Site Lead

Overview

Nisga’a CIOPS delivers cleared professionals to support civilian and DoD customers worldwide across intelligence support, cyber/defensive cyber operations, IT O&M, infrastructure modernization, training, and logistics.

Summary:

We are looking for a Mission Relevant Terrain – Cyber (MRT-C) Site Lead in the Colorado Springs, CO area.

The MRT-C Site Lead is responsible for the leadership, development, and day-to-day execution of a large multidisciplinary team supporting high-priority U.S. Space Force missions. This position requires a proven leader who can establish clear priorities, develop personnel, build accountability, communicate effectively across a diverse technical workforce, and maintain a positive team environment while ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality MRT-C products.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with sufficient MRT-C space, Mission Assurance, and cybersecurity experience to provide technical direction, engage effectively with Government stakeholders, and ensure the team remains aligned with mission and contract requirements.

• Lead, develop, and provide day-to-day direction for a large, multidisciplinary team of technical personnel supporting MRT-C activities.
• Establish clear priorities, roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and standards across the team.
• Build and maintain a professional team culture focused on mission accomplishment, collaboration, accountability, communication, and employee development.
• Mentor team leads and analysts, identify professional development opportunities, and actively support employee growth and retention.
• Delegate responsibilities effectively and develop subordinate leaders to ensure execution and institutional knowledge are not dependent on individual personnel.
• Identify and resolve personnel, workload, communication, and performance issues before they negatively affect contract execution or customer relationships.
• Ensure schedules, priorities, decisions, processes, and other critical program information are effectively communicated across the workforce.
• Establish and maintain repeatable processes that support consistent execution, quality, knowledge management, and continued program growth.
• Coordinate closely with program management and Government stakeholders to ensure team activities remain aligned with contract requirements, mission priorities, schedules, and customer expectations.
• Provide responsive and professional communication to Government stakeholders and company leadership regarding program execution, risks, resource requirements, and emerging issues.
• Lead USSF MRT-C analysis of priority space missions and assets and support follow-on defensive cyber activities.
• Provide direction on mission analysis support to identify cyber dependencies, vulnerabilities, mission impacts, and mission cyber defense sensor strategies.
• Guide mission-related cyberspace and network activities to support mission success across command and control processes, operational processes, and dependent space mission systems.
• Ensure that identification of critical cyberspace terrain and their assessed risks support development of appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Provide strategic guidance on the development of mission thread data supporting USSF mission owners, cybersecurity personnel, defensive cyber operators, and program offices in assessing mission risks resulting from cybersecurity deficiencies.
• Oversee development and delivery of Operational Risk Assessments (ORAs), Asset Defense Plans (ADPs), and other required MRT-C products.
• Analyze MRT-C results against mission-system vulnerabilities and cyber threats to identify Key Terrain – Cyber for USSF missions.
• Ensure mission analysis products consistently meet established quality standards and accurately support customer requirements.
• Ensure required mission data is accurately entered and maintained within the Mission Assurance Decision Support System (MADSS) and other designated repositories.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and develop large, highly technical teams in a DoD or similarly complex mission environment.
• Strong leadership judgment and the ability to balance mission requirements, customer expectations, workforce needs, schedules, and contract priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to delegate responsibilities, develop leaders, and establish accountability throughout an organization.
• Ability to mentor personnel, provide constructive…