Program Protection Planning Specialist

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The Program Protection specialist will provide direct Program Protection Planning and Supply Chain Risk Management support for all directorate Mission Information Systems under development and production through Milestone Decision Authority stages. They will also monitor security programs, protocols, and guides in the secure operations of enterprise networks, systems, and critical mission data.

PROGRAM PROTECTION PLANNING

• Develop and update the Program Protection Plan (PPP)

• Coordinate and facilitate cross-directorate technical and administrative PPP meetings and working groups to accomplish updates, resolve comments, and staff the PPP for applicable signatures prior to external release for approval

• Maintain version control of the approved PPP and coordinate delivery of the approved PPP and appendices to applicable stakeholders upon request

• Develop and update the Counterintelligence Support Plan (CISP), Integrated Threat Assessment, and review the System Threat and Analysis Reports annually, provide written summaries, and incorporate threat changes and countermeasures into the PPP.

• Review and update the Anti-Tamper Plan (ATP)

• Review and update the Security Classification Guide (SCG)

• Review and update the Technology Assessment and Control Plan (TA/CP)

• Review and update the System Security Engineering Management Plan (SSEMP)

• Review acquisition documents for compliance with Critical Program Information (CPI) and Critical Components  protection requirements

• Conduct regular contractor site visits to evaluate the design, implementation, and verification of system security

• Produce and deliver technical security reports from Program Protection Surveys conducted at any contractor site evaluating Program Protection Implementation Plan (PPIP) compliance and effectiveness

• Evaluate mission system change proposals e.g., Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Task Change Proposals (TCPs), Configuration Change Proposals (CCPs), waivers, and deviations, and provide security assessments.  Evaluations shall address cost, schedule, performance, and interface impacts/risks, and meet change board documentation requirements and suspense dates

• Develop, publish, and maintain a PPP matrix that identifies the status of the PPP, SCG, ATP, VOLT, ITA, SEMP, and TA/CP

• Participate in Air Force-level Inspections, including the Air Force Inspector General, Higher Quarters Air Force Space Command Inspector General Inspection, Air Force Audit Agency Inspections, Space and Missile Systems Center Integrated Program Reviews