Job Abstract

ID

2024-18655

Category

Program Analysis

Security Clearance Requirement

Top Secret/ SCI

Type

Regular Full-Time

Level

Senior

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 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.

The Acquisition and Technology Analysis Group within JOID specializes in the application of multi-disciplinary analytic skills to support multiple clients within the Department of Defense (DoD). These clients include the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), DARPA, the Joint Staff, and USINDOPACOM. SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.

We have a near-term need for Senior and Mid-level Supply Chain Cybersecurity Resilience Analysts to support the Cyber Warfare Directorate within the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management. This role is located at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.

The Cyber Warfare Directorate provides cybersecurity and cyberspace operations expertise for the entirety of OUSD(A&S). In this role, you will provide technical analyses and assessments of Supply Chain cybersecurity-related risk. You will assist government personnel in the development and refinement of SCRM-related metrics, risk mitigation options, and the development of a Whole-of-Government approach to addressing the risk arising from foreign ownership/control/influence (FOCI) of National Security Systems. In addition, you will meet and coordinate broadly across DoD with SCRM cybersecurity stakeholders and support efforts to improve collaboration with the Defense Industrial Base vendors.

Required:

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity and/or supply chain analysis
• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge of cyber attack and cybersecurity trends, including emerging TTPs and tools
• Experience developing executive-level briefings, information memorandum, and white papers
• Basic knowledge of the interdependencies between IT, cybersecurity, cyberspace operations, and how they draw upon the DoD Risk Management Framework
• Basic understanding of DoD contracting and acquisition processes
• Understanding of Supply Chain Risk Management authorities, including those specified in the FY19 NDAA Sections 889 and 1655, and 10 USC 2339a
• Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOD, military/civilian personnel, and industry partners
• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility

Desired:

• Master’s degree