Cross Domain Solutions Specialist

Overview

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate need for a Cross Domain Solutions Specialist to support HQ AFMC A4/10 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

The Headquarters Air Force Material Command Directorate of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration (HQ AFMC/A4/10) has the AFMC mission responsibility to: shape the workforce and infrastructure to provide logistics, sustainment, and installation support for acquisition logistics, supply management, depot maintenance, and base-level logistics operations, and deliver responsive strategic facility and infrastructure oversight and over-arching direction for all Major Command (MAJCOM) security operations…resulting in war-winning expeditionary capabilities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

• Accomplish cybersecurity activities to support the DAF Intelligence Community Cross Domain Solutions Element (DAF IC CDSE)  and DoDIIS Executive Agent for CDSs (DExA) by assessing and recommending the technical implementation of security design to establish Cross Domain Solutions (CDSs) affecting confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, and non-repudiation implemented as documented in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 (Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations), Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI 8500.1 (Cybersecurity)), and other applicable National, IC, and DAF policies.
• Provide cybersecurity support to DAF IC organizations requiring a CDS by advising and assisting customers with refining requirements and selecting solutions to meet mission demand while considering cyber specific indicators; including gathering, collecting, preparing, and supporting requirements development and capturing actions associated with the DAF IC CDSE and DExA missions, and any other cybersecurity related activities/projects.
• Support any CDS development or modification efforts in accordance with DAF IC and NCDSMO regulations and directives.
• Maintain knowledge of and provide oversight for all DAF IC cross domain capabilities, including an enterprise CDS, and the DExA portfolio of CDSs.
• Provide cybersecurity resiliency expertise and recommendations to CDS project team leads to include, tracking, reporting, managing, resolving, mitigating risks, issues, and opportunities; providing recommendations for possible improvements and upgrades to increase cyber resiliency.
• Monitor DAF IC CDS acquisitions, life cycle management, and the DExA managed CDS portfolio to ensure CDSs remain updated and patched.
• Assist with technical work related to project management including planning, organizing, and presenting assessments of program/project management concepts, analyses, studies, and procedures.
• Review CDS project documentation and identify significant issues and variances that need addressing from a cybersecurity perspective.
• Provide CDS assessment and authorization (A&A) support for Site Based Security Assessments and Command Cyber Readiness Inspections at organizations the CDSE supports (as needed) as well as support formal coordination and discussions with the National Cross Domain Strategy and Management Office (NCDSMO)
• Support technical reviews of prioritizations and AFRL-NCDSMO security assessments.
• Analyze and report CDS security posture trends to outline cyber resilient challenges, understand and classify the criticality, risk of occurrence, and feasibility of mitigation strategies for CDS systems and guide A2S cyber resiliency strategy by providing cybersecurity recommendations to leadership based on significant threats and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with management, team leads, and extended team to establish, refine, and execute team priorities, and prepare for scheduled and impromptu periodic internal and externally focused meetings.
• Support CDSE and DExA related travel, including but not limited to, relevant site assessments and installations, forums, conferences, program management reviews, etc, as needed.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications

• Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• BS/BA and three (3) years of relevant experience
• Six (6) years of relevant work experience
• Possess DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II certification. 
• At least five years of direct experience with DoD cross domain solutions is highly desired.
• Current understanding of DoD acquisition processes to ensure timely and synchronized schedule integration of cybersecurity requirements into program schedules and milestones through various acquisition program integrated product teams.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

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