9th Way Insignia

Supply Chain

• Assess cybersecurity supply-chain risks associated with vendors, products, services, software, and third-party dependencies.
• Document supply-chain security requirements, risk findings, mitigations, and acceptance decisions.
• Review supplier security evidence, software and hardware provenance information, vulnerability notices, and remediation plans.
• Coordinate with acquisition, engineering, security, legal, and program stakeholders on third-party risk decisions.
• Support continuous monitoring of supplier risks, emerging threats, and corrective-action status.

Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Analyst

Systems Engineer

• Design system and integration architectures for secure data exchange, APIs, applications, platforms, and operational services
• Define interface patterns, system requirements, data flows, integration standards, and implementation guidance
• Evaluate architecture alternatives for security, scalability, reliability, performance, and operational supportability
• Coordinate with architects, developers, cybersecurity engineers, and business stakeholders during design and delivery
• Produce architecture diagrams, interface specifications, integration plans, and technical decision records
• Support the Department of Veterans Affairs Cybersecurity Operations and Services Enterprise program

Cybersecurity Systems Architect

Security Engineer

• Engineer, configure, integrate, and sustain cybersecurity tools supporting detection, prevention, vulnerability management, configuration management, and compliance
• Develop tool implementation plans, configuration standards, operating procedures, and technical documentation
• Integrate tool data with security operations, asset-management, ticketing, reporting, and continuous-monitoring processes
• Analyze tool performance, coverage gaps, alerts, and data quality; recommend improvements
• Support upgrades, testing, troubleshooting, and operational handoff of security-tool capabilities
• Support the Department of Veterans Affairs COSE program, which safeguards VA systems, data, and mission delivery

Cybersecurity Tools Engineer

• Engineer and assess security capabilities across identity, devices, networks, applications, data, and cloud platforms.
• Translate NIST, FISMA, RMF, FedRAMP, and agency security requirements into implementable technical controls.
• Support authorization activities by developing and reviewing system security documentation, control evidence, and remediation plans.
• Analyze vulnerabilities, control gaps, and security findings; develop technical recommendations and track resolution.
• Advise architects, engineers, system owners, and leadership on security design and risk treatment.

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Project Manager

• Maintain integrated work plans, delivery schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items for cybersecurity workstreams
• Track staffing, labor utilization, deliverable status, and performance measures
• Prepare concise status reports for program leadership
• Coordinate meetings, capture decisions, manage follow-up actions, and keep project records current
• Support change control, release readiness, issue escalation, and stakeholder communications
• Work with technical leads to translate delivery priorities into executable project plans

Cybersecurity Project Manager

SDET

• Plan and execute security integration, interoperability, functional, and regression testing for systems and security tools
• Develop test plans, test cases, test data, procedures, and traceability artifacts
• Validate security requirements and control implementation across interfaces, APIs, networks, applications, and cloud services
• Document defects, coordinate root-cause analysis, and verify corrective actions through retesting
• Support release readiness reviews, test reporting, and production-acceptance activities
• Support the Department of Veterans Affairs COSE program, which delivers enterprise cybersecurity operations, engineering, architecture, risk, and compliance support

Cybersecurity Integration and Test Engineer

Data Analyst

• Analyze cybersecurity and continuous-diagnostics data to identify vulnerabilities, control gaps, asset issues, and risk trends.
• Validate data quality, normalize findings, reconcile asset and vulnerability records, and support reporting accuracy.
• Develop dashboards, recurring reports, and data-driven recommendations for remediation and risk prioritization.
• Coordinate with system owners, security teams, and operations teams to resolve data discrepancies and verify remediation status.
• Document analytical methods, data definitions, assumptions, and results.
• Support the Department of Veterans Affairs Cybersecurity Operations and Services Enterprise (COSE) program.

