Senior Cybersecurity Support Specialist

Odyssey; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team supporting AFLCMC/WIS Asymmetric Warfare Division. You will provide senior‑level cybersecurity expertise across a broad portfolio of SOF and PR platforms, ensuring system security, mission assurance, and compliance as customers modernize advanced tactical capabilities.

Responsibilities include developing A&A documentation, RMF artifacts, ISP/SCGs, and cost-related analyses while collaborating with government stakeholders and

Qualifications

• Citizenship: US
• Clearance: Top Secret
• Advanced degree or equivalent experience with DoD familiarity

Responsibilities

• Provide senior cybersecurity support across requirements generation, system design and integration, development, testing, production, sustainment, deployment and operations.
• Prepare documentation for CYBER A&A, supporting audits and coordination with accreditation authorities.
• Maintain knowledge of threat assessment, embedded systems, software, networking, and program accounts for eMASS/ITIPS.
• Develop and update System Security Plans and RMF artifacts; coordinate with stakeholders and oversight bodies.

Skills

CISSP certification

A&A RMF experience

Education

Master’s or Doctorate in a related field

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

ATO packages

RMF

Job description

Position Summary

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer professional to join our team supporting the AFLCMC/WIS Asymmetric Warfare Division. In this role, the selected candidate will provide senior‑level cybersecurity expertise across a broad portfolio of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Personnel Recovery (PR) platforms within the Integration Program. This position plays a critical part in ensuring system security, mission assurance, and compliance as our customers modernize and protect advanced tactical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Must comply with DAFMAN 17‑1303 and DoD Manual 8140.03; CAP/CGRC certification required and CISSP highly recommended, per DoD Cyber Exchange qualification standards.
• Provide cybersecurity support across requirements generation, system design and integration, development, modification, test, production, sustainment, deployment, operations, and divestiture activities.
• Deliver technical expertise and prepare all documentation required for system cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization (A&A), supporting audits, testing events, and coordination with accreditation authorities.
• Maintain working knowledge of threat assessment processes, embedded systems, software applications, networking systems, and manage program accounts for eMASS and ITIPS.
• Support A&A tasks including milestone reviews, RMF/PIT processes, System Security Plans, A&A Working Groups, and development/coordination of CIERs, IATTs, and ATO packages with program stakeholders and oversight bodies.
• Review, develop, and update program documentation related to cybersecurity, including anti‑tamper plans, system security artifacts, ISP, PPP, IAS, RMF artifacts, ICD, ORD/CDD, CONOPS, and SCGs.
• Develop and update ISPs; analyze reviewer comments; coordinate responses; and maintain ISP data in required tools such as the Rationale Systems Architect Tool and EISP, ensuring reviewer acceptance in EISP or GTG.
• Support development of annual Cost Analysis Requirements Documents and provide inputs to SARs, DAES, MARs, Milestone Reviews, DABs, and AFRBs (cost analyst portion).
• Develop life‑cycle cost estimates covering EMD, production, and sustainment; produce cost products by WBS and fiscal year; and conduct cost excursions for restructures, capability insertions, quantity changes, or budget shifts.
• Perform in‑depth cost analyses, evaluations, and recommendations; engage with the Government CFO to define issues and develop defensible, repeatable models and solutions.
• Utilize cost estimating tools such as PRICE True Planning, Oracle Crystal Ball, and AFTOC, ensuring accuracy of all data inputs and maintaining familiarity with relevant estimating databases.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Top Secret

Education and Experience

• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD.
• OR, 15 years of directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.

Technical Skills

• CISSP certification (preferred)
• Experience with ATO packages and RMF

Interpersonal Skills

• Effective communication and the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly.
• Strong collaboration skills for working across multidisciplinary teams and with government stakeholders.
• Adaptability and professionalism in fast‑paced, evolving program environments.
• Proactive problem‑solving and the ability to build positive, solutions‑focused relationships.

Location and Travel

• Location: Wright Patterson AFB, OH
• Travel: 10%
• Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite