Senior Cross Domain Solutions Technical Lead

Senior Cross Domain Solutions Technical Lead

The Senior Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) Technical Lead provides strategic, technical, and operational leadership for the design, integration, accreditation, and sustainment of cross domain technologies in support of classified mission systems across multiple security enclaves. The individual leads engineering and governance initiatives, ensuring strict compliance with NSA's Raise the Bar (RTB) standards and NCDSMP CDS policies.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead cross-functional CDS engineering and security teams through full lifecycle development : requirements, architecture, implementation, accreditation, and O&M
• Develop and oversee the implementation of secure unidirectional (e.g., OWL) and bidirectional (e.g., HAGs, CDGs) data transfer mechanisms between domains
• Interface with NSA NCDSMO, DISA, and authorizing officials (AOs) to guide systems through CDS approval / accreditation (e.g., CDTAB)
• Author and validate CDS artifacts such as Risk Assessments, Security Architectures, Test Plans, Filtering Strategies, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Security Impact Assessments (SIAs)
• Guide integration of CDS with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), cloud enclaves, data lakes, and secure DevSecOps pipelines
• Represent the program to senior government stakeholders, vendors, and mission partners on all CDS-related matters
• Maintain enterprise awareness of emerging CDS technologies, high assurance architectures, and NCDSMO / NSA policy updates
• Conduct hands-on reviews of Guard filtering logic (e.g., structured / unstructured filters, protocol break) and interface enforcement logic
• Evaluate and recommend commercial, GOTS, and open source CDS tools, including both Transfer Solutions and Access Solutions

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