Cybersecurity Data Analyst, CDM

• Define and assess enterprise security architectures supporting Zero Trust, cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments
• Develop architecture roadmaps, reference patterns, security requirements, and transition plans
• Analyze system designs, integrations, data flows, identity patterns, and control dependencies for security and interoperability risks
• Advise technical teams and leadership on security architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and remediation priorities
• Produce architecture diagrams, design documentation, and executive-ready briefings
• Support the Department of Veterans Affairs COSE program delivering cybersecurity operations, engineering, architecture, risk, and compliance support

Cybersecurity Architect

Data Engineer

• Design and maintain security-data and telemetry pipelines supporting monitoring, detection, investigation, and reporting
• Define data models, collection patterns, retention needs, quality controls, and integration requirements for security telemetry
• Integrate logs, alerts, asset data, identity data, vulnerability data, and other telemetry sources into analytics and monitoring platforms
• Improve data completeness, timeliness, normalization, and correlation to support security operations and risk analysis
• Partner with security operations, platform engineering, data teams, and system owners to resolve telemetry gaps and improve visibility
• Support the Department of Veterans Affairs Cybersecurity Operations and Services Enterprise (COSE) program

Cybersecurity Data Engineer

Program Manager

• Lead overall task order execution and provide integrated management across program, product, technical, financial, resource, communications, risk, schedule, and quality activities supporting the CORP Service Line
• Serve as the primary contractor point of contact for programmatic issues, concerns, status, and performance, coordinating with the Contracting Officer, COR, VA Program Manager, CORP leadership, product line leadership, and Government stakeholders
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Contractor Project Management Plan, including approach, timeline, tools, staffing plan, milestones, risks, resource support, reporting processes, and management disciplines
• Direct preparation and presentation of the biweekly Work Plan covering work in progress, backlog, accomplishments, planned work, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, onboarding, risks, issues, and strategic planning
• Monitor performance, communicate deviations and emerging issues, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate impacts to cost, schedule, quality, or performance
• Oversee program schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverable dates, integrated planning, critical path concerns, and schedule variances
• Lead program risk and issue management, including risk registers, issue tracking, mitigation planning, escalation, and analysis products
• Manage staffing and resource allocation, including onboarding, access, training, assignments, utilization, performance coordination, offboarding, personnel status, and Government-furnished equipment
• Scope new and evolving support requirements and develop Contractor Execution Plans for optional or emerging work
• Provide daily management feedback and decision support on goals, scope, requirements, costs, schedules, risks, resources, and operational performance
• Oversee contract deliverable planning, review, quality control, submission, version management, and repository maintenance in compliance with VA requirements and Section 508 where applicable
• Ensure meeting governance, including agendas, facilitation, minutes, decisions, action-item tracking, and follow-through
• Coordinate financial management and reporting, including invoices, budget execution, obligations, spending plans, and budget risks
• Oversee stakeholder communications, executive reporting, data calls, high-visibility inquiries, and management briefings
• Champion process improvement and innovation through automation, intelligent workflows, and advanced technology opportunities
• Ensure adherence to VA-approved methodologies and governance, including VIP, Product Line Management, SAFe Agile, DevSecOps, Process Asset Library, security, privacy, records management, and technical reference requirements
• Coordinate cross-functional support across product management, engineering, architecture, security, integration, software quality assurance, release management, configuration management, change management, and training
• Manage contractor performance against PWS objectives for quality, schedule, cost, staffing, and integration; implement corrective actions
• Respond to Government requests, data calls, reporting requirements, and document retrieval needs within contractual timeframes
• Plan and execute transition activities, knowledge transfer, documentation handoff, offboarding, and continuity of operations at transition or closeout

Pricing Analyst

• Analyze RFPs, RFQs, and other solicitation documents to understand pricing requirements and compliance mandates
• Develop detailed cost models and pricing strategies aligned with technical proposals
• Collaborate with technical, program management, and subcontractor teams to gather pricing inputs
• Perform cost and price analyses for competitiveness and compliance with FAR, DFARS, and other applicable guidelines
• Prepare and validate direct labor, indirect rates, material, subcontractor, and other direct expense data
• Conduct what-if analyses to model cost scenarios and identify risks
• Coordinate pricing integration with technical and management proposal volumes
• Develop Basis of Estimates (BOEs), cost narratives, and price-to-win analyses
• Respond to customer and auditor requests for pricing information or clarification
• Identify and implement pricing process improvements and best practices
• Maintain and update pricing templates and databases