Senior Cyber Lead Engineer

Senior Cyber Lead Engineer

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K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

You will join a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting US Space Force (USSF) satellite communications. You will support Systems Engineering & Integration activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. You will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USSF.

• Proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing all Department of the Air Force information system security policies, standards, and methodologies
• Understanding of vulnerability assessments using ACAS, DISA STIG, and the SCAP Compliance Checker, incorporating automated Benchmarks in support of an RMF Approval to Operate decision
• Experience reviewing security control continuous monitoring, security audits, risk analysis and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems
• Ensures software, hardware, and firmware complies with appropriate security configuration guidelines
• During system development, recommends protective or corrective measures, in coordination with the ISSM, when a security incident or vulnerability is discovered
• During system development advises acquisition program leadership on RMF process and artifacts required to obtain an ATO
• Coordinates activities of cyber security staff to support program cyber security requirements and generate artifacts to obtain a system ATO
• Recommends exceptions, deviations, or waivers to cybersecurity requirements
• Preparing certification letters and Memoranda of Agreement (MoA), Authorization to Connect (ATC) packages, Interconnection Security Agreement (SIA), and Security Impact Assessments with system owners for interface and networking implementations
• Support SSC program offices with ensuring security, quality, timeliness, mission partner support, completeness, and regulatory compliance of ATO RMF documentation
• Support the following responsibilities: security control assessor (SCA) and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) curated to DOD/DAF/USSF baselines, audit standards, and plan of actions and milestones (POAM)
• Attend cleared expert threat briefings; have oversight of security program design, incident response plans, cyber risk assessments, and attack surface assessments, conduct tabletop exercises, and breach readiness reviews
• Completes and maintains required cybersecurity certification in accordance with (IAW) AFMAN 17-1303

• Hold and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• BA or BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, network, and telecommunications; information systems, information technology, or computer information systems
• 25+ years of work experience in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity
• 25+ years of experience leading teams to mission success in a dynamic fast paced environment
• 15 years of experience working in a military organization cybersecurity role with military tactical, space, or enterprise systems
• 5 years experience writing measurable and testable cyber security system requirements to ensure the defense industrial complex delivers cyber survivable systems in support of national defense
• 5+ years experience working in a military system program office fielding new capabilities
• Cybersecurity certification (IAM Level III) in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M guidance
• Experience creating reviewing and updating artifacts in support of NIST SP 800-37 RMF
• Senior developer or reviewer of system security plans, Security Assessment Plans/Reports, Risk Assessment Plan/Report, POA&M, and associated cybersecurity artifacts
• Experience identifying Common Criteria and NIAP certified technologies and the DISA Approved Products List (APL)

• Master’s degree in Computer…