Tyler Masterson

Senior Cybersecurity Systems Engineer @Parsons Corporation

Colorado Springs, CO, US

Led cybersecurity engineering and implementation for the next generation of US missile defense through the Space Forces Next Generation Geo and Polar Overhead Persistent Infrared program. NG OPIR leverages modern design with built in cybersecurity resilience to enhance warfighter capability and ensure the system remains relevant for decades to come. This ensures the key no-fail US capability to detect, track, and intercept hostile actions-Analyzed and assessed cybersecurity artifacts in eMASS to ensure compliance with NIST, USSF, and DOD policies and guidelines-Wrote, routed, and ensured continued approval for memorandums of understanding within DOD and external agencies including DSCA and ISPO to allow USSF owned systems to reside in contractor owned spaces-Wrote, routed, and ensured continued approval for mobility plan letters to allow movement and hosting of systems containing classified data or within classified spaces-Created and monitored tracking system for accreditations across the space sensing enterprise comprising dozens of systems and hundreds of SIAs, ISAs, IATTs, ATCs, and ATOs leading to improved compliance and consistency across the system enterprise-Worked to modernize legacy SBIRS systems to bring them up to modern cybersecurity standards and fold them into the Next Generation OPIR system-Pioneered process to accredit contractor owned contractor operated system that passes classified operational data with Space Operations Command.

Community College of the Air Force

Associates, Criminal Justice

Conemaugh School of Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Ephrata Senior High School

High School, General Studies

University of Maryland Global Campus

Criminal Justice/Police Science

Penn State University

Bachelor's degree, Security and Risk Analysis, Information And Cyber Security Option | Entrepreneurship