Cyber Security Lead

Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI
Category
Information Security
Location
Fort Meade, Maryland
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Cybersecurity

Information Assurance

System Security

REQ#: RQ200172
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

GDIT has a great opportunity for a Cyber Security Lead supporting a major Department of Defense (DoD) customer to provide information sharing capabilities. The ideal candidate has a technical/engineering and management background and experience providing information sharing services across a global IT enterprise. You will be working in a rewarding, mission focused environment, leading a cyber security team providing transformational IT services across a hybrid, multi-cloud enterprise. This position may require some travel.

Responsibilities:

  • Leads all Cyber Security matters for government capability.
  • Leads a cross-functional team of ISSOs and Information Security Analyst professionals covering areas of vulnerability management, defensive cyber operations, and security incident management.
  • Organizes, directs, and manages contract cyber operation support functions involving multiple, complex, and inter-related project tasks.
  • Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to develop efficiencies.
  • Completes all required RMF documents.
  • Completes all Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) activities and essential artifact actions.
  • Adheres to all DoD MPE AO and ISSM requirements and deliverables.
  • Completes ACAS scans, patches, and updates.
  • Completes all required POA&M actions and necessary RMF documentation/actions)
  • Maintains and manages the client interface at the senior levels of the client organization.
  • Meets with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review plans and deliverables.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • 15+ years of experience in Information Systems Operations, CS including ten (10) years demonstrated support in the areas of systems, networks and applications analysis directly related to DoD or IC CS/INFOSEC, Cyber Defense (CD), Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) implementations.
  • 5+ years of experience in defining information systems security programs or processes for the protection of sensitive or classified information.
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in three or more of the following areas: RMF; Defensive Cyber Operations; security engineering; CS planning and management; DevSecOps; CS requirements and security controls analysis; CS operations within a multinational (e.g., NATO) information processing environment; Penetration testing; and CS architecture and design.
  • Must have current hands-on experience with Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
  • Must meet the Knowledge, Skills, Ability, and Tasks requirements listed in DODM 8140.
  • Experience leading high-performing teams.
  • Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in a client interaction context.
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mathematics, IT and/or cyber systems security or computer science. Master’s degree in related field a plus. Must meet the ISSO education requirements of DODM 8140 Cyber Workforce Framework.
  • Must meet the certification requirements of the ISSO DODM 8140 Cyber Workforce Framework

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience leading geographically dispersed teams.
Work Requirements
Years of Experience

15 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $161,158 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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