A well-funded federal contractor role supporting USCG acquisition cybersecurity and program protection in Alexandria, VA. As an individual contributor, you will advise USCG acquisition personnel and review critical documentation — Program Protection Plans, Acquisition Cybersecurity Strategies, Risk Assessment Reports, and related artifacts — ensuring cybersecurity and program protection requirements are integrated throughout the USCG Systems Engineering Life Cycle. You will coordinate across program managers, systems engineers, and cybersecurity teams to close program protection gaps and deliver polished written products and briefings to senior government stakeholders. The position requires 8+ years of federal acquisition program experience (or 6+ with a Master's degree) and direct hands-on familiarity with PPP and ACSP documentation. U.S. citizenship is required; Public Trust suitability can be initiated post-hire, with Secret clearance preferred but not mandatory. No travel is required. Compensation is capped at $150,000. Ideal candidates come from DHS, USCG, or DoD acquisition environments — PEOs, PMOs, or agency policy offices — where they have authored or reviewed acquisition security documentation at the program level.
What you'll do
- Review and provide actionable feedback on Program Protection Plans (PPPs), Acquisition Cybersecurity Strategies (ACSPs), Risk Assessment Reports (RARs), and Cybersecurity Risk Recommendation Memoranda (CRRMs)
- Advise USCG acquisition personnel on cybersecurity and program protection policies, translating policy into practical program-level actions
- Support CPI and Criticality Analysis activities to identify Critical Functions, Critical Components, and program protection requirements
- Develop, update, and manage acquisition cybersecurity policy documents, guidance, and templates aligned to DHS and DoD standards
- Integrate cybersecurity and program protection requirements throughout the USCG Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC)
- Coordinate with program managers, systems engineers, and cybersecurity personnel to identify and resolve program protection gaps
- Prepare written findings, recommendations, and briefings for senior government acquisition stakeholders
Mission
Federal acquisition program protection and cybersecurity integration across USCG CG Level 1/2/3 acquisition programs, aligned to DHS/DoD policy frameworks
Required skills
- federal acquisition program support
- Program Protection Plans (PPP)
- Acquisition Cybersecurity Strategy/Plan (ACSP)
- cybersecurity risk management
- systems security engineering
- Critical Program Information (CPI) analysis
- Criticality Analysis (CA)
- acquisition policy development