Job Locations US

Requisition ID

2024-149690

Position Category

Cyber Security

Clearance

Top Secret

Peraton has an immediate need for a Senior Manager, Security Lead to join our team. The ideal candidate will direct the execution of system security activities ensuring compliance with federal regulations, DHS, and DOD policies. The Senior Security Manager shall have in-depth knowledge/expertise with the federal and department security requirements or equivalent processes for certification and accreditation, vulnerability scanning and remediation, contingency planning, and interface connection documentation.

Leads a team of security professionals to protect the USCG data at rest and deliver information securely. Manages the development and implementation of IT security policies and standards across the program, including maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all IT assets and data. Designs and oversees the logical and physical security management infrastructure. Develops and maintains documented IT security policies, processes, and standards. Ensures that IT security functions comply with legal and statutory obligations. Provides guidance and assistance to new IT initiatives and projects to ensure appropriate levels of security are included with new solutions. Collaborates with the USCG on security requirements and incident response. Reviews Operational Level Agreements (OLAs) and PM&Ms to ensure compliance with security management goals and objectives. Determines enterprise information security standards across the IMS environment. Collaborates with engineering to assess, prepare Certification and Accreditation (C&A) documents, deploy, and operate security solutions; performs Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) to ensure proper cyber hygiene requirements are being followed and with Program Security to manage access and maintain Cyber Security Workforce (CSWF) certifications.

Day-to-Day Work Responsibilities may include:

• Compliance and operational execution focused
• Leads Security operations activities
• Able to effectively manage client stakeholder relationships
• Ensuring delivery excellence in cyber security operations (Ensuring avoidance of non-performance / non-compliance contractual penalties).
• Maintain a security plan for the program
• Manage and reports security incidents
• Ensure audit preparation, facilitation, and remediation
• Manage security risk and exception to standards management
• Ensure knowledge and implementation of security fundamentals, policies, and standards (regulatory and contractual)
• Escalate and resolve Security Issues
• Coordinate delivery of Security Metrics and Reporting in support of contractual commitment
• Seek to identify additional Security Services revenue for the account.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Engineering and 12 years experience or Associates degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Engineering, and 14 years experience
• At least 10 years’ experience working in a risk management, audit, security or technical delivery role
• Knowledge of the Federal security and auditing regulations
• Exposure to audit and compliance programs
• Demonstrate leadership and project management skills
• Able to effectively communicate status using metrics
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, virtual environments
• Self-motivated and tenacious
• Demonstrate sound judgment and integrity
• Ability to influence delivery personnel in the execution of security and compliance requirements
• Certifications:
  • Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Must have one of the following certs: Cloud Certified Security Professional Certified (CCSP) or Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
  • ITIL 4 Foundations
  • Certified TBM Executive (CTBME)

• Ability to access client SIPR environment

• U.S. Citizenship required; active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understands Federal Information Processing (FIPS), FISMA, FedRAMP, DoD, and Other Cyber Security related federal laws, regulations and directives to develop strategies for supporting the program
• Experience of working with security auditors and their audit process
• Experience of work as a security consultant
• Experience of presenting at client meetings
• Ability to adapt to new security policies;
• Experience of translating contractual security requirements to deliverables.
• Excellent and effective communication skills
• Strong analytical skills

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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