SME Information Systems Security Officer

Work Location: National Capital Region and Tampa, FL

Type: Full-time, Hybrid

Start Date: June 2025

Clearance Requirements: Top Secret, SCI eligible

OBJECTIVE 

Dhara is currently seeking a SME Systems Security Officer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in the National Capital Region, Florida or possibly remote location with TS clearance and SCI eligibility. The qualified applicant will become part of Dhara’s vital role in safeguarding our nation’s information with MPCO. The MPCO assumes responsibility for modernization, management, integration, operation, maintenance, and sustainment of the MPE capabilities, including numerous legacy capabilities. The MPCO also provides DoD-wide enterprise-level development, integration, systems engineering, and synchronized delivery of mission capabilities and DoD-wide enterprise services that support interagency, multinational, coalition and combined C2I coalition information sharing requirements. These capabilities include cross-domain solutions, cybersecurity, and interoperability testing. The MPE is designed and optimized to meet the Commanders’ critical interoperability requirements across all warfighting functions and allow access to information by authorized users. The MPE also provides users access to common warfighter functions and mission applications with the goal of a standardized network infrastructure. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• -Supports technical security of military systems in accordance with the responsibilities outlined in AFI 17-101 

• Supports coalition operations and multi-level security solutions supporting coalition environments or bilateral military information sharing efforts.   

• Provides experience and support of Risk Management Framework (RMF) and system authorization, Cyber Incident Handling, System Life Cycle Management Processes (e.g., Engineering Change and Configuration Management), Vulnerability Management, Malware Protection, Security Assessments /Evaluations/Reviews, Continuous Monitoring, DODIN Connection Approval Process, and Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP). 

• Enforces security policies, procedures, and standards to protect the organization’s information systems, data, and network infrastructure. 

• Collaborate with IT and network architects to design and implement secure systems, ensuring that security features are embedded in the development lifecycle. 

• Continuously monitor and assess potential security threats using security monitoring tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) 

Requirements and Qualifications 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or Systems Engineering.  Masters is preferred 

• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligible 

• The Subject Matter Expert (SME)-level person with 15 years or more of experience. Also, ten (10) or more years of specific functional requirement and expertise pertaining specifically to the labor category or area of expertise, description and a component of the DoD relating to the PWS task areas being supported. 

•  In addition to Senior-level staff experience requirement, SME-level person will assist in establishing procedures or standards, provide recommendations for procedural improvements, and contributing to efficiency and performance improvement.