Cybersecurity Specialist

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a full-time Senior Cybersecurity Specialist located in Omaha, NE in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Combatant Command, Command and Control (C2) Division (HBC).The Senior Cybersecurity Specialist's primary function will be to act as a liaison to the Enterprise Architect, WAN, LAN, and Enterprise Management Teams to effectively communicate and architect security solutions while supporting ASSETS.

Responsibilities include:

• Provides analytical and technical security recommendations to other team members, oversight boards, and clients.
• Identifies requirements, based upon need or as the result of a security issue that puts organizations systems at risk.
• Meets with clients and management to help specify and negotiate application security requirements, reviews current policies and procedures for applicability, and system OS security patch levels, and ensures safe transition of applications to production.
• Develop, debug, test and support the certification process.
• Create, maintain, and document security baselines.
• Evaluate and recommend secure remote configurations.
• Active member in technical work groups to recommend effective security configurations and architecture.
• Liaison to the Enterprise Architect, WAN, LAN, and Enterprise Management Teams to effectively communicate and architect security solutions.
• Develops documentation to support ongoing security systems operations, maintenance and specific problem resolution.
• Works with and coordinates appropriate IT staff to implement solutions which will meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Provide risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents and change requests.
• Functions as technical lead during a security incident response.

Qualifications/ Technical Experience Requirements:

• One of the following education/experience combinations:

• Advanced Degree (MA/MS) and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, 5 years of which must be in the DoD
• OR, BA/BS degree and a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, 5 years of which must be in the DoD
• OR, 20 years of directly related experience, 8 years of which must be in the DoD

• Must possess Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Must be a US Citizen
• IAM II required to start CASP, CAP, or CISSP required.
• Hold an 8570 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification or DODD 8140 Information Assurance Security Engineer Level II certification.
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDD 8500.1 Information Assurance, DoDD 8520.1 Protection of SCI, DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology, DoD 8570.01M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, and DoDI 8580.1 Information Assurance in the Defense Acquisition Process used for the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Knowledge and experience with NIST 800-53, and DoD Risk Management Framework tools (eMASS/Xacta).
• Expert knowledge of database practices, and USSTRATCOM database organization, operations, and objectives.
• Other duties as assigned

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)