CyberSpace Concept Developer & Validator

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.

SPA's 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.

We have a near-term need for a CyberSpace Concept Developer & Validator to provide onsite support in Norfolk, VA.

The CyberSpace Concept Developer & Validator will--based on NATO operational needs, literature review, high-level direction and guidance (notably stemming from ACT's Warfare Development Agenda), and guidance from ACT Cyberspace Technical Director--identify cyberspace operation capability concepts to be developed. Building on previous efforts on Cyberspace Situational Awareness (CySA), follow-on capability concepts are expected to be developed in the area of decision-support and Cyberspace Command and Control (CyC2). Develop the identified cyberspace operation capability concepts by conducting all the necessary activities, including initial research, input collection, concept aim/scope definition, concept drafting, submission, and approval. Build and maintain Communities of Interest (NATO organizations, Nations, Industry, Academia) dedicated to the development and implementation of cyberspace operation concepts, in close coordination with the Technical Director and ACT Cyberspace Federation & Partnership SME. Contribute to experimentation and validation efforts related to the cyberspace operation concepts (feasibility analysis, experiment design and preparation, assessment, etc.), under the guidance of the Technical Director. Develop (as lead or contributor) relevant engineering products/artifacts to support cyberspace capability development and implementation. This includes capability requirements identification and definition across all DOTMLPFI[1] aspects, Analyses of Alternatives, architecture development, Information Exchange Requirements definition, operational evaluation/validation, and interoperability assessment. Support and contribute to other warfare development activities related to concept implementation and engineering (feasibility studies, foresight analysis, technical and operational analysis, experimentation campaigns, etc.). Inform, organize and participate in meetings, workshops, conferences and other events, and travel to attend those, as needed, generally within NATO's boundaries for up to 20 days per year.

Required:

• Citizenship in one of the NATO member countries.
• NATO Secret Security Clearance or national equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in system engineering activities, including definition, implementation and engineering of operational/military concepts throughout the complete capability life cycle is essential.
• Master's degree in engineering, systems engineering, or computer science; a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of recent experience in system engineering, capability concept development, and implementation in a military context will be considered in lieu of a Master's degree.
• Proven recent (at least 3 within the last 5 years) post-degree hands-on experience in authoring cyberspace concepts, specifications, architectures, functional analysis, designs, preferably in the area of military information and cyber systems.
• Post-degree education in CIS security and cyber defence disciplines, as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Expert or ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Post-degree hands-on experience in architecture drafting, preferably using NATO Architectural Framework (NAF) or similar standard (e.g. TOGAF).
• Demonstrated experience in planning, coordinating and executing workshops for various stakeholders including governmental agencies, academia and industry.
• Able to work fully onsite based on client needs.