Site Lead

Goldbelt, Inc.•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Nisga’a CIOPS delivers cleared professionals to support civilian and DoD customers worldwide across intelligence support, cyber/defensive cyber operations, IT O&M, infrastructure modernization, training, and logistics. We are looking for a Mission Relevant Terrain – Cyber (MRT-C) Site Lead in the Colorado Springs, CO area. The MRT-C Site Lead is responsible for the leadership, development, and day-to-day execution of a large multidisciplinary team supporting high-priority U.S. Space Force missions. This position requires a proven leader who can establish clear priorities, develop personnel, build accountability, communicate effectively across a diverse technical workforce, and maintain a positive team environment while ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality MRT-C products. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with sufficient MRT-C space, Mission Assurance, and cybersecurity experience to provide technical direction, engage effectively with Government stakeholders, and ensure the team remains aligned with mission and contract requirements.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and develop large, highly technical teams in a DoD or similarly complex mission environment.
Strong leadership judgment and the ability to balance mission requirements, customer expectations, workforce needs, schedules, and contract priorities.
Demonstrated ability to delegate responsibilities, develop leaders, and establish accountability throughout an organization.
Ability to mentor personnel, provide constructive feedback, address performance issues, and support professional development.
Ability to build effective teams and maintain morale during periods of organizational growth, changing priorities, and evolving mission requirements.
Strong customer-facing skills and the ability to represent the program professionally with senior Government and company stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate priorities, decisions, expectations, and complex technical information clearly.
Strong organizational, time-management, prioritization, and multitasking abilities.
Demonstrated ability to develop repeatable processes, improve organizational effectiveness, and manage organizational change.
Ability to differentiate between critical and non-critical space systems, networks, and mission dependencies and determine their impact on mission execution.
Knowledge of system and network assessment methodologies and the ability to identify deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policies, or local policies.
Ability to solve complex problems involving a wide variety of information systems, mission systems, networks, and operational dependencies.
Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting USSF mission capabilities, MRT-C identification, Mission Assurance, defensive cyber capabilities, or closely related mission-analysis activities.
Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience managing technical personnel, including responsibility for team performance, personnel development, workload management, and customer delivery.
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
Must have CISSP OR Security+ and meet one of the following qualifications: GICSP or GCED or PenTest+ or GSEC OR a B.S. degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science, from an ABET accredited or Center for Academic Excellence designated institution.
TS/SCI Required

Nice To Haves

Experience leading organizations of 20 or more personnel is strongly preferred.
Previous leadership experience supporting teams of 20+ personnel in a DoD operational or cybersecurity environment.
Experience with Functional Mission Analysis – Cyber (FMA-C).
Experience conducting or leading MRT-C assessments.
Experience with U.S. Space Force missions, capabilities, organizations, and associated mission systems.
Experience managing geographically dispersed or traveling assessment teams.
Experience developing and implementing technical training, onboarding, mentorship, or workforce development programs.
Experience interfacing directly with senior Government customers and mission owners.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Project Management Professional certification
Extensive knowledge of Mission Assurance disciplines, including risk management, mission mapping, vulnerability assessments, and defensive cyber capabilities.
Detailed understanding of mission analysis techniques, FMA-C methodologies, mission dependencies, and MRT-C concepts.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and provide day-to-day direction for a large, multidisciplinary team of technical personnel supporting MRT-C activities.
Establish clear priorities, roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and standards across the team.
Build and maintain a professional team culture focused on mission accomplishment, collaboration, accountability, communication, and employee development.
Mentor team leads and analysts, identify professional development opportunities, and actively support employee growth and retention.
Delegate responsibilities effectively and develop subordinate leaders to ensure execution and institutional knowledge are not dependent on individual personnel.
Identify and resolve personnel, workload, communication, and performance issues before they negatively affect contract execution or customer relationships.
Ensure schedules, priorities, decisions, processes, and other critical program information are effectively communicated across the workforce.
Establish and maintain repeatable processes that support consistent execution, quality, knowledge management, and continued program growth.
Coordinate closely with program management and Government stakeholders to ensure team activities remain aligned with contract requirements, mission priorities, schedules, and customer expectations.
Provide responsive and professional communication to Government stakeholders and company leadership regarding program execution, risks, resource requirements, and emerging issues.
Lead USSF MRT-C analysis of priority space missions and assets and support follow-on defensive cyber activities.
Provide direction on mission analysis support to identify cyber dependencies, vulnerabilities, mission impacts, and mission cyber defense sensor strategies.
Guide mission-related cyberspace and network activities to support mission success across command and control processes, operational processes, and dependent space mission systems.
Ensure that identification of critical cyberspace terrain and their assessed risks support development of appropriate mitigation strategies.
Provide strategic guidance on the development of mission thread data supporting USSF mission owners, cybersecurity personnel, defensive cyber operators, and program offices in assessing mission risks resulting from cybersecurity deficiencies.
Oversee development and delivery of Operational Risk Assessments (ORAs), Asset Defense Plans (ADPs), and other required MRT-C products.
Analyze MRT-C results against mission-system vulnerabilities and cyber threats to identify Key Terrain – Cyber for USSF missions.
Ensure mission analysis products consistently meet established quality standards and accurately support customer requirements.
Ensure required mission data is accurately entered and maintained within the Mission Assurance Decision Support System (MADSS) and other designated repositories.