Overview

The Army’s Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) mission is to enable the Army to rapidly exploit and influence National capabilities and architectures. Army TENCAP conducts advanced development and rapid prototyping to enhance, inform, and modernize Army capabilities. Army Product Manager TENCAP responsibilities include support to Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) to maintain connections to national and theater systems; prototype development and transition of technology into Army systems; and acquisition of equipment as directed by the TENCAP General Officer Steering Group (TGOSG) and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology) (ASA(ALT)).

Responsibilities

• Provide Cyber Security (CS) guidance and documentation throughout the system development life cycle to include providing CS guidance at meetings, briefings and design reviews and during system development IAW currently applicable CS regulations and policies.
• Lead TENCAP projects through all phases of the security authorization process IAW ICD 503, NIST SP 800-53 r5, DoDI 8510.01 and supplementary guidance provided by the cognizant Authorizing Officials.
• Develop and staff Program of Actions and Milestones (POAMs) associated with the ATO process.
• Facilitate security authorization processes implemented by national agencies.
• Provide technical input to SAMPs to address the program's overall acquisition approach, including cyber approaches for TENCAP projects.
• Review the design of hardware, operating systems, and software applications proposed for TENCAP programs and provide comments as to whether the design adequately addresses CS security requirements.
• Ensure TENCAP systems remain compliant with CS policy to include AR 25-2, Information Assurance, DoD Instruction (DODI) 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST) SP 800-37 “Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems”, and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, “Intelligence Community Information Technology Systems Security Risk Management”, the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Instruction No. 1253, “Security Categorization and Control Selection for National Security Systems” NIST 800-53, “Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations”, USCENTCOM 25-28 process, and DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG).
• Keep pace with changing policies and mandates.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Education: Master’s Degree - 12 years’ work experience may be substituted for a master’s degree or bachelor’s degree plus 8 years work.
• Experience: Minimum of fifteen years of progressively complex cybersecurity experience in the design, development, integration, test, certification, and accreditation of security solutions for DoD or IC intelligence systems.
• Experience: Include a minimum of eight years of Cybersecurity experience supporting DoD acquisition programs/projects.
• Experience: Include a minimum of two years’ experience in applying the Risk Management Framework (ICD 503) for the accreditation of DoD or IC Information Technology Systems.
• Certifications: IAM III – CASP or IAT Level III - CISSP

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Has the communication skills to effectively interface with senior military officials, managers, and subordinates.
• Has TENCAP experience.

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Security Clearance: Top Secret with Secret Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
• By Light does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters; vaccination requirements and testing are subject to the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements; testing is at the cost of the employee.