Principal Cybersecurity Engineer with Security Clearance
Company: DCS Corporation
Location: Bedford
Posted on: May 5, 2024
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Job Description:
DCS Corp has an exciting opportunity for a Principal
Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB)The Air Force
Program Execution Office for PEO Digital (AFPEO/HB) has the
collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility
to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing,
production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio,
which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force
(USAF) and foreign alliesAFLCMC/PEO Digital Directorate is
headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically
separated operating units CONUS and OCONUSThis is a full-time
position located at Hanscom AFB, MAEssential Job Functions: Duties
include, but not limited to:--- Assist with development of System
Security Management Plans, Program Protection Plans, Security Risk
Analyses, OPSEC Plans, Computer Certification and Accreditation,
Security Vulnerability and Countermeasures Analyses, Security
Concepts of Operations, and other system security
engineering-related documents identified in MIL-STD 1785, DoDI
5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, and DoDI
8510.01.--- Support the system/application Authorization and
Accreditation (A&A) effort to include assessing and guiding the
quality and completeness of A&A activities, tasks and resulting
artifacts mandated by governing DoD and Air Force policies (i.e.,
Risk Management Framework (RMF).--- Update, monitor, and manage
information in systems for the program office.--- Process and
manage system user account requests and process tools.--- Process
and manage system port/protocol and access control list
requirements.--- Process and manage system Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) identification and authorization
requirements.--- Manage the distribution, implementation,
remediation, and tracking of system security updates and
configurations as required by the DoD.--- Recommend policies and
procedures to ensure information systems reliability and
accessibility to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to
systems, networks, and data.--- Conduct risk and vulnerability
assessments of planned and installed information systems to
identify vulnerabilities, risk, and protection needs.--- Promote
awareness of security issues among management and ensuring sound
security principles are reflected in organizations' vision and
goals.--- Conduct systems security evaluations, audits and
reviews.--- Recommend systems security contingency plans and
disaster recovery procedures.--- Recommend and implementing
programs to ensure that systems, network, and data users are aware
of, understand, and adhere to systems security policies and
procedures.--- Participate in network and systems design to ensure
implementation of appropriate systems security policies.---
Recommend initial, or updates to, software and configurations to
new or existing system security mechanisms.--- Obtain waivers to
mandated security mechanisms/policies which would be detrimental to
system performance and impact the system's mission.--- Facilitate
the gathering, analysis and preservation of evidence used in the
prosecution of computer.--- Provide leadership assistance in the
analysis of the design, development, integration, implementation
and testing of cybersecurity requirements.--- Develop risk-based
strategies to address identified gaps.--- Review, analyze, and
assess implementations of cybersecurity (i.eRMF security controls)
throughout the open systems architecture and associated services,
derived requirements specifications, design documents & design
implementation.--- Collaborate with stakeholders (Government and
commercial) to ensure the system is approved by all Authorizing
Officials via the RMF A&A process.--- Provide technical advice
in the area of systems security across all systems and supports.---
Develop recommendations for the Government regarding how well
designs satisfy current requirements and business goals.---
Maintain databases that reflect receipt, storage, inventory, and
disposition of classified information to include data entry,
updates, and generation of reports.--- Support Government program
office in audits of Government classified holdings to ensure proper
accountability.--- Maintain databases of classified visits and
clearance levels.--- Perform inspection, inventory, logging,
storage, documentation, transmittal and internal distribution of
classified information received.--- Evaluate Contractor classified
data submittals for compliance with the appropriate System Security
Classification Guide (SSCG).--- Provide security inspection and
protection to areas where classified information is being stored,
and develop and establish security procedures and policies IAW DOD,
USAF, AFMC, and local directives.--- Develop training and provide
security awareness and other security education programs.--- Review
and verify personnel qualifications for access to special access
programs.--- Develop, implement and maintain a communications
security program.--- Assess program disclosure issues and provide
FMS case management support.--- Assist and advise FMS program
office management and leadership in interfacing with FMS customers
and all USG organizations, including but not limited to SAF/IA, Air
Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC), Air Force Security
Assistance Training (AFSAT) squadron, Defense Finance and
Accounting Services (DFAS).--- Support execution of all aspects of
acquisition program security throughout a program's lifecycle.---
Assist with development of sound security practices and policies
regarding acquisition, physical, personnel and documentation
security.--- Update security classification guides.--- Prepare
acquisition security related sections of acquisition program
documentation.--- Review Contractor deliverables to ensure
compliance with CDRLs.--- Plan and implement security-related
surveys, assessments, and studies.--- Evaluate program security
information and hardware throughout the program life cycle, to
include studies, analyses, plans, procedures, production, test
plans/results, transportation, technology, and storage of end
items.--- Provide security support to source selectionsTravel may
be required per the customer's discretionRequired Skills: Due to
the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.SCitizenship is
requiredA Bachelors Degree plus 15 years of experience, 10 of which
must be in the DoDAn adjudicated DoD Top Secret Security clearance
on the First Day of employmentUnderstanding of cybersecurity in DoD
cloud infrastructureUnderstanding of Agile methods, including
CI/CD, DevSecOps, and DevOpsPossess the ability to effectively
communicate in both written and verbal forms on highly technical
topics.
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