Zero Trust Staff Consultant

Overview

Streamline Defense is seeking an on-site Staff Consultant to support Air Combat Command (HQ ACC) Directorate of Cyberspace Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) Zero Trust (ZT) efforts within the Chief Information Officer (SAF/CN) at the Pentagon.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the development of policy, directives, memorandums, CONOPS, CONIMP, and other documentation to support cyber security, cyber operations capability employment, governance, oversight, risk management, strategy, command and control, failover, and support to sections of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST ZT guidance, DoD ZT Architecture, and other Federal Government documents and regulations.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Information Protection processes, procedures, and technology requirements, including creating and managing a baseline configuration of technology (e.g. Enterprise IT, Weapons Systems, Industrial Control Systems), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), configuration change control processes, and policy and regulations regarding the physical operating environment for organizational assets to achieve resilience requirements in normal and adverse situations with a focus on ZT principles and intent.
• Maintain knowledge of current guidance, policies, laws, and regulations; communicate updates and incorporate them into existing enterprise strategies affected by ZT.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and deliver Zero Trust focused cybersecurity awareness, role-based, and operational training and education, including realistic cyber training and exercise scenarios and objectives.
• Coordinate and collaborate with various portfolio managers and program offices for all systems maintained and/or used by the DAF. For new systems, advise and assist Government leads with researching and documenting ZT requirements, and validating/using data, reports, and other outputs from existing systems to define and document system ZT architecture deficiencies.
• Support the development of executive level briefings and metrics for monitoring and oversight for ZT, including reporting to Congress, Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD, and DAF senior leaders.
• Design/develop and provide broad-based communications and change management support for program management, financial management, business process improvement, and process standardization.
• Establish and operate capabilities within ZT FMO to coordinate, track, and drive activities in support of the ZT Roadmaps and other guidance in conjunction with the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) Office of the Chief Information Officer (SAF/CN).
• Establish capabilities to ingest strategic roadmaps, generate capability-specific Implementation Plans (I-Plans), and track milestones and deliverables in accordance with the I-plans.
• Conduct assessments of existing ZT activities and systems and provide recommendations to align to the DAF ZT Roadmap.
• Provide advice and recommendations regarding implementation/execution options and opportunities for program and capability convergence.
• Establish capability to support ZT transition activities and to integrate ZT activities into Capability Planning Guidance (CPG) implementation oversight and reporting.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) Portfolio managers and Program Element Managers (PEM) to synchronize Zero Trust service delivery and programming activities with DAF stakeholders.
• Create and track taskers.
• Draft, format, and revise policy and strategy documents.

About Streamline

Streamline is a professional and technical solutions company focused on the U.S. Defense, Intelligence, and Special Operations communities. Our talented team of analysts, engineers, and military professionals support our clients' most demanding missions. We offer an unmatched opportunity to grow and learn in an exciting and entrepreneurial environment. Highly motivated individuals will find a culture that values their individual input and compensates them well for their efforts. Streamline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.