Senior Cyber Security Specialist - TS​/SCI

Job Summary

Our client is looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist with an Active TS/SCI clearance to work on an open-architecture airborne node that stitches warfighter data into the DAF Battle Network (DAF BNET).

• Serve as the program's authority on securing Nomad hardware, Smith software, and Watch operations throughout Major Release.
• Own the PG Cybersecurity Strategy, System Security Plan (SSP), and Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M).
• Align all efforts with NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253, and Air Force Zero-Trust Reference Architecture.
• Chair cyber risk boards; brief metrics & burn-downs to SES/GO stakeholders.
• Lead the PG Risk Management Framework (RMF) process from categorization through authorization; shepherd artifacts in eMass.
• Stand up automated compliance scans (ACAS, SCAP, Nessus, Tanium) integrated with the Dev Sec Ops  pipeline; deliver continuous-ATO dashboards.
• Embed S-BOM analysis, container hardening, and code-signing into Smith's 90-day software release cadence.
• Evaluate third-party components for supply-chain threats; drive mitigations and waivers.
• Develop guard rulesets and data-flow enforcement for Multi-Level Security (MLS) cross-domain solutions.
• Coordinate Type-1 crypto key-management plans with NSA; author KOV-11 / SKL handling procedures.
• Conduct penetration tests and red-team exercises on Integration SIL builds; track findings to closure.
• Draft and rehearse PG-specific incident-response/hunt-forward playbooks for Watch operations.
• Generate cyber annexes for AF Form 1067s, Safety-of-Flight packages, and Interim Authorizations to Test (IATT).
• Deploy secure configs on flight hardware; provide on-site cyber assurance during ground & flight events.
• Coach engineers on secure-by-design principles, STIG implementation, and zero-trust concepts; foster a Dev Sec Ops , fail-fast mindset inside classified environments.

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• B.S. in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, with 15+ years securing DoD or IC C4
  
  ISR/avionics systems and at least 5 years as lead cybersecurity engineer or ISSM; or a Masters plus 12 years of experience.
• Hands-on mastery of RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, SCAP/ACAS, and eMass workflows.
• Experience designing or accrediting cross-domain solutions and Type-1 crypto architectures.
• Working knowledge of container security, IaC (Ansible/Terraform), and Dev Sec Ops  pipelines (Platform One, Iron Bank).

• DoD 8570/8140 IAM / IASAE Level III certification (CISSP-ISSEP, CISM, GSLC, etc.).
• Prior involvement in ABMS, CJADC2, OMS/UCI, or tactical data-link programs.
• Familiarity with zero-trust enforcement for SATCOM, SDR, and software-defined networking environments.
• Red-team/pen-test credentials (OSCP, GXPN, CEH) and experience authoring mitigations.
• Agile/Scrum or SAFe certification.