Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

5d•$55,200 - $126,000•Hybrid

About The Position

To achieve an organization’s mission, leaders need strong team members who can lead activities to maintain and improve cybersecurity products, provide expert guidance, and implement cybersecurity solutions. Whether completing an immediate task, recognizing a process gap, recommending a solution, or flexing to support an emerging requirement, our clients need a specialist who can help manage operations while managing responses to external inquiries in a timely manner. That is why we need an experienced Cybersecurity Operations Lead like you to defend the agency’s systems and data from evolving threats. As part of our team, you'll provide SETA support to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), applying deep technical expertise to support the agency in its mission and objectives. You’ll collaborate closely with world-class experts and leaders to accelerate operations and support the development of assigned tasks and initiatives. Leveraging your technical background, you will provide senior ARPA-H decision makers and leaders with rigorous support to advance breakthrough innovation. You'll serve as a Cybersecurity Operations Lead helping clients to maintain and improve our client’s cybersecurity operations, implement and maintain security content, and provide expert recommendations. Your attention to detail, flexibility, communication skills, understanding of the client's mission, and problem-solving will enable the mission's success.

Requirements

8+ years of experience with cybersecurity, including substantial experience in security operations, incident response, threat detection, or defensive cyber operations
Experience leading security monitoring, incident investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and after-action activities
Experience using cybersecurity solutions such as SIEM, XDR, DLP, and Threat Intelligence platforms
Knowledge of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, including the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Experience interacting and communicating with senior-level executives, including SES or GS-15
Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

Ability to operate independently within a fast-paced start-up environment
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience supporting cybersecurity operations within a federal civilian agency
GCIH, GCIA, GCED, or comparable certification

Responsibilities

Lead hands-on activities to monitor, detect, and respond to cyber threat activity.
Implement, maintain, and optimize security content such as rules, signatures, and alerts, to enhance the detection of threat actors and their activity.
Provide expert guidance and recommendations to the ARPA-H CISO on modern policies, procedures, and processes for securing and defending the agency's systems.