Senior Infrastructure Protection Analyst
Summary
Senior analyst supporting Air Force strategic infrastructure protection, installation resilience, and mission assurance programs through policy development, governance frameworks, risk assessments, and executive-level briefings.
About the Organization
Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. We’re looking for thoughtful, skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets.
About the Role
Redhorse transforms the way government uses data and technology. To support this mission, we are seeking a Senior Strategic Infrastructure Protection Analyst to support the execution of the Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineers (AF/A4C) Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP).
In this role, you will be at the forefront of advancing enterprise-level initiatives that harden, protect, and modernize Department of the Air Force (DAF) installations worldwide. You will partner with senior leaders across Headquarters Air Force (HAF), AFCEC, AFIMSC, MAJCOMs, and Combatant Commands to develop forward-looking policy, governance frameworks, and decision-support products that ensure critical infrastructure survivability and mission assurance in contested environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the execution of the AF/A4C Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) across infrastructure protection, installation resilience, infrastructure hardening, asset protection, and sensor modernization.
- Coordinate across Headquarters Air Force, AFCEC, AFIMSC, MAJCOMs, Combatant Commands, and installation leadership to implement strategic resilience and mission assurance policies.
- Develop and maintain Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), strategic roadmaps, performance metrics, governance artifacts, executive dashboards, and decision-support materials.
- Conduct program and readiness assessments, vulnerability evaluations, trend analyses, and business cases to inform enterprise-level investment, policy, and risk-management decisions.
- Assist in the development of policy and guidance for installation cyber readiness, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) resilience, smart-building sensor technologies, and centralized facility monitoring.
- Support force-development and workforce initiatives, including identifying training gaps, developing technical standards, and establishing operational guidance for critical infrastructure repair and recovery.
- Research emerging technologies, industry best practices, and threat-informed design methodologies to drive continuous modernization across installation protection programs.
- Facilitate working groups, governance boards, and strategic planning sessions, producing executive summaries, decision memos, white papers, and General Officer/Senior Executive Service (GO/SES) briefings.
Required Experience/Clearance
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
- 10+ years of professional experience supporting Air Force or Department of Defense (DoD) programs.
- Policy & Strategy: Demonstrated experience analyzing legislative guidance, DoD policies, and organizational processes to develop actionable strategy, governance frameworks, and enterprise roadmaps.
- Domain Expertise: Proven track record supporting installation resilience, infrastructure protection, critical asset protection, adaptive base defense, mission assurance, emergency management, or civil engineering programs.
- Analytical Capabilities: Demonstrated ability to perform risk analyses, readiness evaluations, and capability assessments to support senior leadership decision-making.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience authoring executive-level documentation and briefing leadership.
Desired Experience
We encourage all candidates who meet the basic requirements to apply, even if you do not have all of the following experience:
- Prior military or civilian service within the U.S. Air Force or Department of Defense (e.g., Civil Engineer, Security Forces, Cyber, or Operations communities).
- Experience authoring concise, decision-ready executive products (e.g., talking points, decision memos, bullet background papers) specifically for GO/SES-level leadership.
- Familiarity with Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Operational Technology (OT), or critical infrastructure cybersecurity frameworks and manual persistence concepts.
- Exposure to smart-building systems, remote facility monitoring, sensor networks, or automated infrastructure management technologies.
- Experience collaborating across HAF Civil Engineer directorates, AF/A5/7, AFCEC, AFIMSC, Joint Staff, OSD, or Combatant Command stakeholders.
- Familiarity with process improvement, re-engineering methodologies, and modeling & simulation tools.
The salary range provided for this position represents the anticipated base salary for successful candidates. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, skills, security clearance level, geographic location, market conditions, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in Redhorse's comprehensive benefits programs and may be eligible for performance-based or other incentive compensation, where applicable.
Redhorse Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Talent Acquisition at Talent-Acquisition@redhorsecorp.com
Redhorse Corporation shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorse’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorse’s sole discretion.
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