JobTarget Logo

AOUSC - Cyber Exercises Support Lead in Washington, District of Columbia at cFocus Software Incorporated

NewJob Function: Customer ServiceEmployment Type: Full-Time
cFocus Software Incorporated
Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United States
Posted on
New job! Apply early to increase your chances of getting hired.

Explore Related Opportunities

Miscellaneous Computer Occupations jobs near me in Washington, D.C.Jobs near me in Washington, D.C.Miscellaneous Computer Occupations jobs

Job Description

cFocus Software seeks a Cyber Exercises Support Lead to join our program supporting the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC). This position is Hybrid with the onsite location being in Washington, DC. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
  • Active Public Trust clearance
  • B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 5+ years of total project management related experience in the Cybersecurity or information technology industry.
  • This includes development of policies and procedures, technical standards, and workflow development.
  • 3+ years of experience delivering cybersecurity services as part of a service delivery team and planning, managing and performing cyber security training scenarios and delivery.
  • Active PMP and CISSP certification

Duties:
  • Lead the development and operationalization of the AOUSC Cyber Exercise Service supporting the Security Operations Division (SOD).
  • Develop cyber exercise governance models, program management processes, facilitation methodologies, communication strategies, and operational exercise frameworks.
  • Plan, design, coordinate, and conduct cyber exercises for technical and executive-level participants across the Federal Judiciary.
  • Develop comprehensive inject-driven exercise scenarios aligned with current cyber threats, adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and emerging risks.
  • Develop and facilitate tabletop exercises, operational readiness exercises, incident response simulations, and enterprise-level cyber readiness events.
  • Design progressively scaled exercise scenarios spanning office, department, AO, court unit, and enterprise environments.
  • Develop cyber exercise service plans that include governance, success metrics, objectives, program management activities, communication plans, and facilitation guidelines.
  • Collaborate with ITSO Divisions, SOC personnel, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, CTI, Red Team, Blue Team, and Judiciary stakeholders to identify relevant threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Coordinate exercise planning activities, participant engagement, logistics, timelines, exercise objectives, and facilitation support.
  • Develop realistic operational exercise artifacts, injects, simulated attack scenarios, facilitator guides, participant guides, FAQs, and supporting technical documentation.
  • Conduct exercise observations and evaluate participant performance, operational readiness, response effectiveness, communication workflows, and adherence to established procedures.
  • Identify and document concerns related to people, processes, technologies, governance, communications, and operational coordination.
  • Conduct post-exercise analysis and develop executive summaries detailing improvements in Judiciary cybersecurity readiness.
  • Develop after-action reports, lessons learned documentation, corrective action recommendations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Provide actionable recommendations for improving incident response capabilities, operational resilience, defensive security posture, and organizational readiness.
  • Develop technical and executive-level presentations and briefings regarding exercise outcomes, threat trends, operational gaps, and strategic recommendations.
  • Support the development of annual exercise plans aligned with approved Cyber Exercise Service Plans and AO priorities.
  • Conduct usability testing, dry runs, and validation exercises to ensure operational realism, logical exercise flow, and alignment with training objectives.
  • Coordinate with Detection Engineering and Blue Team personnel to ensure exercises align with current detection and mitigation capabilities.
  • Maintain awareness of current threat intelligence, adversary tradecraft, attack methodologies, and Federal cybersecurity guidance.
  • Support program management reviews, operational meetings, weekly technical briefings, and stakeholder coordination activities.
  • Assist with KPI development, metrics tracking, readiness reporting, and operational dashboards supporting cyber exercise effectiveness.
  • Develop and maintain SOPs, governance documentation, exercise playbooks, operational procedures, and knowledge management documentation.
  • Support transition-in and transition-out planning activities associated with SOD operational continuity.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to cyber exercise facilitators, technical staff, and support personnel.

Job Location

Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United States

Frequently asked questions about this position

Similar Jobs In Washington, District of Columbia

Urgently Hiring

Lead SkyTower Systems Engineer

Castellum Inc
Patuxent River,, Maryland
Urgently Hiring

Model Based Systems Engineer, Jr.

Castellum Inc
Patuxent River, Maryland
New

Salesforce Technical Architect

Bright Vision Technologies
Gaithersburg, Maryland
New

Azure Cloud Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology
Fort Meade, Maryland
New

Salesforce Integration Architect

Bright Vision Technologies
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Apply NowYour application goes straight to the hiring team