Senior Information Assurance Technical Expert

RONIN Information Technology Services, LLC; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RONIN Information Technology Services, LLC is seeking a qualified candidate to provide multi-disciplinary engineering support focused on Air Force systems and procurement activities. The role demands 10-12 years of experience and the ability to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI access.

The ideal candidate will oversee system security evaluations and ensure compliance with defense acquisition documentation. They will also support various engineering and management processes critical to DoD objectives.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of progressive experience supporting complex classified procurement requirements.
• Ability to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI access and Polygraph.
• Knowledge of DoDI 5000.02 and related documentation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support development and review of documentation for DoDI 5000.02.
• Assist with the USAF Airworthiness process.
• Support Air Force Integrity Programs and requirements development.
• Evaluate DoD’s system design and verification documentation.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary engineering support

Information Assurance knowledge

Evaluation of system security

Development of system security documentation

Project/program management experience

Support of DoD acquisition objectives

Job description

The candidate will provide multi-disciplinary engineering support and will apply knowledge and experience in engineering principles, criteria, and procedures to Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles. The candidate will provide products and services as described below in execution of its engineering support mission. The candidate will apply their knowledge and experience to organize and manage resources and personnel needed to efficiently and effectively accomplish DoD acquisition objectives consistent with DoD 5000.02 policies and procedures.

Specifically, the candidate must have 10‑12 years of progressive experience supporting and developing large, major, and complex classified procurement requirements, and maintain a Top Secret level clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access with Counterintelligence Polygraph. The candidate will provide services as described below to support DoD acquisition program management requirements.

The candidate will have Information Assurance knowledge and experience on ACAT I or equivalent development programs to include: evaluation of system security and information assurance requirements consistent with the Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/3, Joint Air Force, Army, Navy (JAFAN) 6/3, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 8510.01, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800‑53; reviewing, analyzing, and assessing systems configurations/architectures to identify security, safety, and mission critical functions/components and critical program information (CPI); development of system security and information assurance documentation consistent with the standards above to support system certification and accreditation as well as interim authority, and authority to operate, decisions; analyzing and identifying system, subsystem, and component vulnerabilities to determine applicable controls, testing, and other potential information assurance solutions and safeguards consistent with the NIST 800‑53 Risk Management Framework.

Required Skills

• The candidate will support development and review of the full range of documentation and products required by DoDI 5000.02.
• The candidate will assist with execution of the USAF Airworthiness process per MILHDBK‑516 and the AF Life‑Cycle Systems Engineering (LCSE) and Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) processes as prescribed by AFMCI 63‑1201.
• The candidate will support implementation of Air Force Integrity Programs.
• The candidate will support requirements development, allocation, and verification.
• The candidate will support review and evaluation of DoD’s system design, analyses, and verification documentation and reports.
• The candidate will gather and develop technical and business data necessary to build and, as required, present program briefs.
• The candidate will support program meetings, working groups, and technical and business reviews as needed.
• The candidate will analyze equipment and software performance deficiencies and make recommendations for corrective actions.
• The candidate will support development of contract and documentation changes and updates.
• The candidate will support source selections in a technical advisory role as requested.

Job Type: Full Time