Zero Trust Staff Consultant - Junior

Streamline Defense is seeking an exceptionally qualified candidate to serve as a Zero Trust Staff Consultant working remotely in support of program staff located at the Pentagon. This position supports the Air Combat Command (ACC) Directorate of Cyberspace Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) Zero Trust (ZT) Chief Technology Officer (CN/CTO).

• Lead strategic consulting engagements focused on Air Force and DoD enterprise infrastructure, governance, and modernization
• Provide expert guidance on compliance with DoD policies, cybersecurity frameworks, and enterprise architecture standards
• Supervise and direct the efforts of multidisciplinary teams on complex, high-impact projects
• Develop and present executive-level briefings, reports, and strategic recommendations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive innovation, risk mitigation, and mission alignment
• Create a list of artifacts mapping Capability Elements and Services to their respective Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) Capabilities
• Develop capability roll-out plans to coordinate across EIT's siloed stakeholders
• Develop a launch mechanism and facilitated forum to track execution of EIT Strategic Imperative Roadmaps
• Support the roadmap agile tracking process with a centralized knowledge base that serves as a source for EIT Strategic Imperative Roadmaps data
• Establish repeatable, standardized processes to build, escalate, and socialize EIT Strategic Imperative Roadmaps
• Establish capabilities, and work with the DAF ZT FMO, to coordinate, track, and drive activities in support of the ZT Roadmap
• Establish capability to support DAF ZT and other transition activities in alignment with CTO functions
• Assist in the development of policy, directives, memorandums, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Concepts of Implementation (CONIMP), and other documentation to support cyber security, cyber operations capability employment, governance, oversight, risk management, strategy, command and control, failover, and support to sections of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST ZT guidance, DoD ZT Architecture, and other Federal Government documents and regulations
• Assist with the development and implementation of Information Protection processes, procedures, and technology requirements, including creating and managing a baseline configuration of technology, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), configuration change control processes, and policy and regulations regarding the physical operating environment for organizational assets to achieve resilience requirements with a focus on ZT principals and intent
• Maintain knowledge of current guidance, policies, laws, and regulations; communicate updates and incorporate them into existing enterprise strategies affected by ZT
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and deliver Zero Trust focused cybersecurity awareness, role-based, and operational training and education, including realistic cyber training and exercise scenarios and objectives
• Coordinate and collaborate with various portfolio managers and program offices for all systems maintained and/or used by the DAF
• Support the development of executive level briefings and metrics for monitoring and oversight for ZT, including reporting to Congress, Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD, and DAF senior leaders
• Design/develop and provide broad-based communications and change management support for program management, financial management, business process improvement, and process standardization
• Establish and operate capabilities within ZT FMO to coordinate, track, and drive activities in support of the ZT Roadmaps and other guidance in conjunction with the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) Office of the Chief Information Officer (SAF/CN)
• Establish capabilities to ingest strategic roadmaps, generate capability-specific Implementation Plans (I-Plans), and track milestones and deliverables in accordance with the I-Plans
• Conduct assessments of existing ZT activities and systems and provide recommendations to align to the DAF ZT Roadmap
• Provide advice and recommendations regarding implementation/execution options and opportunities for program and capability…