Mission Assurance Construct Implementation Analyst

Sancorp Consulting • Arlington, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

SANCORP Consulting LLC is seeking a Mission Assurance Construct Implementation Analyst to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P)). The position supports implementation and integration of the Department of Defense Mission Assurance Construct, including identifying, assessing, managing, and monitoring risks to strategic assets and supporting Defense Critical Infrastructure resilience efforts. Work is performed on-site in the National Capital Region, with telework when authorized. Travel is required; deployment is not. The role requires an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship.

The analyst provides technical advice, analysis, recommendations, and coordination across DoD offices and external stakeholders. Work includes supporting Mission Assurance Coordination Board functions and meetings; reviewing and developing policy and strategic guidance; improving Mission Assurance assessments and risk-management processes; supporting Defense Critical Asset and Mission prioritization; and advancing data, information-sharing, and database capabilities. The analyst also contributes to integrating Mission Assurance into DoD planning, budget, training, research and development, and related resilience programs.

This is a full-time employee position. Compensation is commensurate with experience; candidates with an active, verifiable security clearance may be eligible for a clearance differential or specialized premium pay. The position is eligible for performance bonuses and sign-on incentives. SANCORP offers medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k), and holidays. SANCORP may modify or adjust the position to meet changing business needs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of related experience.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and prioritize physical, cyber, and operational risks to an organization’s operations.
• Experience developing and implementing plans to maintain operations during and after a crisis, including disaster recovery planning for IT systems and operations.
• Proficiency managing projects from inception to completion, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and ensuring objectives are met on time.
• Strong communication skills, including writing reports, presenting findings, and collaborating effectively with stakeholders inside and outside the organization.

Nice To Haves

• 8 years of experience relevant to the stated requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice, analysis, and support for implementing the Mission Assurance Construct under DoDD 3020.40 and DoDI 3020.45, including identification, assessment, risk management, and monitoring of DoD strategic assets and priority Defense Critical Infrastructure resilience efforts.
• Support Mission Assurance Coordination Board functions and meetings, including the MA Senior Steering Group and MA Executive Steering Group, through documentation, slides, analysis, agenda advice, facilitation, tasking development, coordination, senior engagements, meeting conclusions, scheduling, contact-list maintenance, and communications and logistics.
• Recommend ways to integrate the Mission Assurance Construct into DoD budget processes, formal guidance, and strategic-level processes and guidance documents used by OSD, the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and Military Departments.
• Review and support drafting of U.S. Government and DoD strategic guidance related to Mission Assurance, Defense Critical Infrastructure, and resilience, including the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, Contingency Planning Guidance, Defense Planning Guidance, Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan, Chairman’s Risk Assessment, campaign plans, operational plans, and contingency plans.
• Identify strategic risk-management issues relevant to Mission Assurance during guidance reviews.
• Prepare and coordinate draft packages and updates for senior Department leaders regarding decisions on, or status of, Mission Assurance Construct implementation.
• Synchronize Mission Assurance guidance under DoDD 3020.40, DoDI 3020.45, and subsequent documents.
• Improve integration of the Mission Assurance Construct into related programs and activities, including adaptive planning, cybersecurity, energy resilience, law enforcement, antiterrorism, defense critical infrastructure, fire prevention and protection, munitions operations risk management, CBRN preparedness, emergency management, insider threat, readiness reporting, and continuity of operations.
• Analyze proposed additions, modifications, or deletions to Defense Critical Asset and Defense Critical Mission prioritization, and develop other lists based on Mission Assurance Construct analysis to support DoD strategic requirements and senior-leader needs.
• Advise on guidance for Defense Critical Infrastructure and Mission Assurance assessments; review assessments, threat reporting, and other documents to identify issues and vulnerabilities warranting priority risk management attention at the MACB.
• Work with assessors, the Intelligence Community, and others to improve assessment timeliness, relevance, and responsiveness to current threats, including integration of red-team, blue-team, and cyber-team assessments.
• Develop or improve processes for the MACB to manage risk to and monitor Defense Critical Assets, Task Critical Assets, and other Defense Critical Infrastructure, including strategic-readiness impacts and DoD component mitigation actions.
• Assist in developing policy training requirements for Defense Critical Infrastructure risk management and resilience, and an engagement plan to integrate the work into DoD training and military education.
• Help incorporate the Mission Assurance framework into research and development initiatives to build resilience into infrastructure, networks, and weapons systems and reduce operational risk early in acquisition.
• Support Mission Assurance databases, information sharing, and information management, including governance and working groups and staff-level meetings with the Joint Staff.
• Recommend policy guidance to align database capabilities with Mission Assurance Construct and policy needs; monitor implementation, facilitate access for personnel with a need to know, and help establish database protection and security standards.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Holidays
• Performance bonuses
• Sign-on incentives
• Potential government clearance differential or specialized premium pay for candidates with an active, verifiable security clearance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level