CIS / Cybersecurity Specialist

Position Summary

The CIS/Cybersecurity Specialist will provide secure Communications and Information Systems support across architecture, engineering, integration, cybersecurity risk management, and capability-development activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze cybersecurity requirements for CIS and capability initiatives.
  
• Support secure architecture and systems engineering.
  
• Conduct cybersecurity risk and technical-control assessments.
  
• Address identity, access, network, endpoint, cloud, application, and data security.
  
• Evaluate vulnerabilities, threats, controls, and residual risks.
  
• Incorporate cybersecurity requirements throughout design, integration, testing, and deployment.
  
• Support secure interoperability and information exchange.
  
• Review technical designs for cybersecurity implications.
  
• Develop risk assessments, technical recommendations, and cybersecurity documentation.
  
• Coordinate with NATO security stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
  
• 7+ years   of cybersecurity, information-assurance, or CIS-security experience.
  
• Demonstrated security architecture, engineering, assessment, or operational experience.
  
• Strong knowledge of network, identity, endpoint, cloud, application, and data security.
  
• Familiarity with cybersecurity risk-management and security-control frameworks.
  
• Required citizenship and security clearance.
  

Preferred:   CISSP, CISM, CASP+/SecurityX, CCSP, GIAC, or equivalent; NATO CIS/security experience; DoD RMF, NIST, Zero Trust or STIG experience; multinational or coalition-environment experience.