Subject Matter Expert (SME) III - IT/Cyber Governance and SupportPosition Overview Type: Full-Time
Location: Huntsville, AL
Travel: None expected
Clearance: Department of Defense (DoD) Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility; SAP eligibility preferred.
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship required
Essential Functions- Strategic Advisory & Governance Framework Oversight: Formulate, evaluate, and institutionalize overarching IT and cyber governance policies, instructions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for weapon systems and RDT&E programs.
- Artifact Correlation & Independent Risk Assessment: Independently assess, correlate, and synthesize RMF authorization packages, Zero Trust maturity assessments, and engineering change evaluations submitted by prime developers and program stakeholders.
- Enterprise Governance Metrics Architecture: Design, establish, and oversee executive-level cybersecurity performance metrics, risk indices, and compliance indicators spanning RMF, ZT pillars, and NIST control families.
- Program Alignment & Strategic Oversight: Correlate program-wide cybersecurity posture data against acquisition milestones, configuration management baselines, and statutory directives to advise government leadership on authorization and risk-acceptance decisions.
- Agile Governance Harmonization: Embed traditional program management rigor (PMP principles) into Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environments, ensuring continuous governance oversight, metric validation, and risk visibility across sprint cycles without impeding developmental velocity.
- Executive Briefings & Strategic Advisement: Prepare and deliver high-impact, decision-quality metric briefings, risk positions, and strategic white papers directly to General Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES) members, Program Executive Officers, and Authorizing Officials (AOs).
- Inter-Organizational Leadership: Lead high-level governance working groups, Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), and risk adjudication forums; resolve technical policy conflicts across organizations.
- Stakeholder Outreach & Liaison: Serve as the principal governance liaison to external oversight bodies, championing program risk positions and aligning multi-agency compliance goals.
- Mentorship & Team Direction: Direct multi-disciplinary advisory teams, establishing analytical quality standards for artifact evaluation and mentoring SME I and SME II personnel.
Required Education and Experience- Master of Science (M.S.) or Master of Arts (M.A.) in a STEM-related discipline from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive, professional IT and cybersecurity experience supporting large-scale, complex DoD programs or major weapon system acquisitions.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of dedicated experience supporting Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) environments, missile defense systems, or major defense acquisition program (MDAP) weapon system baselines.
- Minimum of two (2) years of hands-on experience executing governance, compliance oversight, or metric management within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or equivalent enterprise Agile environment.
- CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, or CCSP, or better certification in good standing; no exceptions.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification - or better certification in good standing.
What We Offer:- 401(k) Matching
- Company Events
- Dental Insurance
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Performance Incentives
- Student Loan Repayment
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vision Insurance
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