Cybersecurity Engineer

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate within AFLCMC.

This is a full-time position located on-site at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) in Dayton, Ohio. 

• Provide expert weapons system cybersecurity guidance and recommendations to acquisition authorities and Authorizing Official (AO) to develop secure, resilient systems.
• Translate and provide comprehensive NIST 800-53 requirements to ensure Systems Security Engineering (SSE) and solutions are incorporated into an integrated program protection scheme.
• Provide subject matter expertise to execute Risk Management Framework (RMF) to support Assessment & Authorization (A&A) of assigned systems including generating required artifacts (Interim Authority to Test [IATT], Authority to Connect [ATC], and Authority to Operate [ATO]).
• Execute risk reduction-based policies and procedures, and develop system specific comprehensive cybersecurity processes to include implementation of continuous monitoring.
• Document system architectures to support the cyber analysis, identification, selection, and tailoring of security and privacy controls necessary to protect the system.
• Provide expert level evaluation of designs and proposed implementation solutions to defend weapon systems and critical networks against malicious and non-malicious exploitation.
• Evaluate threat data and develop residual risk recommendations and mitigations to senior DoD and AF leadership based on identification and analysis of weapons vulnerabilities.
• Review and analyze interoperability requirements and shall review, develop and evaluate resultant specifications and internal and external Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Review and propose technical recommendations regarding critical technologies requiring Program Protection Plans (PPP), Anti-tamper (AT) plans, cyber findings, vulnerabilities, and risks.
• Ensure contractual documentation (such as Statements of Work and contract deliverable lists) incorporate cybersecurity requirements and conduct technical evaluations on vendors' proposals to ensure that cybersecurity requirements are properly addressed.
• Provide expert identification, documentation, and assessment of threats, cyber findings, vulnerabilities, attack scenarios, impacts if exploited, and likely timelines for exploitation.
• Provide stakeholders with on-time deliverables, RMF artifacts, cyber impact assessments, and approaches to meet growing ISR & SOF requirements.

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen 
Clearance: Must have and be active Top Secret level clearance, with the ability to obtain SCI  
Certifications: IAT Level II (Security+ CE or other) 
Education: High School Diploma

Years of Experience: Twenty (20) or more years relevant experience, eight (8) of which must be within the DoD to include:

• Knowledge of and experience adhering to NIST 800-53 requirements
• Experience advising and executing Risk Management Frameworks
• Experience with Program Protection Plans
• Experience with Anti-Tamper plans

Preferred Qualifications:

Certifications: IAT Level III (CISSP or other)

Education:  Bachelor's Degree 

Years of Experience: Fifteen (15) or more years of relevant experience, five (5) of which must be within be in DoD; OR,

• Master's degree with twelve (12) or more years of relevant experience, five (5) of which must be within the DoD

Additional Information:
Location: Wright-Patterson, AFB, OH located in Dayton, Ohio 
On-site: This is a full-time on-site opportunity
Travel: Travel up to 10% may be required