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Credence has an immediate opening for a Senior Information Assurance Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F-16 division at Hill Air Force Base, UT.
F-16 “Viper” AFLCMC/WAM is headquartered at Hill Air Force Base with units located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The F-16 “Viper” is a multi-role fighter jet delivering air-to-air, air-to-ground, and surveillance capabilities for the United States Air Force (USAF) and Coalition Partners.
The F-16 program has the largest Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in U.S. history producing over 4,500 jets for 24 countries. Each F-16 FMS case is uniquely tailored to country requirements / development / funding. Presently, FMS production orders exist through 2030. Additionally, the F-16 program includes the Multi-National Fighter Program (MNFP). MNFP is not a typical FMS program, but a unique, cooperative USAF and development program implemented through the FMS process under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). MNFP began in 1975 with the countries of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway; Portugal joined in 2000.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below
Serve as lead technical advisor to the materiel leader for the F-16 IA program and assist to provide multi-discipline expertise covering program management, IA management, systems engineering, System Security Engineering (SSE), system administration, network administration, project management, and integrated schedule development functional areas combined with extensive F-16 systems and configuration experience.
Assist with detailed F-16 USAF and FMS systems integration and configuration processes to identify integration and performance methods and risks. The Contractor shall assist the Government in the development, implementation and execution of integration and acquisition strategies for multiple F-16 USAF and FMS programs.
Support translation of customer requirements into acquisition program requirements and requirements development for hardware and software.
Provide technical support for the F-16 IA program including the protection of the confidentiality, availability, integrity, authenticity, and non-repudiation of user data.
Assist to develop integrated schedules including program conceptual schedules.
Provide advisory support in system/subsystem engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, DM, CM, contracting, FM, test/evaluation, logistics, and other technical integration functions as they relate to the development, implementation, and sustainment of F-16 systems.
Support IPTs and working groups composed of various functional disciplines engaged in developing and recommending acquisition streamlining proposals and implementation plans.
Provide F-16 AT program support to include AT program requirements.
Provide technical support for F-16 SSWG and program protection activities to include but not limited to development and evaluation of program CPI; security classification guidance development and review; and technical support to evaluation F- 16 security guidance.
Support continuous assessment and evaluation of the overall F-16 IA program and individual project goals, objectives, strategies, and performance metrics.
Assist to prepare, deliver and defend studies and briefings to both end users and senior leadership as needed.
Support the F-16 IA organization at executive levels within the Government and to Contractor/industry representatives.
Assist to review and interpret cyber threat and other intelligence reports at the TS-SCI level and provide appropriate guidance to F-16 Program Office activities.
Provide support to Platform Information Technology (PIT) Assessment and Authorization (A&A) for F-16 program during the acquisition life cycle. This support includes developing, modifying, reviewing or coordinating PIT determination packages, Information Assurance Strategy (IAS), Information Assurance Plan (IAP), System Security Plan (SSP), Security Concept of Operations (CONOPS), artifacts for program reviews and RFPs.
Assist to execute the IA Risk Management Framework (RMF) to support A&A for the F-16 aircraft platform and modifications.
Assist to evaluate the technical implementation of the security design to ascertain that security software, hardware, and firmware features affecting confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, and non-repudiation have been implemented as documented in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and/or DoDI 8500.2.
Assist to facilitate staffing of each approval package through the requesting organization and the Engineering Directorate (AFLCMC/EN) prior to submission and briefing to the Designated Approving Authority (DAA).
Assist to perform IA site audits to verify architecture analysis, IA requirements and controls, verify mitigation actions, witness IA testing and evaluation, and to support final approval for Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Interim Authority to Operate (IATO) and/or Authority to Operate (ATO)/Authority to Connect (ATC). The Contractor shall assist to document and report IA site audit findings and recommendations.
Assist to identify the Software Assurance (SWA) pedigree and quality assurance issues and document the results.
Assist to perform software security analysis to assess the vulnerabilities and risks.
Assist to document results and report to the Government PM and the Certification Authority Representative.
Assist with developing an approach for performing operational SWA sensitivity analysis.
Assist with developing SWA test metrics for inputs to the TEMP.
Requirements
Clearance: Top Secret
Master’s or Doctoral Degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, at least five of which must be in the DoD or
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and a minimum of 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD or
Fifteen years of directly related experience with proper certifications, eight of which must be in the DoD
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification a minimum of a BS degree in a computer science or engineering discipline or equivalent
Minimum of ten years of IA Management and security engineering experience as well as detailed knowledge of all USAF and FMS F-16 configurations to address F-16 USAF and FMS requirements
Recommend knowledge in F-16 development and the fielded system, including an understanding of the system requirements
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
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