Cyber Policy & Strategy Planner - Advanced

Rividium Inc; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

RiVidium Inc. seeks a technically proficient Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) Strategist & Policy Planner to govern secure cross-domain capabilities.

You will develop strategies, policies, and governance frameworks to defend networks, enable federated CDS services, and mature cross-domain expertise across the enterprise. You will be the primary technical advisor on policy boards, applying DoD/IC laws and standards, and working with Cloud Architects to ensure security baselines across deployments.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/Sci clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university.
• Preferred fields: CS, Cybersecurity, IT, Software Eng., IS, CE, Math, or related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Assess and understand data types to determine CDS filtering, decoding, and sanitization requirements.
• Design and implement a cross-domain strategy; develop, staff, and publish CDS governance policies.
• Apply CNSSI 1253, NIST 800-53, and RTB to CDS policy and guard technologies.
• Define secure data transfer solutions across multiple classification levels (NIPR, SIPR, JWICS).
• Advocate for CDS capabilities on policy boards and build consensus on changes to architecture, data schemas, and security postures.
• Monitor CDS policies through audits and assessments to ensure effectiveness and compliance.
• Promote cyber workforce development around cross-domain skills and CDS awareness.
• Collaborate with Cloud Architects and CDS Engineers to ensure security baselines before production.

Skills

Data-type inspection

Security policy development

CDS architecture & guard tech

Security frameworks CNSSI 1253/NIST 8-

Trend analysis for CDS

Policy to technical requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

AWS Cloud Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Job description

RiVidium Inc. is seeking a technically proficient Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) Strategist & Policy Planner to provide expert support to a key client's Cross Domain Support Office. This role is central to governing the delivery of secure cross domain capabilities at mission speed. You will be responsible for developing the strategies, policies, and governance frameworks that defend classified networks, enable federated CDS services, and mature cross domain expertise across the enterprise. This position moves beyond traditional policy analysis to focus on the unique technical and security challenges of transferring diverse data types between disparate security domains.

RiVidium Inc. is seeking a technically proficient Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) Strategist & Policy Planner to provide expert support to a key client's Cross Domain Support Office. This role is central to governing the delivery of secure cross domain capabilities at mission speed. You will be responsible for developing the strategies, policies, and governance frameworks that defend classified networks, enable federated CDS services, and mature cross domain expertise across the enterprise. This position moves beyond traditional policy analysis to focus on the unique technical and security challenges of transferring diverse data types between disparate security domains.

Core Responsibilities

• Assess and understand various complex data types (e.g., structured XML/JSON, streaming telemetry, full-motion video, imagery, and tactical data links) to determine appropriate CDS filtering, deep content inspection, and sanitization requirements.
• Design and integrate a comprehensive cross domain strategy that aligns with the organization's mission. Develop, staff, and publish policies that govern CDS operations, ensuring compliance with "Raise the Bar" (RTB) standards and the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Interpret and apply laws, statutes, and directives (e.g., CNSSI 1253, NIST 800-53, NCDSMO Guidelines) to create actionable security policies for CDS infrastructure, including guard technologies and filtering mechanisms.
• Define and integrate secure data transfer solutions for current and future mission environments, ensuring seamless and protected data flow across multiple classification levels (e.g., NIPR, SIPR, JWICS).
• Serve as a primary technical advisor on agency and interagency policy boards, advocating for robust CDS capabilities. Seek and build consensus with stakeholders on proposed changes to CDS architecture, rule sets, data schema validation, and security postures.
• Monitor the rigorous application of CDS policies and principles. Review, conduct, or participate in audits of cross domain programs and projects to ensure effectiveness and adherence to security controls.
• Advocate for and assess cyber workforce effectiveness related to cross domain skill sets. Promote awareness of CDS policy and strategy to ensure sound principles are reflected in the organization's mission.
• Partner with Cloud Architects and CDS Engineers to ensure that new cloud deployments and data flows meet security baseline requirements prior to entering production.

Required Technical Skills & Abilities

• Deep understanding of various data types, schemas, and network protocols, with the proven ability to define how these formats must be inspected, parsed, and safely transferred across domain boundaries without introducing risk.
• Expert ability to develop and implement security policy, plans, and strategy for Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) in compliance with DoD/IC laws, regulations, and standards.
• Deep understanding of secure network architecture, data filtering mechanisms, and the technical principles behind hardware and software guard technologies.
• Proven ability to analyze and apply security frameworks like CNSSI 1253/NIST 800-53 and "Raise the Bar" (RTB) requirements within a CDS context.
• Ability to evaluate technology trends and leverage best practices from industry and academia to solve complex cross domain challenges.
• Demonstrated experience translating high-level mission goals into specific, implementable CDS technical and policy requirements.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Must possess an active Top Secret SCI clearance.
• Education: Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university.
• Preferred fields: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related engineering discipline.
• Certification: Must hold a current IAT, IAM, or IASAE Level 3 certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GSLC, CASP+, etc.). OR Degree in Engineering.
• Nice to have- AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS - Cloud Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, or equivalent cloud architecture certifications.

The annual salary range for this position is $145,000-155,000. The listed salary range represents a general guideline; however, RiVidium Inc. considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. At RiVidium Inc. it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

About the Organization Established in 2008, RiVidium, Inc. (dba TripleCyber) is a VA-Verified SDVOSB and an SBA-Certified 8(a) company. To prepare our clients for the future, RiVidium has balanced all parts of our organization to attract the finest employees in order to 'Strive to be the missing element defining tomorrow's technology'. RiVidium keeps pace and surpasses its competitors by meeting challenges of advancements in Logistics, Human Capital, Cyber, Intelligence & Technology.

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