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Maritime Security 2013 Caribbean
November 5th and 6th, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
http://www.maritimesecurity2013.com/carib/
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Defense Career Opportunities Newsletter
DEFCON 1 Newsletter for October 23, 2013
Issue # 338
“The more I see, the less I know for sure.”
– John Lennon
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*** In this issue (This week’s jobs are listed here, and then offered with links or in more detail below):
1.) System Administrator, MCR, McLean, VA
2.) Principal, Media Relations – CSC Global Headquarters, CSC, Falls Church, VA
3.) Principal, Analyst Relations, CSC Global Headquarters, CSC, Falls Church, VA
4.) Principal, Communications, CSC Global Headquarters, CSC, Falls Church, VA or New York City
5.) Financial Specialist (Multiple Positions), MCR, Arlington, VA
6.) Communications Technician – Antarctica, GHG Corporation, United States
7.) Maintenance Specialist(s), URS Corporation, Abingdon, MD
8.) Engineering Fellow, Raytheon, Andover, MA
9.) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD/TTX) SME (Must have TS Clearance), SAVA, Washington, DC
10.) Chemical Engineer, SAIC, Ridgecrest, CA
11.) Jr. Biosecurity Engagement Program Officer, Battelle, Arlington, VA
12.) Science, Technology & Weapons Analyst, Directorate of Intelligence (DI), CIA, Washington, DC (area)
13.) Warfare Analyst, PURVIS Systems, Panama City, FL
14.) Electronics Technician, Leidos, King George, VA
15.) Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Specialist, DELTA Resources, Inc., Crane, IN
16.) Mechanical Engineer CL, Digital Consulting Services, China Lake, CA
17.) Electronic Warfare (EW) Combat Developer, Advancia, Fort Benning, GA
18.) PD21. Exercise Support/POI Electronic Warfare Officer, Mobius Industries USA, Inc., Twentynine Palms, CA
19.) AERO-HI-FT-13:002: CIDNE QA/QC Analyst, Wyle, Fort Shafter, HI
20.) Knowledge Manager, MacB, Fort Meade, Maryland
21.) Irregular Warfare SME (AtN), The Celestar Corporation,
…and more!
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*** Maritime Security 2013 Caribbean
November 5th and 6th, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Maritime Security 2013 Caribbean will address challenges, successes and solutions to maritime security through the use of presentations, discussions and interactive panels. Caribbean law enforcement and government personnel will take away actionable strategies, awareness of the latest efficient tools, and a renewed sense of partnership with fellow stakeholders from across the region. European and North American law enforcement and government personnel are encouraged to participate in the event’s dialogue, as fresh perspective and expanding networking capability will enhance a future Caribbean maritime security strategy.
http://www.maritimesecurity2013.com/carib/
*** Here are the DEFCON 1 jobs for this week:
1.) System Administrator, MCR, McLean, VA
MCR is the trusted leader in integrated program management solutions. For 36 years, we have provided objectivity, smart thinking and the highest levels of support to help our clients get the job done, and done right. Our vast experience and knowledgeable people are our greatest assets. Their subject matter expertise, commitment to excellence and the high quality of their work, combined with our full suite of services, allows our clients to accomplish their missions and support national priorities. Our corporate values are based on integrity, excellence, honesty, service and trust. It is through these values that we form long-term client partnerships, build expertise, and attract and retain talented employees. For more information about MCR, LLC career opportunities, please visit www.mcri.com.
Description of Duties:
The Systems and Network Administrator is responsible for the various technologies managed by the Information System department. This includes planning, design, implementation, management, troubleshooting, and optimization of all servers, applications, and all aspects of the networking environment. This person will work with IT staff, and end-user staff to manage information systems requirements. This person will also assist in resolving end-user issues, help to advise MCR management on appropriate technology solutions, and provide training and guidance both to end-users and other IT staff as required.
