What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) position at SMS Data Products Group, Inc.?
Overview
SMS is seeking a senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) and advisor to the Army’s Enterprise Cloud Modernization Agency (ECMA). In this role, the Candidate shall provide senior cyber system architecture and engineering expertise, technical advice, develop and review cyber security policy and threat models and support expanding CSSP offerings and C5ISR efforts.
As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.
SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 40 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.
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Responsibilities
The Candidate shall have knowledge of and have proven performance with the following:
- Providing expertise in selecting relevant technical solutions to ensure data is secure within all cloud service models. In this role, the Candidate provide expertise in selection and deployment of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system that is user-friendly and relevant to mission-sets across the Army.
- Supporting data security throughout the life-cycle in cloud environments (Create, Store, Use, Share, Archive and Delete)
- Providing support to streamline inheritable controls from the Cloud Service provider down to Application owners
- Providing recommendations to processes and procedures to further automate validation checks of STIGs, vulnerability detection, and static code analysis
- Supporting business continuity activities to include continuity planning, conducting business impact assessments, creating systems and processes of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to the Army
- Enabling on-going operations before and during service interruptions or actual execution of a disaster recovery operations
- Creating spillage processes, ultimately enabling Army customers to immediately remediate.
- Supporting the Risk Management Framework Cloud (RMFc) process and assisting with developing RMFc documentation for customers and application owners across all Cloud service models and shared services
- Reviewing and making recommendations of customer RMFc documentation as required and assisting the authorizing official (AO) with the certification of all Army cloud instantiations
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Must have expert knowledge of the SRG, IL’s
- Direct and relevant experience in the above areas
- Strong working knowledge of large, complex IT environments
- Experience implementing solutions and services in a similar sized organization
- Expert ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms with all levels of staff
- 5 or more years professional experience in a related field
- Three or more years of experience in Army, DoD, or IC at the Headquarters, Department of the Army, or major command level (e.g. ARCYBER, NETCOM, 7th Signal Command, Program Executive Office, etc.) or in industry implementing similar solutions
- Currently possess, and retain, an active DoD or IC TOP SECRET clearance
- Must possess a minimum of Security CE
Preferred Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g. Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Cloud, or other IT degree)
- CISM and CISSP preferred
- Cloud certification (AWS, Microsoft, Google, etc.)
- Project Management experience, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
SMS is a veteran-owned network integrator established in 1976. With an employee retention rate averaging over 3 years, our ability to hire quality people and retain them in a rapidly evolving IT market proves why we are a world-class information technology company. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices. As a result, SMS is proud to be ISO 9001:2008 Registered and a CMMI Level 3 certified company, ensuring that we continue to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers, partners and employees.
SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
