Defense Critical Infrastructure Analyst

About the role

Amentum is seeking a dynamic and innovative Defense Critical Infrastructure Analyst to provide research, planning and analysis support to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Operations Directorate at Camp H.M. Smith, HI.

Responsibilities

• Support USINDOPACOM through the identification of DoD/Non-DoD interdependencies linking infrastructure systems across USINDOPACOM mission sets.
• Support USINDOPACOM Mission Assurance Process through established program objectives and milestones with additional planning efforts in antiterrorism/force protection/ mission assurance assessments.
• Prepare information papers and reports to inform Flag and General Officers (FO/GO) on risk to critical assets and identified critical capabilities to USINDOPACOM missions and functions.
• Participate in and support critical infrastructure related conferences including those hosted by Joint Staff (JS) and Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense - Homeland Defense and Global Security (HD&GS) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense - Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance (DC&MA).
• Integrate and synchronize efforts of strategic national and theater level critical infrastructure programs; works with mission / asset owners to ensure infrastructure investment strategies reflect USINDOPACOM operational and strategic interests.
• Identify and develop processes, procedures, and technology solutions that build a responsive situational awareness capability as well as the tools integral to supporting current and future operational planning execution.
• Contribute to the sharing and understanding of Mission Assurance (MA) risk management through a cross functional awareness of criticality, threat, vulnerability, and resilient mitigation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, operations, interagency and allied partners, to ensure effective implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide strategic analysis of cyber threats and vulnerabilities, including trends, emerging threats, and potential impacts to critical infrastructure systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, or at least 10 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), in lieu of degree.
• At least 3 years of experience working in cybersecurity, with a focus on critical infrastructure protection and cyber vulnerability analysis.
• At least 2 years of experience on a military staff (Service HQ, Combatant Command, OSD, JS, or Component Command).
• Experience pertaining to DoD physical and information security regulations and policies.
• Knowledge of Strategic Mission Assurance Data System (SMADS), and/or a service specific Critical Asset Management System (CAMS), in-depth knowledge of the Joint Staff Action Process (JSAP).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient at authoring analytical or policy documents.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience working with AI / Language Model (LM) tools.
• Must have an active Top-Secret clearance and be SCI eligible.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retailment benefits (including 401(k) matching).
• Educational reimbursement.
• Parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tax-saving options.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.

Compensation

Hiring salary range: $145K - $165K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com