Cobec, Inc.Remote
Operations Research and Industrial Engineerin
United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
$100,000 - $140,000 USD
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Key skills
Operations ResearchIndustrial EngineeringCybersecurityAssessment and Authorization (A&A) documentationSecurity scansVulnerability remediationSystem inventories managementVulnerability assessmentsPrivacy impact evaluationsSecurity posture monitoringIT security architectureCumulative Functions modelingLinear programmingInteger programmingCPLEXPython optimization librariesPythonRExcel SolverGurobiWorkforce Planning toolsOptimization modelingAdvanced analyticsMS ExcelMS PowerPointMS ProjectMS Office ProductsCybersecurity frameworksCloud securityData protection strategiesAnalyticsCommunicationCloud Security
About this role
Cobec, Inc. is a company focused on delivering services to government clients with a people-first mentality. They are seeking a Senior Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Analyst to support FAA’s scheduling and staffing systems, ensuring compliance and robust security across cloud-based and on-premise systems.
Responsibilities:
- Update and create Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documentation to support FAA’s ATO processes
- Conduct security scans, manage vulnerability remediation, and maintain accurate system inventories
- Liaise with FAA System Security Officers and Domain SMEs to ensure compliance with security requirements
- Oversee vulnerability assessments, privacy impact evaluations, and security posture monitoring
- Provide recommendations for improving the FAA’s IT security architecture
- Use Cumulative Functions to model complex resource capacity for ensuring staff, scheduling, and resources
- Linear and Integer programming for mid-size to large data sets
- Understand staffing rules and constraints
- Translate the problem into equations or decision variables
- Use CPLEX, Python optimization libraries, or similar tools
Requirements:
- Must be a US citizen or a legal resident for three of the past five years
- Must meet eligibility requirements for a US Public Trust security clearance (moderate risk), including a soft credit check and criminal background check
- 15+ equivalent years of experience in government cybersecurity management
- Specific experience with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is required
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Engineering, Math, Operations Research, or Finance
- High level of proficiency with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project and other MS Office Products
- Strong analytical background and excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Extensive experience in cybersecurity and A&A processes
- Deep knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools and cybersecurity frameworks
- Strong understanding of cloud security and data protection strategies
- Python/R/Excel Solver/CPLEX/Gurobi experience
- Experience with Workforce Planning tools, optimization modeling and advanced analytics
- Master's degree a plus
- Knowledge of FAA NAS systems, investment analysis, solution development & implementation
- Experience managing client relationships