Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Technical Lead / Subject-Matter Expert (SME)

MBL Technologies • Bethesda, MD

62d • Hybrid

About The Position

MBL Technologies, Inc. offers a diverse set of management and technology consulting services to Federal government and commercial markets. Our solutions are tailored to support each client’s mission, accounting for their unique needs and operating environments to ensure success. We bring the right people, capabilities, and expertise together to assist our clients with enabling their mission. Together our individual differences drive successful business results. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran, or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or spouse of an active military service member, we encourage you to apply. Please visit our webpage for information on our policies and benefits for the military and veteran community. MBL Technologies is seeking a highly qualified Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Technical Lead / Subject-Matter Expert (SME) to support a federal government cybersecurity program. The selected candidate(s) will provide technical leadership and program management oversight for the implementation, integration, and sustainment of the federal CDM program’s capabilities, ensuring continuous visibility, monitoring, and protection of critical government assets. This role is mostly remote; however, it will require occasional onsite meetings in the Bethesda, MD area. With no travel reimbursements allocated. This role is contingent based on contract award.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of experience utilizing tools from the CDM Program’s Approved Products List (APL) in the Hardware Asset Management (HWAM), Software Asset Management (SWAM), and Vulnerability Management (VUL) categories.
• Proven experience working with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for CDM data integration and visualization.
• Demonstrated experience working with the CDM Dashboard, including configuration, data ingestion, and reporting.
• Strong background in network security, including configuration management, network monitoring, and vulnerability identification.
• Hands-on experience integrating and managing federal cybersecurity tools, dashboards, or continuous monitoring solutions.
• Deep knowledge of data collection, correlation, and normalization techniques within CDM environments.
• Proficiency with federal cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-137, and OMB M-21-31.
• Experience integrating CDM data with SIEMs and analytics platforms such as Splunk, Cribl, or QRadar.
• Strong understanding of cyber asset inventory, configuration management, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Familiarity with data governance principles, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and availability for continuous monitoring.
• Strong ability to lead technical teams, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and manage complex integrations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for explaining technical concepts and presenting findings to non-technical and executive audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate with federal stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams in high-impact cybersecurity environments.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
• Current government security clearance: Public Trust.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in information security, Information Systems, or Engineering.
• Additional certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Elastic Certified Engineer, or CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+).
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) integration into CDM capabilities.
• Familiarity with data orchestration and automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and subject-matter expert for the implementation, integration, and optimization of CDM tools and technologies across enterprise environments.
• Manage and maintain tools from the CDM Program’s Approved Products List (APL) within the Hardware Asset Management (HWAM), Software Asset Management (SWAM), and Vulnerability Management (VUL) categories.
• Lead efforts to collect, normalize, and integrate CDM data into enterprise dashboards and Elastic Stack environments for visibility and decision support.
• Support the design, configuration, and deployment of CDM solutions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal cybersecurity and data quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with security operations, infrastructure, and compliance teams to ensure end-to-end data visibility across network, endpoint, and cloud environments.
• Implement and maintain data pipelines that connect enterprise tools with CDM dashboards, ensuring efficient data ingestion, transformation, and visualization.
• Conduct data correlation and validation to support the identification of asset inventories, vulnerabilities, and configuration deviations.
• Provide technical guidance and hands-on engineering support for integrating CDM tools with SIEMs, vulnerability scanners, and asset discovery platforms.
• Perform technical troubleshooting, performance optimization, and version control management for CDM systems.
• Ensure solutions align with federal cybersecurity frameworks such as FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-137, and OMB M-21-31.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure interoperability between CDM capabilities and agency cybersecurity initiatives, such as risk management, patch management, and Zero Trust implementation.
• Maintain documentation, including engineering diagrams, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and system configuration guides.
• Provide training and mentorship to technical teams on CDM tool usage, data interpretation, and continuous monitoring processes.
• Communicate technical findings, data trends, and remediation recommendations to both technical staff and senior leadership.

Benefits

• We offer a robust benefits package (medical, dental, vision, STD, Accident, Life, Hospital Insurance, FSA, HSA, 401K match, professional development stipend, etc.).
• incentive plans with corporate and individual-based performance bonuses
• 401K
• PTO
• remote work
• health and wellness programs
• employee discounts
• learning and development reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees