Jr. Risk/Mission Assurance Control Systems Cybersecurity Consultant

The Jr. Risk/Mission Assurance Control Systems Cybersecurity Consultant will apply foundational technical skills to support mission mapping and prioritization efforts across the Department of the Customer Civil Engineers critical infrastructure. Working under senior guidance this role assists in risk-based assessments of OT/ICS environments gathers and analyzes vulnerability data contributes to draft reports and briefings and helps coordinate mitigation planning. The consultant will ensure alignment with NIST CSF DoD guidance and Customer policies while gaining hands-on experience with emerging AI and data-analysis tools to enhance mission assurance. Work is 60% onsite.

Responsibilities

• Support Mission Mapping & Prioritization (25%): Assist senior consultants in system- and mission-mapping activities to align cybersecurity tasks with critical mission requirements
• Assist Risk Assessment & Analysis (25%): Collect vulnerability data and help perform preliminary assessments of SCADA ICS and related OT environments
• Draft Reports & Briefings (20%): Prepare slide decks status reports and data visualizations summarizing risk findings and recommended next steps
• Coordinate Stakeholder Workshops (15%): Schedule meetings document action items and track follow-up with cross-functional teams to plan mitigation actions
• Maintain Compliance Documentation (15%): Update control matrices evidence records and GRC tool entries to ensure adherence to NIST CSF and DoD/Customer policies

Requirements

• US Citizenship; TS/SCI Clearance
• Risk Management & Mission Assurance 13 years assisting with NIST RMF or mission-assurance efforts in DoD or critical-infrastructure contexts
• OT/ICS Cybersecurity Fundamentals 13 years supporting security tasks for SCADA ICS or related operational-technology systems
• Vulnerability Analysis & Mission Mapping 13 years helping develop risk frameworks that link cyber vulnerabilities to mission impact
• Technical Communication 13 years drafting concise summaries status updates and slide decks for technical and non-technical audiences
• Cybersecurity Compliance Basics 13 years applying NIST CSF controls DoD instructions or Customer policy requirements
• Collaboration & Team Support 13 years working within cross-functional teams coordinating meetings and follow-up actions
• Data Collection & Analysis 13 years using Excel or basic scripting to compile filter and visualize assessment data
• Project Coordination 13 years tracking schedules deliverables and action items in cybersecurity or IT projects

Preferred Skills

• MRT-C Mission Mapping & Prioritization Hands-on exposure to MRT-C / FMA-C frameworks in mission-assurance
• Data Fusion & Analysis Tools Familiarity with A3 Mission Assurance programs and tools (e.g. MARMS MADSS SMADS AFCAMS CRMT or Dagger)
• eMASS / Asset Management Experience working with controls and evidence in eMASS or equivalent GRC systems
• Supply Chain Risk Awareness Understanding of how vendor/component vulnerabilities affect overall risk posture
• Risk Quantification & Dependency Mapping Translating basic vulnerability data into what supports what diagrams
• Assessment Gap Identification Spotting unassessed areas and proposing scope extensions
• AI-Enabled Cyber Risk Tools Awareness of AI/ML platforms for detection forecasting or digital twin simulations
• Scripting for Automation Entry-level Python PowerShell or Ansible skills to streamline data gathering and reporting
• ICS Protocol Familiarity Basic knowledge of Modbus DNP3 or OPC communication security
• Visualization & Reporting Exposure to PowerBI Splunk or similar tools for dashboard creation
• Certification Pursuit Progress toward CISSP CISM GICSP or related credentials

About Us
For more than 20 years NewGen Technologies has solved our clients toughest IT challenges with integrity security and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror aided the identification of criminals and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