Position Overview
Work Location
Job Responsibilities and/or Success Factors
- Support and monitor progress on responses to tasking from DoD senior leaders. Assist in conducting deliberate analysis supporting the development of cyber policy guidance in DoD and in response to requests from the National Security Council staff or other elements of the Executive Office of the President.
- Support the writing, development, and implementation of the DoD Cyber Strategy and the Congressionally- directed Cyber Posture Review.
- Draft and coordinate action packages and other correspondence related to your area of special operations policy and resources expertise for senior DoD leadership; coordinate, plan, and develop policies and initiatives appropriate for strategic guidance documents or DoD issuances such as directives or instructions.
- Support the coordination for conferences and meetings by the development of briefings and briefing materials for use by senior leadership within the office of the PCA.
- Support the preparation of documents in response to Congressional inquiries related to task areas.
- Provide technical and analytic support for the PCA’s engagement with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and DoD Inspector General reports, studies, and assessments as they pertain to task areas.
- Support the PCA Director for Cyber Operations and Intelligence with expert knowledge of cyber operations authorities, policies, and processes.
- Lead studies and assessments to identify gaps in the Department’s cyber operations posture and recommend mitigations.
- Foster partnerships with stakeholders across the Department Develops to develop and implement action plans.
- Track progress of implementation of the DoD's cyberspace operations initiatives and manage competing priorities/tasks across the department, including within PCA, and sets goals, objectives, and priorities.
- Liaise with intelligence community (IC) stakeholders on issues related to intelligence support to cyber operations. Develop cross-functional teams to promote understanding, dialogue, and action on cross-cutting issues.
- Identify cyber operations and intelligence issues to bring forward to departmental venues and discussions.
- Assist with the development of policies, guidance, and strategic approaches relating to cyberspace intelligence.
- Provide technical and analytical support for policy enhancements to support defense of DoD critical infrastructure and control system / operational technology networks, devices and information.
- Support policy and activities to meet the goals of refining, integrating, and synchronizing aspects of DoD security, protection, and risk-management programs that directly relate to mission execution as described in the DoD Mission Assurance Strategy (MAS) and Mission Assurance Implementation Framework. Ensure integration of MA- related responsibilities assigned in the DoD Cyber Strategy.
Education and Minimum Qualifications
- Must have a current and active Top-Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Bachelor’s degree or Professional engineering degree from an accredited university.
- Minimum 5 years of combined Joint, Interagency, OSD, or Service Headquarters experience performing work related to task area.
- Minimum 5 years of experience using communication skills, both written and oral, to include preparation of written products for senior leader (general officer/flag officer/senior executive service level).
- Minimum 5 year of experience managing cyber manpower initiatives; coordinating programming and budget issues; preparing manpower and workforce products (i.e., executive briefs, decision papers, information papers, talking points, analysis, etc.); and representing senior leadership in cyber operations.
- Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited university/college.
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