Cyberspace Concept Developer and Validator

SGP Recruiting provides both operations and strategic support to Tribal 8(a) and commercial organizations. Our client is an ISO certified international Information Technology consulting and Engineering Services company focused on supporting public and private sector customers as they tackle their most daunting Information Technology and business challenges.

They are seeking a Cyberspace Concept Developer and Validator to support an upcoming NATO ACT program in Norfolk, VA. This is a great opportunity to be part of an international company specializing in the provision of services in the area of information systems and technologies, outsourcing solutions, and application development services to government and non-government organizations.

Working Location: Onsite. Norfolk, VA.

Employment Type: 1099, B2B

Compensation: $48-72/hr USD

Language: High proficiency level in English language

Security Clearance: NATO Secret

DUTIES/ROLE:

• 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. [For information: 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), to name a few.]

• Develop the identified cyberspace operation capability concepts, by conducting all the necessary activities, including, but not limited to, 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/artefacts 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.

• Perform additional tasks, related to the contract, as required by the COTR.

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• 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 three within the last five 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. Experience at the level of management, overseeing, participating or supporting shall not be accounted for.

• Post-degree education in CIS security and cyber defense 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.