Contract Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Cyber Defense Incident Responder

Remote Full-time
Description: This role is designed for experienced cybersecurity practitioners to participate in a skills assessment pilot aligned to the Cyber Defense Incident Responder (Work Role 531). The purpose of this engagement is assessment validation and standard-setting, not hiring, ranking, or performance evaluation. The Contract SME will complete a structured assessment and a brief survey only. This role does not include teaching, instructional design, content creation, consulting, or advisory responsibilities. Scope of Work β€’ Complete a practitioner-level skills assessment β€’ Complete a short post-assessment survey β€’ No meetings, facilitation, reviews, or follow-up work This is a finite, transactional engagement with clearly defined deliverables. Time Commitment β€’ Estimated assessment length: ~120 items β€’ Estimated completion time: Approximately 1 hour β€’ Assessment window: Must be completed within a defined access period (typically 5 business days once access is granted) β€’ Once started, the assessment must be completed within 24 hours Requirements: Candidates must be current practitioners with applied experience responding to cybersecurity incidents. Familiarity should align with one or more of the following: β€’ Investigating and analyzing security incidents within enterprise environments β€’ Performing incident triage, containment, and remediation activities β€’ Analyzing network traffic, logs, and forensic data β€’ Applying incident response procedures and escalation protocols β€’ Coordinating response actions across technical and operational teams β€’ Understanding common attack techniques, malware behaviors, and intrusion methods Minimum Performance Expectation β€’ Participants must score above 50% on the assessment β€’ This threshold exists only to confirm practitioner-level participation β€’ Results are not used for hiring, ranking, or performance evaluation Ideal Candidate Profile β€’ Active incident response or cyber defense practitioner β€’ Experience handling real-world security incidents β€’ Comfortable working through complex, time-sensitive scenarios β€’ Reliable and able to complete work within a short, defined window Deliverables β€’ One completed skills assessment β€’ One completed post-assessment survey Compensation β€’ Flat-fee contract payment β€’ Paid upon successful completion of the assessment and survey Apply tot his job
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