Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solutions

Astrion; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion invites qualified professionals for a Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solution role, based at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and supports the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division within AFLCMC.

The role emphasizes systems engineering, cyber defense, and acquisition management across CDA Weapon System components, with high collaboration across AF entities.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI clearance.
• Must hold active TS/SCI clearance and maintain it.
• BA/BS with 7 years of experience or MA/MS with 3 years.
• Experience on Acquisition Program ACAT Level III or higher.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Advanced knowledge in cyber security and information protection standards.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with CDA Weapon System or similar information protection system.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering and acquisition practices for CDA Weapon System.
• Detail knowledge of VoIP, RFMS, and forensic analysis within CDA.
• Contribute to adapting commercial/government hardware/software via Cyber Agile.
• Understand AF Cyber Operations/Requirements communities for solutions.
• Decompose requirements to components and assemble solutions.
• Produce artifacts: briefs, plans, cost estimates, reports.
• Generate multiple alternatives for schedule/cost/performance tradeoffs.

Skills

US Citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

7+ years experience

ACAT III+ experience

Strong communication

Advanced technical knowledge

Office Suite proficiency

CDA Weapon System familiarity

Education

BA/BS and 7 years experience

MA/MS and 3 years experience

Tools

Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio)

VoIP/RFMS/Forensic analysis tools

Cyber/Monitoring tools

Job description

Overview

Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solution

LOCATION: Lackland AFB, TX

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solution directly supporting the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNC) within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) which is located at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.

The Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division is a one-of-a-kind U.S. Air Force activity operating from Lackland Air Force Base which provides life cycle management for information assurance and other cyberspace support systems. The HNC division is responsible for technology development, acquisition, sustainment, and demilitarization of cyber security systems and products.

QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS

• US Citizen
• Must have and be able to maintain an Active TS/SCI
• BA/BS and 7 years of experience
• OR a MA/MS and 3 years of experience, with participation in some fashion on an Acquisition Program ACAT Level III or higher.
• Superb communication skills orally and in writing.
• Possesses the advanced knowledge, experience, and recognized ability to be considered an expert in their technical/professional field and possess the ability to perform complex tasks in a short amount of time.
• Will demonstrate advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline and possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise.
• Proficiency with Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio).
• Familiarity with the CDA Weapon System, or equivalent Enterprise Level Passive/Active Information Protection and Monitoring System.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include but not limited to:

• The contractor shall have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of principles, policies and practices of acquisition and sustainment in the disciplines of systems engineering, server administration, network engineering, firewall and gateway systems, operating systems, and software applications as applied to CDA Weapon System or similar Data Loss Prevention system.
• The contractor shall have detailed knowledge of VoIP, Radio Frequency Monitoring System (RFMS), and advanced knowledge of Forensic Analysis as applied to the CDA Weapon System.
• The contractor shall provide expert level contributions to adapt current and newly developed commercial and government off-the-shelf hardware and software from initial concepts to the CDA weapon system production environment using the Cyber Agile Acquisition process.
• The Contractor shall have knowledge of roles and relationships within the AF Cyber Operations community, the AF Cyber Requirements community, the AF Cyber Test community, Cyber Hardware/Software providers in the Cyber Industry, and other communities as appropriate.
  • Knowledge of these roles and relationships will enable the Contractor to provide strategic and tactical solutions to meet emerging requirements from sustainment modifications and from internally generated system planning initiatives (short-term, and long-term).
• In response to evolving Cyber Operational requirements, the Contractor shall independently decompose the requirements to a component level, and then assemble a collection of components to meet the requirements.
• The associated project management, training, and logistics considerations shall be of a detail and quality that the information shall be used by other members of the IPT to develop artifacts necessary to execute the effort.
• The Contractor shall have the expertise necessary to generate more than one alternative to enable tradeoffs between the different alternatives based on external constraints involving schedule, cost and performance.
• The Contractor shall be able to work proactively, with minimal supervision, and effectively communicate orally and in writing to produce quality acquisition and program documentation and associated artifacts (briefings, documents, plans, reports, cost estimates, etc.).
• The Contractor uses their advanced knowledge of the Cyber and Networking domains to support quick reaction efforts that involve high intensity collaboration between MAJCOM requirements, Acquisition IPTs, and the Warfighter.