoing insight and visibility to management.
• Working closely with management to prioritize business and information needs.
• Providing ongoing support to existing monitoring capabilities and data collection systems. Providing development support for the expansion and implementation of new systems.
• Locating and defining new process improvement opportunities across a broad customer.
• Helping to develop and document procedural guides, SOPs, and process flows for the functions performed.
• Contributing to the development of re-engineering methods to improve processes, reduce risks, increase controls and/or increase customer satisfaction.