Senior Cybersecurity Advisor Clearance: TS/SCI + CI Poly
Location: 50 miles of McLean, Virginia
Position is contingent upon contract award
Ops Tech Alliance is seeking a
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor to advise executive leadership on cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management for complex enterprises. This role supports security authorization improvements, policy development, and the application of security frameworks to enterprise priorities. The position supports a high-visibility national security customer and requires on-site work within 50 miles of McLean, Virginia.
Responsibilities - Advise executive leadership on enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management.
- Apply security frameworks and concepts, such as the Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53, zero trust, and identity and access management.
- Improve Authorization to Operate (ATO) processes and promote reciprocity.
- Develop cybersecurity policies, standards, and implementation guidance.
Required Qualifications - Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to meet access requirements, including Counterintelligence Polygraph
- U.S. citizenship
- Experience advising executive leadership on cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management for complex enterprises.
- Experience with security frameworks and concepts.
- Experience improving ATO processes, promoting reciprocity, and developing security policies, standards, and implementation guidance.
- Work on-site at customer facilities within 50 miles of McLean, Virginia
- Candidates must meet one of the following education and relevant experience combinations:
- Master's degree or higher in Business, or a master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) + 6 years
- Bachelor's degree in Business or STEM + 8 years
- High school diploma or high school equivalency diploma + 12 years
Desired Qualifications - Experience overseeing incident response planning, vulnerability management, and security monitoring concepts, including security operations centers (SOC) and security information and event management (SIEM).
- Experience integrating cybersecurity into acquisition and system engineering, including security by design and DevSecOps.
- Experience briefing senior leaders and coordinating across multiple organizations.
Team Member Benefits - Competitive Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Work-life Balance