Responsibilities
Acquisition and Deployment
•Oversee the installation and configuration of all hardware and software in the enterprise
•Interact with vendors, partners, and internal resources to compare technology solutions for functionality and price
•Develop and maintain procedures for standardization of devices and applications, and implement process automation for workstation and server imaging and software deployment
•Daily Network and System Management
•Manage all servers and applications, monitoring resource usage and error conditions, and troubleshoot issues
•Develop and maintain backup and data retention standards; monitor backups for accuracy and regularly test data restoration procedures
•Develop procedures for inventory management for all hardware and software in the environment
•Manage security infrastructure, including anti-virus and firewalls
•Manage all networking equipment, including routers, switches, VPN concentrators, wireless access points, and UPS’s; monitor for errors, potential optimizations, and resource utilization
•Recommend, schedule, and perform network improvements, upgrades, and repairs
•Network Monitoring and Policy Management
•Engage in regular network and system monitoring and proactive capacity planning; produce regular reports on system and bandwidth utilization for management review
•Develop, implement, and maintain appropriate policies, procedures, and training plans to ensure appropriate service availability, security, appropriate resource use, and disaster recovery
•Develop and collaboratively maintain comprehensive systems and network documentation for internal IT use
•Perform server and security audits
•Preferred Skillset
•Windows Server 2008/2012, Hyper-V, Symantec, Exchange 2010, SharePoint 2010/2013, Lync 2010, TCP/IP, VOIP, Desktop Imaging, Active Directory, SQL Server, Windows Desktop Operating Systems, WebEx Conferencing
Requirements for the Position:
•Bachelor degree in related field and/or 2+ years of minimum experience
•Prefer Industry certifications Windows infrastructure administration MCSE/MCITP or MCP
•Advanced knowledge and experience in troubleshooting operating system, application, and database issues on multiple platforms (in particular, Server 2008r2/20132 – Windows7 / XP
•Working knowledge of web applications and technologies
•Ability and desire to learn new skills quickly, and maintain ongoing familiarity with changes in technology and emerging technologies
•Ability to effectively communicate issues and resolutions at all levels of the enterprise
•Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information
Compensation
MCR, LLC’s compensation and benefits package is very competitive. It is designed to help employees meet varying needs throughout their careers and to reward employee’s skills, experience, and potential.
Equal Opportunity Employer
MCR is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor. In addition, MCR participates in the DHS E-Verify program. M/F/V/D
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH12/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MCRI&cws=1&rid=1694
2.) Principal, Media Relations – CSC Global Headquarters, CSC, Falls Church, VA
About CSC:
For more than 50 years, we at CSC have developed smart, technology-enabled solutions to solve our clients’ toughest challenges, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and a passion for exceeding expectations. CSC achieves this by using technology change and innovation to deliver value to our clients. Our employees and partners strive to be the most proactive in the industry as we implement our strategy and transform our market. Our transformation and vision is driven by the following core values: client focused, leadership, execution excellence, aspiration and results. Thousands of customers worldwide actively use our proven next generation technology and business solutions across 8 core industries. CSC’s portfolio of services, unique IP and industry solutions, are consistently ranked as an industry leader by leading research firms and industry influencers such as Gartner and Forrester.
CSC has an immediate opening for a Media Relations Principal to join a growing team working in a dynamic environment. In this role, the media relations manager will support the Cyber Security businesses, one of CSC’s critical growth engines, by enhancing awareness and contributing to lead generation. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with demonstrated expertise in media relations, social media outreach, and messaging. Superb writing skills are essential, as well as the ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities.
Areas of responsibilities include:
• Development of cyber security media strategies
• Development of media materials, including press releases, media statements, Q&As, bylined articles, etc.
• Creation of thought leadership content for big data experts
• Facilitation of media trainings
• Proactive media relations results
• Management of public relations agency support
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or Journalism
Experience:
• Minimum of 10 years experience in corporate or agency public relations
Skills, Attributes and Abilities:
• Excellent communications, writing and organizational skills
• Established contacts with business, trade and international press
• Superb negotiating, critical reasoning and interpersonal skills
• Superior project management skills
• Deadline oriented
• Flexible and adaptable
• Excellent time management
• Knowledge of Meltwater, Cision and other PR tools
Recruiter: Sunny Son (sson@csc.com)
http://www.csc.com/careersus/flx/16741-specific_job_opportunities?job=1300M96
3.) Principal, Analyst Relations, CSC Global Headquarters, CSC, Falls Church, VA
About CSC:
For more than 50 years, we at CSC have developed smart, technology-enabled solutions to solve our clients’ toughest challenges, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and a passion for exceeding expectations. CSC achieves this by using technology change and innovation to deliver value to our clients. Our employees and partners strive to be the most proactive in the industry as we implement our strategy and transform our market. Our transformation and vision is driven by the following core values: client focused, leadership, execution excellence, aspiration and results. Thousands of customers worldwide actively use our proven next generation technology and business solutions across 8 core industries. CSC’s portfolio of services, unique IP and industry solutions, are consistently ranked as an industry leader by leading research firms and industry influencers such as Gartner and Forrester.
