Senior Cyber Implementation Officer

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. 

The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.

SPAs NATO Allied Command Transformation Group within JOID provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage. 

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) as the Single Point of Authority (SPA) for NATO Enterprise Cyber Security is developing and plans to execute the NATO Cyber Adaptation Roadmap (CAR) which consists of a variety of lines of effort, all aimed at improving and bolstering cyber security capabilities for the NATO Enterprise. NATO ACT Cyberspace Branch, in its role as the Capability Requirements Authority (CRA) for the Cyberspace Program, looks to Cyberspace capability across key Cyber Security and Cyberspace Operations capability areas. There is a need to align this effort under the Cyberspace Program with the OCIO CAR. 

SPA has an immediate need for a Senior Cyber Implementation Officer to support the Cyberspace Branch located at HQ SACT, Norfolk, VA.

The candidate will support the de-confliction, alignment, and harmonization between the current and future plans of the Cyberspace CPP, working in different capacities to both build bridges and implement specific aspects of the CAR as required. The role requires intimate knowledge of both programs (Cyberspace and CAR) in order to work with key stakeholders to identify any overlaps, exclusions, and/or potential challenges that should be identified early to easily mitigate. Will work with a large set of stakeholders such as staff in the Cyberspace Branch at ACT, staff in the OCIO, staff at NCIA and, of course, ACO. Regularly review multiple risk registers across both programs (and projects) and regularly analyze potential schedule, technical, or other programmatic conflicts. Maintain oversight and knowledge of existing and future actions coming from the NATO Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, in priority, and the Cyber Program of Work, keeping specific note of the potential impact on the capabilities development and their projected scope. Using the information acquired through tasking above, engage with OCIO staff (as appropriate) and monitor (to the best extent possible) activities within the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap (CAR) and, on a regular basis, provide in-depth review and track technical content of activities across various stakeholders, across various organizations. Contribute to the activities of the Cyberspace Branch team, initiating specific tasks in coordination with HQ SACT in the US, staff in Europe, and the Liaison Officer within the context of the NATO Cyber Adaptation Roadmap. Represent Cyberspace with command leadership at the three star level on issues pertaining to ACT and the OCIO, and provide information to aid senior leadership in making informed decisions. 

Elicit, capture, and collect operations and capability requirements across all aspects of DOTMLPFI for Cyberspace related to OCIO and ACO intents. Apply analytical skills and the ability to process large quantities of information to apply it to a technical environment and produce documented deliverables or contributions to deliverables produced by other stakeholders. Apply the ability to read large volumes of information and provide brief summaries to staff in the Cyberspace Branch and extract specific details that bring relevancy to the Cyberspace Program. Contribute and participate to the doctrinal development, to the policies, directives, and process refinement related to requirements and in support of both Cyberspace Program and Cyber Adaptation Roadmap. Author and participate in the development of artefacts supporting the roadmap, including concepts, policy, procedures, and other technical items. Perform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the LABOR category.

Required:

• Active National or NATO Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited university
• Post-graduate education in CIS security and cyber defense disciplines as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Expert, or ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• 5 years of experience within the last 8 years working in a Cyber Security or Cyberspace Operations environment with clear experience of applying knowledge to a complex system of systems environment
• 5-7 years of demonstrable experience working with systems engineering principles (such as design and development of use cases, workflow diagrams, architecture)
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of NATO as an organization and how it is organized, including the relationships between NATO HQ (including OCIO), the SCs, and the agencies (NCIA and NSPA)
• 3 years minimum in the past 7 years managing organizational responsibilities and priorities as a Team/Project Manager
• Strong organizational, planning, and written and verbal communications skills