Akima Global Technology (AGT) is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Manager to lead enterprise cybersecurity operations, incident response, and compliance activities across mission-critical information technology environments. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems supporting TSA's mission. The role integrates cybersecurity across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, aligning with DHS, TSA, FISMA, and NIST requirements while enabling continuous service improvement and operational excellence.
Responsibilities- Lead and oversee enterprise cybersecurity operations, ensuring continuous monitoring, detection, and response across all IT environments.
- Direct incident response activities include triage, investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis.
- Over cybersecurity endpoint protection platforms, vulnerability management systems, and monitoring technologies.
- Coordinate cross-functional response efforts with network, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure integrated service delivery.
- Manage the cybersecurity ticketing lifecycle, ensuring timely escalation, tracking, and resolution of incidents and service requests.
- Develop and maintain incident response plans, playbooks, and after-action reports to improve future response effectiveness.
- Oversee POA&M lifecycle management, including identification, tracking, remediation, and closure of vulnerabilities and findings.
- Support DHS FISMA compliance activities, including monthly scorecard reporting, vulnerability management, and audit readiness.
- Ensure compliance with DHS Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM) directives and CISA KEV catalog requirements.
- Provide cybersecurity support across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring secure configurations and operational resilience.
- Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into cybersecurity posture, incident trends, and performance metrics.
- Ensure all cybersecurity activities are documented, auditable, and aligned with TSA and DHS policies.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cybersecurity operations, automation, and threat detection capabilities.
- Integrate threat intelligence, vulnerability data, and monitoring tools to enhance proactive threat detection and response capabilities
- Develop and execute workforce strategy, including staffing, training, and cross-functional alignment to ensure resilient, scalable operations
- Ensure operational resilience through cross-trained teams, standardized processes, and continuity planning to maintain mission performance during workforce fluctuations or high-tempo operations
- Own SLA performance across service areas, driving accountability, performance optimization, and continuous service improvement
Qualifications- Ability to obtain and maintain DHS suitability and any required clearances.
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles supporting enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading incident response and cybersecurity operations in federal or regulated environments.
- Proven experience leading and executing cybersecurity actions.
- Strong knowledge of FISMA, NIST 800-53, DHS policies, and federal cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
- Experience managing POA&M processes, vulnerability remediation, and ISVM compliance activities.
- Experience supporting cloud security in AWS and/or Azure environments.
- Experience integrating cybersecurity operations across network, infrastructure, and application domains.
Preferred Qualifications- Prior experience supporting TSA programs or DHS operational components.
- Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related engineering field.
- CISSP, CISM, CASP+, CEH, or equivalent IAM Level III certification.
- Experience with Zero Trust Architecture implementation and enforcement.
- Familiarity with CISA KEV catalog and advanced vulnerability management practices.
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments
- Experience supporting audits, inspections, and compliance reporting for federal agencies.
- Familiarity with hybrid IT/OT environments and critical infrastructure security.
Job ID2026-23334
Work TypeHybrid
Pay Range$140,000 - $180,000
Benefits Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.
