Senior Acquisition Cybersecurity Engineer

Riverside Research Institute - Tampa, FL

Full-time - Senior

Tampa, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Acquisition Cybersecurity Engineer at Applied Research Solutions will manage the International Operations, Policy and Management, and Partnered Operations portfolios while supporting SOF AT&L. This role involves serving as a technical subject matter expert in acquisition cybersecurity, providing guidance and support to various program offices, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the SOF AT&L Program Protection Plan (PPP) Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) at the enterprise level
• Provide the Acquisition Executive and Deputy Acquisition Executive with enterprise PPP status reports and recommendations for acquisition cybersecurity support activities across SOF AT&L
• Assist Program Executive Offices and individual Program Managers by providing accurate, current, and comprehensive acquisition cybersecurity technical assistance
• Review PPPs and provide technical insight on any necessary additions or improvements
• Write acquisition cybersecurity policy and guidebooks, especially pertaining to the PPP development, including templates, technical guidance, and overall PPP management
• Represent SOF AT&L at numerous OSD working groups related to acquisition cybersecurity
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Must have and be able to maintain a TS clearance with SCI Eligibility
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Software Engineering, Engineering Management, or any type of Systems Security Engineering
• 10 years of cybersecurity experience related to Federal IT systems, weapon systems, and acquisition programs
• Minimum 4 years' experience developing and executing DoD Acquisition PPPs that required Critical Program Information Analysis, Criticality Analysis, Trusted Systems and Networks Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Anti-Tamper Plans, Cybersecurity Strategy, and Security Classification Guides
• Thorough understanding of DoD PPP policy, processes, and procedures
• Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols for Software Assurance, Hardware Assurance, Cybersecurity, Anti-Tamper, and Trusted Systems and Networks
• Familiarity with security requirements for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS)
• Familiarity with the DoD Acquisition Management Process
• Familiarity with Controlled Unclassified Information and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

Nice-to-haves

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Information Systems Security Engineering (ISSE) certificate
• Master's Degree in Engineering with a focus on Systems Security Engineering and 8 years of cybersecurity experience related to Federal IT systems, weapon systems, and acquisition programs
• Specific experience with SOF AT&L acquisition cybersecurity processes and USSOCOM-related PPPs is highly desired

Benefits

• Industry competitive benefits package
• Awards and recognition program
• Personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers