Defensive Cyberspace Operations Advisor - Subject Matter Expert (SME)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Defensive Cyberspace Operations Advisor – Subject Matter Expert (SME) based in the United States. Support a critical U. S. Government advisory mission focused on strengthening allied and partner-nation cyber defense capabilities across the U. S. European Command area of responsibility. As a Defensive Cyberspace Operations Advisor, you will assess operational readiness, cybersecurity processes, organizational structures, and institutional gaps to help partners build sustainable defensive cyber capabilities. You will provide strategic and technical guidance on integrating defensive cyberspace operations into joint and all-domain military planning, mission assurance, and defense operations. Working alongside defense management, governance, and joint operations advisors, you will translate complex assessments into actionable recommendations, capability development priorities, and institutional improvement roadmaps. This part-time opportunity combines remote advisory work from the continental United States with periodic international engagements. It is ideal for an experienced cyber defense professional with military or defense-sector expertise who wants to contribute to partner-nation readiness, resilience, and operational effectiveness. Accountabilities - Assess partner-nation defensive cyberspace operations capabilities, operational processes, organizational structures, and overall readiness to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.

- Evaluate the integration of defensive cyberspace operations into joint and all-domain operational planning, mission assurance activities, and broader defense strategies. - Examine the development, organization, training, and employment of defensive cyber teams, including institutional processes required to sustain operational capabilities. - Analyze cyber defense missions, authorities, command relationships, operational responsibilities, incident response procedures, and coordination mechanisms across relevant defense organizations. - Evaluate the ability to detect, analyze, respond to, and recover from malicious cyberspace activities affecting defense networks, information systems, and operational missions. - Review defensive cyber planning, cyber protection activities, operational readiness, training programs, exercises, workforce requirements, and capability development priorities. - Identify operational, organizational, technical, workforce, policy, and resource gaps that limit the partner nation's ability to conduct effective and sustained defensive cyberspace operations. - Design and facilitate cyber mission-area assessments, scenario-based discussions, exercises, and institutional decision-making activities that support defense management and capability planning assessments. - Develop evidence-based assessment findings, practical capability improvement options, and measurable performance indicators to guide institutional development and implementation. - Contribute to the development and refinement of cyber policy, doctrine, operational concepts, and institutional processes that strengthen partner-nation cyber defense capabilities. - Translate assessment results into actionable recommendations and improvement roadmaps that align cyber defense priorities with strategic objectives and operational requirements. - Coordinate findings and recommendations with governance, joint operations, and defense management advisors to ensure cyber requirements are integrated into broader defense planning and capability decisions. - Provide subject matter expertise during remote advisory activities and periodic overseas engagements, supporting partner-nation institutions in developing sustainable cyber defense capabilities.