CSSP Operations Management Task Lead

GCyber • Shiloh, IL

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About The Position

GCyber is seeking a CSSP Operations Management Task Lead to support a large Department of War agency. The role leads daily CSSP delivery across boundary defense, infrastructure, security tools, 24/7 operations, and threat detection. It sets technical priorities, manages performance, and maintains readiness for evaluation.

The task lead serves as the Government’s daily CSSP point of contact, leads recurring operational coordination, manages CSSP performance metrics, and reports trends and month-to-month improvement. The role advances zero trust, cloud security, and network architecture across the CSSP; approves changes affecting security posture; leads major incident decisions with the Government; and develops technical leads while maintaining qualified staffing across CSSP functions.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of information assurance or cyber experience, including at least 4 years applying DoD cybersecurity policy.
• Bachelor’s degree, or 4 additional years of experience as a substitute.
• CISSP or CISM certification.
• Active Secret clearance and eligibility for privileged access.
• Knowledge of DoD CSSP services and the CSSP evaluation (Evaluator Scoring Metrics) process.
• Knowledge of DoD zero trust strategy and pillars, network architecture, and cloud security.
• Experience managing integrated 24/7 security operations and engineering teams.
• Ability to use metrics to manage performance and report it to Government leaders.
• Knowledge of auditing and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Prior CSSP lead role.
• Zero trust implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for daily CSSP operations across boundary defense, infrastructure, security tools, 24/7 operations, and threat detection.
• Maintain readiness for DoD CSSP evaluations and manage assessment corrective actions through closure.
• Serve as the Government’s daily CSSP point of contact and lead recurring operational coordination.
• Set CSSP priorities across boundary defense, infrastructure, tools, operations, and threat detection.
• Manage CSSP performance metrics, identify trends, and verify month-to-month improvement.
• Advance zero trust, cloud security, and network architecture across the CSSP.
• Approve changes that affect the security posture and lead major incident decisions with the Government.
• Develop technical leads and maintain qualified staffing across CSSP functions.

Benefits

• 26 days of paid leave, with an annual PTO increase of one additional day for every year of employment with GCyber.
• Paid parental leave.
• Additional leave allowances for military duty, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• 401(k) matching.
• 100% company-funded disability insurance.
• 90% company-funded health, dental, and vision insurance, with contributions to insurance benefits for spouses, children, and family members.
• Training and professional development plans.
• Commuter benefits plan.
• Parking and transportation allowance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager