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DEFTEC Cyberspace Situational Awareness (CYSA) Implementation and Engineer Expert in Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, VA, USA | Full Time

Cyberspace Situational Awareness (CYSA) Implementation and Engineer Expert

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. Our clients' critical missions inspire us, and we are driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a result of the declaration of Cyberspace as a domain of operations, NATO has allocated significant efforts to develop functions and capabilities supporting conducting operations and missions in cyberspace. Cyberspace Situational Awareness (CySA) is considered an essential capability to conduct operations in cyberspace and support coordination, collaboration and consultation with NATO members and partners. NATO has conducted several research and development studies in CySA concepts, specifications and architectures and has come up with a good description of the required CySA capabilities for NATO and the Alliance. NATO is ready to develop and implement the CySA capability. This Statement of Work (SoW) seeks contractor support for CySA concept implementation and engineering, notably in support of capability development.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Based on the literature review (including results of studies conducted by ACT), as well as additional guidance from Cyberspace Branch Subject Matters Experts (SMEs), develop a plan to implement CySA concept in support of capability development efforts, notably for the Capability Programme Plan (CPP).

  • Provide engineering support to capability development activities related to CySA concept implementation: inter alia capability requirements identification and definition across all DOTMLPFI2 aspects, Analyses of Alternatives (AoA), architecture development, Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) definition, interoperability assessment.

  • Maintain relevant Communities of Interest (NATO, nations, industry, academia) dedicated to the implementation of CySA concept: coordinate workshops, Request for Information (RFI), etc. to share/collect inputs from stakeholders.

  • Provide support to update existing CySA concepts, as necessary.

  • Based on the experience with CySA concept implementation, develop strategies, plans and procedures that will inform future concept implementation effort within cyberspace domain in support of capability development.

  • Support and contribute to other warfare development activities related to concept implementation and engineering (feasibility studies, experimentation, etc.).

  • Directly support the Branch Head/Technical Director/Section Heads and travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 30 days per year, as required.

  • Performs additional tasks, related to the contract, as required by the COTR

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    Required Qualifications:

  • Master's degree or similar national academic qualification in computer science, network security, cybersecurity or any related field.

  • Can be substituted with Bachelor Degree and 5 years of experience in relevant field.

  • Post-grade education in CIS security and cyber defence disciplines, as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Expert or ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

  • Minimum of 5 years post-grade (post- CISSP, GIAC Security Expert, CISM) hands-on experience in system engineering activities covering complete capability lifecycle, including, but not limited to, requirement identification, specification definition, interoperability assessment, and architecture development.

  • Minimum of 5 years post-grade (post- CISSP, GIAC Security Expert, CISM) hands-on experience concept implementation and engineering in the area of military operations cyberspace situational awareness (CySA) concepts.

  • At least 3 of those years should be in a role of lead engineer.

  • Practical and recent (less than two-years old) experience with architecture drafting, preferably using NATO Architectural Framework (NAF) or similar standard (e.g. TOGAF).

  • Minimum of 4 years post-degree experience in the process of planning, facilitation and executing workshops for various stakeholders including governmental agencies, academia and industry.

  • Experience working for NATO or similar military structure (i.e. International Organization or national MoD), including in relation to its concept and capability development processes and procedures.

  • National of one of the 31 NATO countries

  • In possession of an active National and/or NATO Secret security clearance

    DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.

    DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

    AAP/EEO Statement

    DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type   based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding   , and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding),   gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed,   disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.

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