Cybersecurity and IT Governance Lead (TS/SCI, Contingent)

Zaden Tech•BWI area, Maryland (on site), MD

4d•$135,000 - $157,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is contingent upon contract award. Lead the cybersecurity and IT governance lane for a DoD cyber mission customer in the Baltimore-Washington area as the contractor's primary point of contact to the CIO organization. This is a CIO-caliber role where you will carry accountability for IT strategy, workforce, budget, investment management and information security. You will run compliance frameworks, risk assessments, audits, crisis response and vendor security for the customer.

Requirements

An active TS/SCI clearance at the time of application (U.S. citizenship required).
Five or more years in each of the following, at a CIO or deputy-CIO level of accountability: IT leadership and accountability, IT strategic planning, IT workforce planning, IT budgeting (annual and multi-year planning, programming and budgeting), IT investment management, and information security and privacy program leadership.
Five or more years championing digital equity and accessibility of information and telecommunication technologies for a workforce.

Nice To Haves

CISSP, CISM or equivalent.
Experience with DoD RMF authorization and continuous monitoring at scale.

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain compliance frameworks such as NIST RMF, ISO 27001 or CMMC across the enterprise.
Oversee recurring cybersecurity risk assessments and vulnerability testing, and coordinate internal and external security audits.
Coordinate work across project teams and manage cross-team dependencies to prevent resource conflicts.
Lead crisis response during major incidents: detection, containment and recovery.
Oversee selection and management of third-party security vendors and hold acquisitions to the customer's security standards.
Drive a security-first culture through organization-wide cybersecurity education and training.