Cybersecurity Engineer, Principal - TS

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HBD), Theater Battle Control Division.

The Theater Battle Control Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Tactical Air Control, Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.

This is a full-time position located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Essential Job Functions:

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.

Required Skills: 

Must be a US citizen.

Must have a be able to maintain a Top Secret Level Clearance.

BS/BA Degree and 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 10 of which must be in the DoD.

Risk Management Framework (RMF), with empasis on taking projects from Step 1 to Step 5.

Vulnerability Management, Tenable Nessus (ACAS-DoD version of Nessus).

Desired Skills:

Experience with Cross Domain Solutions and USAF CDS-E.