Castalia Systems

Network Engineer

• Leverage advanced analytical and technical skills to design and implement infrastructure solutions that enhance mission execution and support command decision-making.
• Support the integration of new technologies and equipment within lab environments, including development and refinement of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies.
• Assess network topology and device configurations, identify critical security vulnerabilities, and recommend security best practices.
• Provide user support for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) such as Citrix, as well as MacOS and iOS platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve a broad range of technical issues, from basic to complex network problems
• Implement granular access controls, monitor system performance and accessibility, establish and maintain backup protocols, and ensure system security.
• Diagnose and resolve complex enterprise storage issues across local and wide area networks, including replication strategy support and remediation of storage-related incidents.
• Design, build, and maintain robust network environments by configuring routers, switches, and firewalls, as well as updating network devices and performing IP address audits.
• Ensure optimal network performance by troubleshooting issues, enforcing system standards, and collaborating with stakeholders to optimize infrastructure.
• Secure network systems through policy enforcement, access controls, and continuous monitoring.

System Administrator

• Oversee the maintenance, security, and performance of USINDOPACOM's Virtual Machine Operating Environment (VOE)
• Perform day-to-day system administration services
• Ensure the operations, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
• Work closely with information owners, HQ USINDOPACOM Directorates, Systems Staff, Network Staff and Cybersecurity staff
• Responsible for 300+ VMs spread across 4 different VOEs and 3 different security classifications
• Maintain, install, update, patch, and secure operating systems and applications for USINDOPACOM's VOE
• Coordinate ASIs if downtime required for patching
• Analyze processes, assigned systems and applications and make recommendations for improvements and automation
• Ensure compliance with DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) requirements
• Review the security and performance logs daily
• Work with USINDOPACOM developers to identify and develop workflows
• Utilize ACAS to monitor the security posture of assigned assets
• Responsible for backup/restore VOE systems and applications in accordance with DoD and USINDOPACOM policies
• Support during command exercises and command inspections
• Provide a Monthly Status Report (MSR) to the COR-appointed Technical Assistant (TA)

System Administrator, VI – Virtual Infrastructure SME

Security Engineer

• Work as part of a team of Information Assurance professionals to manage the full Risk Management Framework lifecycle for Information Technology systems
• Assisting technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments
• Establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives
• Assisting in direction and control activities, having overall responsibility for security management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met
• Participating in client negotiations and interfacing with senior management
• Supporting decision making and domain knowledge that may have a critical impact on overall project implementation
• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement a cybersecurity labs information security
• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems
• Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements
• Implementing and development of the DHS IT security standard
• Gathering and organizing technical information about the labs mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs
• Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment
• Planning and leading major technology assignments
• Evaluating performance results and recommending major changes affecting short-term project growth and success
• Functioning as a cyber technical expert across multiple project assignments
• Working closely with ISSM and CISO to respond to Data Calls and satisfy requirements of ATOs

Information Security Manager III

Analyst

• Produce all-source analysis on defense economics worldwide.
• Analyze and forecast defense budgets by service and function; methods of defense financing; costs of force sustainability; relation of defense spending to the economy; resources and policies for R&D/weapons procurement and social support of servicemembers.
• Develop and maintain a worldwide defense expenditures data base, and provide consumers with the Intelligence Community's authoritative annual assessment of worldwide defense spending.
• Estimate the economic feasibility of projected military forces, including modeling these forces and applying projected economic constraints.
• Models future forces to account for alternate scenarios, threat perceptions, doctrinal tenets, economic constraints, and force structure changes.
• Analyze countries' capacity to afford imported weapons and to pay for equipment and training provided as part of FMS, CFE cascading, or other methods of procurement.
• Assess the economic aspects of arms control; economic motivations, potential costs, implications of arms control agreements; and the financial aspects of technology transfer and proliferation.
• Provide analyses of economic stability for I& W purposes.
• Provide intelligence support to operators in the military and at the State Department charged with enforcing sanctions and interdicting illegal cargoes; assesses the effectiveness of sanctions on limiting supplies and efforts to circumvent sanctions.
• Assess military involvement in commercial activities, and the role of security assistance in national security and economic policy.
• Maintain the Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB)/ Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System (MARS) with information on foreign financial institutions, FPA ECON.

Mid-Level All Source Analyst – Economic

Software Engineer

• Provides advice and training to end-users and less-experienced network personnel
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves network incidents and problems
• Provides network/equipment/specialized training and technical guidance
• Determines network specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility
• Knowledge of the associated hardware, software, and equipment associated with USBICES
• Participates in special projects as assigned
• Analyzes, administers and maintains voice, video, and/or data communications networks
• Manages the usage and performance of voice, video and/or data communications networks
• Maintains network to meet Enterprise Service Availability and Service Level Agreement requirements
• Utilizes IT Service Management (ITSM) Principles to identify, categorize, prioritize, escalate, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents
• Maintains network security and ensures compliance with security policies and procedures
• Participates in the development and implementation of network-related procedures and standards
• Interfaces with vendors to ensure appropriate resolution during network outages or periods of reduced performance
• Assists with development of third-party monitoring actions and procedures for network infrastructure.

Telecommunications Engineering Specialist – Journeyman

• Implement, install, and troubleshoot Splunk Enterprise (SE) and Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) systems
• Maintain and administer SE and ES configurations, indexes, apps, and knowledge objects
• Monitor system health, capacity, and performance to proactively address issues
• Configure new data inputs to expand data collection capabilities
• Create security dashboards, reports, alerts, and notifications
• Collaborate with system administrators to enhance security monitoring capabilities
• Perform updates and patches on the Splunk platform
• Audit and review security practices to prevent security incidents
• Maintain documentation of system configurations and changes

Network Engineer

System Administrator, VI – Virtual Infrastructure SME

Information Security Manager III

Mid-Level All Source Analyst – Economic

Telecommunications Engineering Specialist – Journeyman

Security Information Event Manager – Administrator