Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solutions

Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solution 

LOCATION:Lackland AFB, TX

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solution directly suporting the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNC) within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)which is located at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.

The Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division is a one-of-a-kind U.S. Air Force activity operating from Lackland Air Force Base which provides life cycle management for information assurance and other cyberspace support systems. The HNC division is responsible for technology development, acquisition, sustainment, and demilitarization of cyber security systems and products.

QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS:

• US Citizen
• Must have and be able to maintain an Active TS/SCI 
• BA/BS and 7 years of experience
• OR a MA/MS and 3 years of experience, with participation in some fashion on an Acquisition Program ACAT Level III or higher.
• Superb communication skills orally and in writing.

• Possesses the advanced knowledge, experience, and recognized ability to be considered an expert in their technical/professional field and possess the ability to perform complex tasks in a short amount of time. 

• Will demonstrate advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline and possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise. 

• Proficiency with Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio).

• Familiarity with the CDA Weapon System, or equivalent Enterprise Level Passive/Active Information Protection and Monitoring System.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but not limited to:

• The contractor shall have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of principles, policies and practices of acquisition and sustainment in the disciplines of systems engineering, server administration, network engineering, firewall and gateway systems, operating systems, and software applications as applied to CDA Weapon System or similar Data Loss Prevention system. 

• The contractor shall have detailed knowledge of VoIP, Radio Frequency Monitoring System (RFMS), and advanced knowledge of Forensic Analysis as applied to the CDA Weapon System. 

• The contractor shall provide expert level contributions to adapt current and newly developed commercial and government off-the-shelf hardware and software from initial concepts to the CDA weapon system production environment using the Cyber Agile Acquisition process. 

• The Contractor shall have knowledge of roles and relationships within the AF Cyber Operations community, the AF Cyber Requirements community, the AF Cyber Test community, Cyber Hardware/Software providers in the Cyber Industry, and other communities as appropriate. 

  • Knowledge of these roles and relationships will enable the Contractor to provide strategic and tactical solutions to meet emerging requirements from sustainment modifications and from internally generated system planning initiatives (short-term, and long-term). 

• In response to evolving Cyber Operational requirements, the Contractor shall independently decompose the requirements to a component level, and then assemble a collection of components to meet the requirements. 

• The associated project management, training, and logistics considerations shall be of a detail and quality that the information shall be used by other members of the IPT to develop artifacts necessary to execute the effort. 

• The Contractor shall have the expertise necessary to generate more than one alternative to enable tradeoffs between the different alternatives based on external constraints involving schedule, cost and performance. 

• The Contractor shall be able to work proactively, with minimal supervision, and effectively communicate orally and in writing to produce quality acquisition and program documentation and associated artifacts (briefings, documents, plans, reports, cost estimates, etc.). 

• The Contractor uses their advanced knowledge of the Cyber and Networking domains to support quick reaction efforts that involve high intensity collaboration between MAJCOM requirements, Acquisition IPTs, and the Warfighter.