Senior Mission Assurance Lead (USSF) | The Guardian

Infinity Labs • Alexandria, VA

10h • $140,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves serving as a senior Mission Assurance lead supporting U.S. Space Force efforts to identify, understand, prioritize, and mitigate risks to mission-critical space capabilities and their supporting infrastructure. The position requires working closely with senior government Mission Assurance leadership to drive the execution and maturation of Mission Assurance activities. The individual will act as a trusted technical and programmatic advisor, helping government stakeholders translate Mission Assurance objectives into coordinated assessments, priorities, decisions, and actions. Key responsibilities include leading and integrating Mission Assurance activities such as mission decomposition, criticality analysis, threat assessment, vulnerability assessment, dependency analysis, mission impact assessment, risk characterization, mitigation planning, and resilience. The role also involves translating complex technical and programmatic risks into clear mission impacts and actionable recommendations, driving Mission Assurance activities from assessment through mitigation, coordinating stakeholders and priorities across organizations, and developing executive-level products and briefings to enable informed risk decisions by senior government leaders. The ultimate goal is to ensure Mission Assurance findings lead to action, strengthening the resilience and protection of critical U.S. Space Force missions.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of relevant experience supporting Mission Assurance, systems assurance, mission risk, critical infrastructure protection, resiliency, systems engineering, or closely related national security efforts.
• Demonstrated experience leading Mission Assurance programs, initiatives, assessments, or integrated teams within the Department of War or Intelligence Community.
• Experience supporting Department of War, Intelligence Community, U.S. Space Force, or U.S. Air Force programs.
• Strong understanding of Mission Assurance principles and methodologies, including mission criticality, vulnerability, threats, dependencies, consequences, risk, mitigation, and resilience.
• Ability to understand complex technical architectures, systems, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and threats and translate them into mission and programmatic risk.
• Demonstrated understanding of both technical and programmatic risk, including how engineering, acquisition, schedule, resources, dependencies, and organizational decisions can affect mission assurance.
• Experience integrating inputs from engineering, intelligence, cybersecurity, operations, acquisition, and program management organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively alongside senior government stakeholders and serve as a trusted technical and programmatic advisor.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, including the ability to drive cross-functional activities in environments where authority and responsibility span multiple organizations.
• Excellent analytical writing and briefing skills with demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues to senior government decision-makers.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, National Security, Program Management, or a related technical or national security field.
• Equivalent combination of education, military experience, and relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for consideration, as this position requires a U.S. government security clearance.
• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience supporting U.S. Space Force Mission Assurance organizations or programs.
• Experience leading Mission Assurance activities for space systems or other highly complex mission-critical DoW capabilities.
• Experience with systems engineering, systems-of-systems analysis, mission engineering, or mission-thread analysis.
• Experience integrating intelligence and threat information into Mission Assurance and engineering assessments.
• Working knowledge of space and counterspace threats, including kinetic, non-kinetic, electronic warfare, cyber, supply chain, and infrastructure threats.
• Experience developing or implementing Mission Assurance governance, processes, frameworks, or assessment methodologies.
• Prior experience briefing senior government leaders, SES-level executives, General/Flag Officers, or equivalent senior decision-makers.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary contractor and government teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior Mission Assurance lead supporting U.S. Space Force efforts to identify, understand, prioritize, and mitigate risks to mission-critical space capabilities and their supporting infrastructure.
• Work side by side with senior government Mission Assurance leadership to drive the execution and maturation of Mission Assurance activities across the organization.
• Serve as a trusted technical and programmatic advisor, helping government stakeholders translate Mission Assurance objectives into coordinated assessments, priorities, decisions, and actions.
• Lead and integrate Mission Assurance activities spanning mission decomposition, criticality analysis, threat assessment, vulnerability assessment, dependency analysis, mission impact assessment, risk characterization, mitigation planning, and resilience.
• Translate complex technical and programmatic risks into clear mission impacts and actionable recommendations.
• Drive Mission Assurance activities from assessment through mitigation.
• Coordinate stakeholders and priorities across organizations.
• Develop executive-level products and briefings that enable senior government leaders to make informed risk decisions.
• Ensure Mission Assurance findings lead to action, strengthening the resilience and protection of critical U.S. Space Force missions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits encompassing medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Generous 401(k) plan with guaranteed company contribution
• Paid time-off options including floating holidays, personal time, and community service opportunities.
• Investment in employee growth and development through tuition reimbursement and discounted tuition programs with select colleges.

What This Job Offers

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