Cybersecurity Specialist IV

Position Summary

Odyssey is recruiting for a Cybersecurity Specialist IV. In this role, you will support PM Soldier Survivability (SSV), located voir, VA and Huntsville, AL. The support required under this effort includes engineering, quality assurance and test support, acquisition support, business management support, logistics and fielding support, operations support, and administrative support. Specific task areas include program management, analysis, planning, studies, liaison, and operations support, strategic communications, engineering and logistics support, new equipment training, system test and product fielding support, acquisition and contracting support, software development and system safety, studies and analysis and quick response support.

PM SSV’s mission is to equip, clothe, and protect Soldiers to maximize performance today and provide enhanced capability tomorrow. PM SSV’s products protect Soldiers and allow them to operate in any condition. Product Manager Air Warrior (PdM AW), Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE) and Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PdM SPE) are subordinate Product Offices in PM SSV.

• Serves as subject matter expert for all cybersecurity/information technology aspects of assigned program.
• Performs top-level system architecture-related design, development, integration, testing, installation, and troubleshooting.
• Translates military operational and mission requirements (ground, sea, air, and space) into practical systems concepts and design performance requirements.
• Participates in post‑award program reviews, design reviews, and IPTs as the cybersecurity specialist/engineer on assigned programs.
• Evaluates design efforts from a cybersecurity viewpoint to ensure integration of all required cybersecurity products and adequacy of the analyses.
• Prepares and reviews cybersecurity‑related test plans, procedures, and reports on technical adequacy for both Government and contractor tests, as well as related failure reports.
• Reviews and evaluates system performance against cybersecurity‑related specification requirements, monitors and assesses field performance, and assesses the risk of meeting user and specification requirements.
• Prepares and evaluates cybersecurity security strategies for requested programs.
• Performs security analyses and risk/vulnerability assessments.
• Executes day‑to‑day certification and accreditation activities for a project team.
• Has extensive experience, knowledge, and recognition in the Cybersecurity community, able to lead efforts on assigned programs and work independently with minimal oversight from the Government Lead.
• Serves as consultant to other team members and mentors the workforce on Cybersecurity matters.
• Evaluates Cybersecurity products, procedures, and system architecture used on past programs, and establishes new and innovative cybersecurity strategies.
• Identifies issues and briefs PM on possible courses of action and their impact.

Contingent upon contract award.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.

Clearance: Secret.

Education: MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or Information Science.

Years of

Experience:

At least 20 years of experience.

Certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

• Extensive experience in operational cybersecurity accreditation and certification of embedded systems accredited at Secret level and below.
• Extensive understanding of AR 25-2 and the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) to include current experience (less than 2 years old) in obtaining system accreditation using the DoD RMF and the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) software.
• Extensive experience preparing recommended IA approval and supporting information documentation; understand systems engineering processes.
• Possesses extensive experience as a Network Security Architect.
• Extensive understanding of the DoD standards guiding cybersecurity policy development, requirements, integration, engineering, and certification and accreditation.

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong communication skills, written and oral.

Location: Onsite at Fort Belvior, VA.

Travel: 25%.

Contingent upon contract award.