Position Summary:
The Analyst Relations Principal is a key role on the CSC corporate communications team reporting to the Analyst Relations Director. This person is responsible for maintaining strong, positive relationships with industry analysts and other influencers to drive awareness of and advocacy for CSC and our industry leading solutions. This person will work closely with executives, offering marketing, regional marketing, offerings management and the broader communication team. This is a great opportunity to help build and evolve the analyst relations program at a leading IT services company.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
- Facilitate analyst briefings and interviews, preparing analyst briefing tours, presentations and documents
- Oversee budget(s) for dedicated offerings AR programs
- Maintain positive relationships with key industry analysts and other influencers
- Respond to analyst inquiries and attend briefings, ensuring that deliverables are provided
- Develop and monitor an analyst report calendar for coverage potential
- Work with product marketing, customer reference group and market development to secure positive coverage in analyst reports by creatively pitching and packaging angles for analysts
- Build and leverage ongoing relationships with key industry analysts at major firms, including Gartner, Forrester, and IDC
- Develop a robust analyst relationship program that influences the perceptions of top CSC analysts across key offering programs
- Effectively communicate analyst data and highlights to employees, particularly sales
- Work with Sales to leverage analysts to create opportunities and drive deals
- Collaborate with public relations and marketing for analyst participation in their programs as required
- Respond to internal requests for data and information
- May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders
Desired Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Analyst Relations in the technology industry with a strong track record of driving results
- A demonstrable track record of positive relationships with top-tier analysts
- Strong technical bent and an ability to deeply understand highly technical products
- Flexible, “can do” attitude in the face of rapidly evolving markets, product requirements and corporate objectives
- Understand and demonstrated ability to work cross functionally with all levels within an organization.
- The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, team-oriented and have a great sense of humor.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills; writing, project management and relationship management skills
- Ability to balance, prioritize and deliver excellent results under tight deadlines within predetermined resource limits
- An enthusiastic team player who is proactive, energetic, efficient, resourceful and has a dedication to excellence
- Excellent time management, decision making and organization skills
- Must be able to work well with others as part of a team
Education/Licensing/Certification:
- BA/BS in technology, communications, marketing or business preferred
Recruiter: Sunny Son (sson@csc.com)
https://csc.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=1541061
4.) Principal, Communications, CSC Global Headquarters, CSC, Falls Church, VA or New York City
About CSC:
For more than 50 years, we at CSC have developed smart, technology-enabled solutions to solve our clients’ toughest challenges, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and a passion for exceeding expectations. CSC achieves this by using technology change and innovation to deliver value to our clients. Our employees and partners strive to be the most proactive in the industry as we implement our strategy and transform our market. Our transformation and vision is driven by the following core values: client focused, leadership, execution excellence, aspiration and results. Thousands of customers worldwide actively use our proven next generation technology and business solutions across 8 core industries. CSC’s portfolio of services, unique IP and industry solutions, are consistently ranked as an industry leader by leading research firms and industry influencers such as Gartner and Forrester.
CSC’s corporate marketing division is seeking a seasoned Communications professional to help develop and execute global internal and external communications programs supporting the company’s global Consulting business, a $1.5 billion, 6,500-person group that is bringing the breadth of CSC’s offerings to market to drive future company growth. CSC Consulting is a global leader in helping large organizations, public-sector entities, and local businesses innovate, transform, and create sustainable competitive advantage through a combination of industry, business process, technology, systems integration and change management expertise.
Reporting to the Director of Communications for CSC Global Business Services — and partnering with the Director of Marketing for Consulting — this position is responsible for global employee communications, executive communications, client communications, media relations, social media management and content development, messaging platform development, divisional brand positioning, presentation creation and employee event planning for the Consulting sector.
The role requires an experienced communications professional with demonstrated success in developing and executing innovative go-to-market campaigns to position and promote business and technology consulting offerings in a highly competitive market segment. It involves creative thinking, long-range strategic planning, project management expertise, cross-functional collaboration skills, a client-centric mindset and regular interaction with corporate executives from diverse business and cultural backgrounds.
The successful candidate will have:
- Ten or more years of global communications experience with a successful track record in creating and delivering strategic communications that drive improved business performance.
- Proven ability to develop communications programs on brand, strategy, employee engagement and market outreach to achieve positive results.
- Experience driving communications for product and solution roll outs and other corporate announcements preferably in the IT, Consulting or professional services industry.
- Demonstrated success working with media, writing press releases and generating coverage
- Experience collaborating across multiple internal departments and external partners.
- Experience using social business platforms and techniques to improve employee engagement.
- Experience in using content management systems, databases, and other technologies, to develop and maintain communication vehicles, such as websites, intranets, social media platforms etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.
