USAF - Technical Advisor

cFocus Software Incorporated; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

cFocus Software Incorporated is seeking a Technical Advisor to support the United States Air Force. The on-site role in Linthicum Heights, MD requires an active TS/SCI clearance and deep experience in enterprise IT architecture, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps.

You will influence mission-critical decisions, assess systems, and guide modernization across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. Responsibilities include evaluating data interop with DoD architectures, conducting cost analyses, and

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience evaluating enterprise IT solutions and advising on technical strategy.
• Broad knowledge of infrastructure, applications, cloud and hybrid environments, data integration, and cybersecurity.
• Ability to translate mission requirements into technical alternatives and actionable recommendations.
• Experience developing engineering trade studies, feasibility assessments, and technical risk analyses.
• Ability to evaluate technical debt, lifecycle costs, build/buy options, and modernization priorities.
• Understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, configuration management, and secure systems integration.
• Working knowledge of RMF, authorization boundaries, and security requirements for mission systems.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, briefing, and stakeholder coordination skills

Responsibilities

• Analyze mission priorities and IT/cybersecurity requirements; identify gaps for stakeholders.
• Advise on enterprise IT architecture, cloud strategy, and data strategy aligned with priorities.
• Assess existing systems and proposed solutions for feasibility, interoperability, security, maintainability, scalability, and impact.
• Support evaluations of data-layer interoperability with DoD architectures.
• Develop trade studies comparing Refactor, Replatform, Replace, and Retire options including TCO models.
• Conduct cost-benefit and build/buy analyses to inform investments.
• Assess technical debt and security gaps; contribute to Enterprise Technical Debt Register.
• Recommend modernization priorities and transition approaches; support remediation planning.
• Review designs and integration approaches across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Advise on CI/CD, IaC, and guardrails for repeatable delivery.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity on Zero Trust, RMF controls, and ATO evidence.
• Research emerging technologies; present benefits/risks for Government consideration.
• Evaluate proposed AI capabilities with specialists; support testing before adoption.
• Support roadmaps, lifecycle planning, resilience, and recovery reviews.
• Prepare assessments, briefs, and stakeholder presentations; facilitate collaboration with partners

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Stakeholder coordination

Technical briefing

Analytical skills

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

cFocus Software seeks a Technical Advisor to join our program supporting the United States Air Force (USAF). This position is on-site in Linthicum Heights, MD. This position requires an Active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Experience evaluating enterprise IT solutions and advising stakeholders on technical strategy.
• Broad knowledge of infrastructure, applications, cloud and hybrid environments, data integration, and cybersecurity.
• Ability to translate mission requirements into technical alternatives and actionable recommendations.
• Experience developing engineering trade studies, feasibility assessments, and technical risk analyses.
• Ability to evaluate technical debt, lifecycle costs, build/buy options, and modernization priorities.
• Understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, configuration management, and secure systems integration.
• Working knowledge of RMF, authorization boundaries, and security requirements for mission systems.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, briefing, and stakeholder coordination skills

Duties:

• Analyze mission priorities and incoming IT and cybersecurity requirements; identify technical needs, dependencies, constraints, and gaps for stakeholder resolution.
• Advise on enterprise IT architecture, cloud computing strategy, and enterprise data strategy in alignment with DC3 priorities and approved standards.
• Assess existing systems and proposed solutions for feasibility, interoperability, security, maintainability, scalability, and operational impact.
• Support technical evaluations of data-layer interoperability with designated DoD mission partner architectures and systems of record.
• Develop engineering trade studies comparing Refactor, Replatform, Replace, and Retire alternatives before legacy architecture changes, including Total Cost of Ownership models.
• Conduct cost-benefit and build/buy analyses to inform resource allocation, acquisition strategies, portfolio priorities, and investment decisions.
• Assess technical debt in code architecture, obsolete infrastructure, security compliance gaps, and data schemas; contribute to the Enterprise Technical Debt Register.
• Recommend modernization priorities and transition approaches; support remediation planning and approved execution through modular DevSecOps sprints.
• Review technical designs and integration approaches across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments; document risks, assumptions, and tradeoffs.
• Advise on CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, security guardrails, and configuration management practices supporting repeatable delivery.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity specialists on Zero Trust alignment, authorization boundaries, RMF controls, and technical evidence supporting ATO and continuous ATO.
• Research emerging technologies and cybersecurity best practices; present benefits, risks, prerequisites, and implementation recommendations for Government consideration.
• Evaluate proposed AI capabilities and use cases with relevant specialists; support research and testing before Government-approved adoption.
• Support enterprise evolution roadmaps, lifecycle planning, resilience, and recovery reviews; coordinate technical dependencies with project and operations teams.
• Prepare technical assessments, decision briefs, recommendations, and stakeholder presentations; facilitate collaboration with internal and external mission partners.