Mid-Level Cyber Systems Analyst

Overview

R&P is looking for a mid-level cybersecurity systems analyst who wants to join our team. We are a small-sized defense contractor providing Engineering, Logistics, Program Management and Technical Services to government clients. We need a qualified cybersecurity professional to join a fast-paced and exciting work environment supporting the U.S. Navy’s Above Water Sensors Program, PEO IWS 2.0. The candidate will provide Cyber Systems Analyst / Engineering support to the Shipboard Panoramic Electro-Optic Infrared (SPEIR) and Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) programs and daily support to the Assistant Program Managers (APMs), Lead System Engineers and Task Lead. A hybrid work environment is acceptable; however, you must have the ability to work from PEO IWS 2.0 Program Office in the Washington Navy Yard and various DC area organizations 2-3 times per week and travel up to 10% of the time (1-2 times per month).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of the program’s cybersecurity.
• Provide oversight and support to the programs to ensure Cybersecurity and Systems Security Engineering objectives are completed throughout the system acquisition lifecycle.
• Provide working level oversight, promoting and ensuring adequate cybersecurity resources are aligned and executed to program schedule.
• Support Requirements Management including the trace and allocation of cyber requirements and alignment with platform and combat systems requirements.
• Lead efforts to bring the program’s platform information technology systems through the full life cycle of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes IAW (CNSSI-1253, NIST 800-37, NIST 800-53, etc.) to achieve/renew Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Author, complete and maintain the System Security Plan (SSP), Security Controls and plan of action and milestones (POA&Ms) within eMASS.
• Support cyber policy implementation, artifact development, and requirements updates.
• Perform verification and validation of delivered systems; assist with the development of test plans and procedures.
• Assist with the assessment of Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scans & Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Communicate risks and issues to the PEO IWS 2.0 designated Technical Area Expert (TAE) and Functional Authorizing Official.
• Handle programmatic documentation such as the Cybersecurity Strategy (CSS), inputs to Program Protection Plan (PPP), and Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA).
• Manage, draft, and maintain the Cybersecurity Strategy (CSS) and inform the programs of the appropriate measures to maintain program schedule, costs, and cyber compliance requirements.  
• Provide cyber input on CDRLs, Model Drops, comment adjudications and other programmatic documentation such as the SEP and TEMP.
• Analysis of RMF controls, as well as phases in the Cyber T&E guidebook including varying forms of cyber risk assessments, cyber tabletops, MBSE scans, and eventually Red Team analysis.
• Coordinate, support, and participate in Cyber Tabletop / Red Team assessments, and engineering discussions to ensure cybersecurity is being implemented appropriately across the SE CPT.
• Support / manage Cybersecurity / System Security Engineering working group under the overarching PP / SE IPT.
• Manage and track all associated SSE efforts, including cyber compliance, cyber engineering, program protection.

Qualifications

• Mandatory

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent
  • At least 5 years of experience providing information assurance, system security engineering, or operational support to the DoD, including supporting information operations, cyber operations, system administration, and systems security
  • Competence in evaluating cyber compliance with DOD regulations and an understanding of the DoD Risk Management Framework / Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
  • Possess DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II Certification or able to obtain within 6 months of hire
  • Must hold and maintain an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
  • Demonstrated ability to multi-task, provide high quality services and products, while meeting strict deadlines and time constraints
  • Ability to operate in a highly dynamic environment with a wide variety of programmatic/technical challenges
  • Exceptional writing and presentation abilities with strong work ethic, time management, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficiency with MS Office suite
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Must be energetic, thoughtful, product-oriented, dependable, flexible, open-minded individual with an eagerness to learn with demonstrated strong work ethic
  • Demonstrated forward thinki