- Organization, time management and project management skills
- Creative approach to driving employee understanding and adoption of corporate programs
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in delivering results.
- Experience working with company marketing objectives and across business practices.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
- Energetic personality, with strong interpersonal communication skills and a sense of humor.
- Willingness to travel.
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, journalism or related is required.
- A Bachelor’s degree in business administration, sales, marketing or related field preferred
CSC company profile:
CSC is a global leader of next generation information technology (IT) services and solutions. The Company’s mission is to enable superior returns on our client’s technology investments through best-in-class industry solutions, domain expertise and global scale. CSC has approximately 87,000 employees and reported revenue of $13.8 billion for the 12 months ended June 28, 2013. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.csc.com.
Recruiter: Sunny Son (sson@csc.com).
https://csc.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=1540961
5.) Financial Specialist (Multiple Positions), MCR, Arlington, VA
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH12/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MCRI&cws=1&rid=1693
6.) Communications Technician – Antarctica, GHG Corporation, United States
7.) Maintenance Specialist(s), URS Corporation, Abingdon, MD
8.) Engineering Fellow, Raytheon, Andover, MA
https://jobs.rayjobs.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?jobId=972819
9.) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD/TTX) SME (Must have TS Clearance), SAVA, Washington, DC
https://nana.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=SAV01767
10.) Chemical Engineer, SAIC, Ridgecrest, CA
http://jobs.saic.com/job/Ridgecrest-Chemical-Engineer-Job-CA-93555/17922100/
11.) Jr. Biosecurity Engagement Program Officer, Battelle, Arlington, VA
12.) Science, Technology & Weapons Analyst, Directorate of Intelligence (DI), CIA, Washington, DC (area)
https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/analytical/science-technology-and-weapons-analyst.html
13.) Warfare Analyst, PURVIS Systems, Panama City, FL
Qualifications: Bachelors of Science (preferred) or advanced degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or Oceanography. Strong consideration will be given to those who possess 5 or more years of specialized experience in Surface, Airborne, Underwater and Integrated Mine Countermeasures (SMCM, AMCM, UMCM and IMCM) operations.
Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years experience performing analysis of acoustic and tactical models. Must also demonstrate experience in:
•Data analysis involving modeling and statistical methods.
•Statistical analysis of acoustic models and construction of Matlab programs to sort and organize large datasets
•Statistical analysis of exercise-level system performance results.
•Determining Measures of Effectiveness/Measures of Performance (MOEs/MOPs) for new tactics and determination of system effectiveness and validating tactical recommendations in Tactical Memorandums (TACMEMOs) for SMCM, AMCM, UMCM and IMCM assets using statistical analysis of historical and recently collected data.
Must have extensive experience, specifically within the last 2 years, with documentation of tactics, incorporating validated portions of TACMEMOs into naval publications, developing reports with preliminary results to further mature experimental tactics for SMCM, AMCM, UMCM and IMCM assets and developing validation plans to determine the effectiveness of changes in tactics for Mine Countermeasure (MCM) assets.
Candidate must be able to obtain a government security clearance to the level of SECRET.
Description of Work: This position will provide system engineering support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD). This support involves monitoring, testing, conducting independent analysis, collecting and analyzing data, supporting NSWC PCD analysis and developing test documentation for data collection.
This position may require travel and observer support while onboard a U.S. Navy ship.
Sponsorship is not available.
To apply email: scorreia@purvis.com
http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1a52075aafb60f10
14.) Electronics Technician, Leidos, King George, VA
http://jobs.leidos.com/job/King-George-Electronics-Technician-Job-VA-22485/17240800
15.) Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Specialist, DELTA Resources, Inc., Crane, IN
16.) Mechanical Engineer CL, Digital Consulting Services, China Lake, CA
http://careers.webdcs.com/index.php?m=portal&a=details&jobOrderID=2930729
17.) Electronic Warfare (EW) Combat Developer, Advancia, Fort Benning, GA
https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH06/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=ADVANCIACORPORATION&cws=1&rid=563
18.) PD21. Exercise Support/POI Electronic Warfare Officer, Mobius Industries USA, Inc., Twentynine Palms, CA
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/PD21-Exercise-Support-POI-Electronic-Warfare-Officer-EWO/b9cc1b90
19.) AERO-HI-FT-13:002: CIDNE QA/QC Analyst, Wyle, Fort Shafter, HI
20.) Knowledge Manager, MacB, Fort Meade, Maryland
21.) Irregular Warfare SME (AtN), The Celestar Corporation,
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH03/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CELESTAR&cws=1&rid=1041
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