Senior Cybersecurity Support

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Cybersecurity Support supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Advanced Training Capabilities Division (AFLCMC/WNR), located at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. The Advanced Training Capabilities Division focuses on arming warfighters with cutting-edge training solutions to prepare for evolving global threats.

 

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Must have a strong working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, including information system concepts, principles, and control families.
• Ability to evaluate cybersecurity vulnerabilities and advise on risks such as hacking, denial-of-service attacks, and destructive applications, while implementing protective measures for systems and applications.
• Assist in ensuring personnel have proper cybersecurity certifications for system access, maintaining compliance with DoD security standards.
• Supports the implementation of DoD, USAF, and MAJCOM policies, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity requirements, risk management frameworks, and system architectures.
• Assists in architectural design, functional specifications, Authorization & Accreditation (A&A), continuous monitoring, and system assessments throughout the lifecycle from development to decommission.
• Contributes to Information Assurance Strategies (IASs), Interconnection Security Agreements (ISAs), verification testing, compliance with NIST 800-53, and cybersecurity requirements outlined in DoD and Air Force policies.
• Must have knowledge of telecommunications systems, equipment, configuration, and software processes to assess vulnerabilities and recommend protective measures against threats like espionage, service disruptions, and cyber-attacks.
• Applies computer science, automated data processing, and programming principles to resolve automation problems, work with mainframe systems, and integrate database or data processing models for effective system functionality.
• Supports the design, documentation, testing, modification, and integration of hardware/software systems, while recommending state-of-the-art storage and data retrieval implementation methods.
• Assist in modifying the Acquisition IA/Cybersecurity Strategy for external systems and ensure alignment with DoD policies, standards, and system architectures.
• Evaluate security software, monitor system activities, manage access control, and report incidents including classified message breaches, vulnerabilities, and cyber threats in accordance with AFSSI 5021 & 5020.
• Support the development and review of PIT determination packages, cybersecurity plans, assessments, verification testing, and compliance frameworks for system security and accreditation.
• Assist in evaluating security procedures for handling unclassified CPI/Critical Information (CPI/CI) and classified materials, including weapon system hardware storage and disposition.
• Conduct analyses of classified information handling and produce reports with recommended actions, ensuring compliance with security protocols.
• Must be DoD 8570 IAM II compliant (no waivers) and apply RMF principles to enhance security within training simulations mission objectives.
• Support technical audits, cybersecurity policy updates, Authorization to Operate (ATO) lifecycle management, and mentor ISSMs on A&A processes for compliance with JSIG, ICD 503, and DoD cybersecurity regulations.

 

 

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen

 

Minimum Required Qualifications:

 

Clearance: Top Secret

Education/Years of Experience:

• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD
• OR, Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD
• OR, 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in the DoD.

 

Certifications:

IAM II compliant, personnel must hold at least one of the following approved certifications:

• CAP (Certified Authorization Professional)
• CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• GSLC (GIAC Securi