USAF - Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst

cFocus Software Incorporated•Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD

17h•Onsite

About The Position

cFocus Software is seeking a Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst to join our program supporting the United States Air Force. This position is located onsite in Ellsworth, South Dakota, and requires a TS/SCI SSBI clearance. The role involves leading comprehensive Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle support across the DAF FM portfolio, providing expert advisory support, and analyzing cybersecurity policies to translate them into actionable requirements. The analyst will develop, manage, and review authorization artifacts, assess security controls, conduct vulnerability assessments, and coordinate remediation efforts. Responsibilities also include tracking and reporting on enterprise-wide trends, preparing authorization decision packages, and facilitating communication among stakeholders. The position requires maintaining accurate documentation, supporting various reviews, and assisting with mission-continuity activities.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance
B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
10+ years of RMF/Cybersecurity experience
Advanced experience leading RMF, Assessment and Authorization, and continuous-monitoring activities for multiple federal or DoD information systems.
Expert knowledge of federal, DoD, and Air Force cybersecurity policy and the ability to convert policy into practical, system-level implementation guidance.
Demonstrated experience developing and evaluating SSPs, RARs, POA&Ms, security-control evidence, authorization decision packages, and mission-impact analyses.
Hands-on proficiency with eMASS and ITIPS or equivalent federal authorization and portfolio-governance systems.
Advanced vulnerability assessment, risk analysis, mitigation planning, remediation coordination, and trend-reporting experience.
Ability to assess security controls, determine control effectiveness, document weaknesses and residual risk, and recommend risk-informed courses of action.
Experience briefing senior leaders and supporting Authorizing Officials, AODRs, system owners, program offices, governance forums, and technical teams.
Strong technical writing, analytical, quality-control, stakeholder-management, and version-control skills.
Ability to manage simultaneous authorization actions and recurring deliverables while meeting PWS deadlines and maintaining artifact currency.
Ability to work primarily at Ellsworth AFB during the PWS duty-hour window and support rare work at Wright-Patterson AFB or a contractor facility when required.
Active DoD 8140 certification

Responsibilities

Lead comprehensive Risk Management Framework lifecycle support across the DAF FM portfolio, including security control selection, implementation, validation, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
Provide expert advisory support to the FM Authorizing Official, AODR, and program offices on the compliant application of federal, DoD, and Air Force cybersecurity policy.
Analyze cybersecurity statutes, regulations, directives, standards, policies, and guidance and translate them into actionable implementation requirements for FM systems.
Develop, manage, review, and sustain authorization artifacts for multiple systems, including System Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, Plans of Action and Milestones, control evidence, and related records in eMASS and ITIPS.
Assess security controls; document gaps, weaknesses, associated risk levels, and recommended remediation strategies.
Conduct vulnerability assessments, perform technical and mission risk analysis, identify systemic issues, and design defensible mitigation strategies across the FM portfolio.
Coordinate vulnerability and POA&M remediation with system owners, cybersecurity personnel, engineers, and program management offices; validate closure evidence and residual risk.
Track and report enterprise-wide vulnerability trends, authorization status, ATO expiration dates, remediation progress, POA&M closure rates, overdue items, and escalation conditions.
Prepare complete, high-quality staffing packages for authorization decisions, including risk analysis, control summaries, mission impact, and recommendations for ATO, ATO with Conditions, or Denial.
Develop Mission Impact Assessments and presentation materials for AO decision meetings.
Facilitate communication among system owners, security personnel, program offices, and the FM AO to resolve information-assurance and authorization issues.
Prepare and deliver cybersecurity status updates, leadership briefings, annual program reviews, policy/guidance updates, and materials for governance forums and working groups.
Maintain the FM systems inventory and boundary documentation, including points of contact, authorization status, and ATO expiration information.
Support configuration, readiness, and technical reviews by evaluating cybersecurity risk, control implementation, change impacts, and production-readiness evidence.
Maintain accurate, current, version-controlled cybersecurity documentation and provide auditable evidence supporting QASP performance objectives.
Support COOP, contingency, incident, and other mission-continuity activities when requested by the PMO.