Cybersecurity Manager

Acuity

$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, or related discipline.
  • 10+ years of cybersecurity experience, with previous leadership roles.
  • Experience working with the Department of State, DoD, or other federal agencies.
  • In-depth knowledge of RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, and Zero Trust.
  • Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure Government and AWS GovCloud.
  • Current Security+ CE and CISSP certifications, or ability to obtain them as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cybersecurity operations for cloud-hosted and virtualized infrastructure.
  • Manage Risk Management Framework activities across the system lifecycle.
  • Develop and maintain System Security Plans, POA&Ms, and authorization packages.
  • Ensure compliance with established security policies and standards.
  • Direct vulnerability management and incident response efforts.
  • Coordinate security audits, penetration tests, and assessments.
  • Provide technical leadership and manage cybersecurity personnel.

Benefits

  • Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) required.
  • Support for Zero Trust implementation and cloud security initiatives.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with government stakeholders and interdisciplinary teams.
  • Role directly impacts the security of global operations.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge cybersecurity practices and technology.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are hiring for a Cybersecurity Manager to lead the cybersecurity program supporting Department of State cloud virtualization services and hosted infrastructure contracts. This individual oversees cybersecurity operations, compliance, risk management, and incident response while ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of mission-critical systems supporting global operations.

Responsibilities
  • Lead cybersecurity operations supporting cloud-hosted and virtualized infrastructure.
  • Manage Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities throughout the system lifecycle.
  • Develop andmaintainSystem Security Plans (SSPs), POA&Ms, security assessments, and authorization packages.
  • Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, DISA STIGs, and Department of State security policies.
  • Direct vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, incident response, andthreatmitigation efforts.
  • Coordinate security audits, inspections, penetration testing, and security assessments.
  • Manage cybersecurity personnel and provide technical leadership across engineering and operations teams.
  • Collaborate with government stakeholders, ISSOs, ISSMs, system administrators, and program management.
  • Support Zero Trust implementation, cloud security architecture, and identity and access management initiatives.
  • Develop cybersecurity metrics, executive reports, and risk briefings for leadership.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • 10+ years of cybersecurity experience, including leadership or management responsibilities.
  • Experience supportingDepartmentof State, DoD, or other federal agencies.
  • Strong knowledge of RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, and cloud security.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, VMware environments, and enterprise security tools.
  • Current Security+ CE and CISSP certification (or ability to obtain asrequired).

Preferred Certifications

  • CISM
  • CCSP
  • Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
  • GIAC certifications (GCIA, GCIH, GCED)
  • Microsoft or AWS Security certifications

Clearance Requirement

  • Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret)

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