RMF, Cybersecurity, and ATO Policy Consultant

Cybersecurity Jobs; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Military leave

Jury duty paid leaves

Job summary

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a full-time consultant to support HQ United States Space Force organizations at the Pentagon. You will analyze and develop national cyber strategy, doctrine, and policy, and coordinate strategic guidance across defense partners.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred), and an active TS/SCI clearance. You will travel or work remotely as needed and interact with senior leaders to advance zero-trust, RMF, AO, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s preferred; minimum 5 years in program information system analysis.
• Strategic knowledge of DoD processes to formulate and execute technology projects.
• Ability to travel frequently or work remotely as needed.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Experience briefing senior officers and writing doctrine and policy.
• Experience coordinating doctrine and policy across staff agencies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop national and military cyber strategy, doctrine, and policy.
• Coordinate, develop, and integrate strategic guidance and policy documents.
• Identify and review national cyber policy goals affecting USSF missions.
• Conduct research and provide recommendations to evolve strategy and policy.
• Advise on RMF, AO policies across multiple classification levels (TS/SCI).
• Support Security and Operations (DevSecOps), AI/ML, and other digital services.
• Interface with DoD organizations to advise cyber and infrastructure needs.

Skills

Strategic planning

Policy development

Interagency coordination

Briefing senior officials

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Travel capability

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

RMF

Authority to Operate (AO)

DevSecOps

AI/ML

Zero Trust

NIST 800-207

DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture

CDS

MLS

IAM

Job description

Delta Solutions & Strategies is hiring a full-time consultant to support HQ United States Space Force organizations at the Pentagon.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop national and military cyber strategy, doctrine, and policy to support creation of a new Risk Management framework
• Coordinate, develop, and integrate strategic guidance and policy documents
• Identify and review national cyber policy goals, objectives, and senior-level direction affecting USSF missions
• Conduct research, analyze findings, and provide recommendations to develop and evolve strategy, doctrine, and policy
• Evaluate, assess, and recommend actions for DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) RMF and Authority to Operate (AO) policies and requirements across multiple classification levels (up to TS/SCI) to support approval and re-certification for pilot efforts in digital capabilities, digital infrastructure, and software applications
• Provide expertise to support Security and Operations (DevSecOps), AI/ML algorithms, and other digital services
• Identify alternate strategies to manage risk to enterprise responsibilities while pursuing state-of-the-art capabilities
• Interface remotely and on-site with Department of the Air Force organizations in different geographic locales as needed to advise and support cyber and infrastructure needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s preferred) plus a minimum of 5 years of experience analyzing program information system schemes or equivalent
• Strategic knowledge of processes within DAF to formulate and execute technology-related projects
• Ability to travel frequently or work remotely as needed
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Ability to identify and resolve challenges at the strategic level
• Ability to brief and interact with senior (GO/FLAG) officers and senior civilians while developing and writing doctrine and policy
• Experience coordinating doctrine and policy between staff agencies to support coherent planning efforts
• Previous cyber planning or doctrine experience at operational/theater level (e.g., combatant command, joint/combined task force) highly desired
• Previous experience on a CCMD, MAJCOM, HHQ, Joint Staff, OSD, etc. staff highly desired
• Deep understanding of Zero Trust principles and architectures
• Experience designing and implementing micro-segmentation, identity and access management (IAM), least privilege, and continuous monitoring
• Familiarity with relevant security frameworks: NIST 800-207, DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture
• Expertise in network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and network behavior analysis
• Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) for dynamic policy enforcement
• Strong understanding of MFA, SSO, RBAC, and PAM
• Experience with identity federation and directory services
• Experience with data encryption, DLP, and data classification
• Knowledge of data governance and compliance requirements relevant to space systems and operations
• Strong planning, organization, and communication skills for complex infrastructure modernization projects
• Expertise integrating systems and data across different security domains and classification levels
• Understanding of cross-domain solutions (CDS) and guard technologies
• Knowledge of multi-level security (MLS) networks, boundary protection mechanisms, and data diodes
• Experience with secure data transfer protocols and encryption technologies
• Understanding of current cyber threats targeting space systems and infrastructure
• Ability to analyze threat intelligence and translate it into actionable security measures
• Expertise in vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and red teaming
• Ability to identify, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities in space systems and ground segments
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, including space and cyber experts
• Strong understanding of space systems, operations, and architectures
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and threats
• Strong work ethic and commitment to national security

Skills & Technologies

• Risk Management Framework (RMF), Authority to Operate (AO), TS/SCI
• DevSecOps, AI/ML
• Zero Trust, NIST 800-207, DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture
• Micro-segmentation, IAM, least privilege, continuous monitoring
• Network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, network behavior analysis
• SDN, NFV
• MFA, SSO, RBAC, PAM, identity federation, directory services
• Data encryption, DLP, data classification
• Cross-domain solutions (CDS), guard technologies
• Multi-level security (MLS), data diodes, boundary protection mechanisms
• Threat intelligence, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, red teaming
• Secure data transfer protocols

Location

• Pentagon, DC
• Onsite

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• PTO, Paid holidays
• Parental leave, Military leave, Jury duty paid leaves