Sr. Manager - Cybersecurity

AEVEX • Tampa, FL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager - Cybersecurity leads cybersecurity across enterprise IT and defense program environments. This hands-on leadership role manages teams responsible for cloud security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and endpoint management, while working closely with Engineering leadership and program technical leads to secure development environments, engineering networks, source code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and software delivery pathways supporting embedded systems and airborne platforms.

The role oversees security architecture and operations across cloud platforms, identity systems, networks, servers, and endpoints. It includes responsibility for cybersecurity strategy, team development, initiatives, resources, vendors, budgets, incident response, vulnerability management, and security effectiveness metrics. The manager collaborates with IT, Engineering, program management, compliance, finance, audit, business leaders, customers, assessors, and external security partners.

The position supports defense programs and engineering environments, including embedded Linux systems and airborne platforms. It partners with engineering teams to integrate cybersecurity throughout software and systems development, deployment, and sustainment; secures repositories, build systems, test environments, CI/CD pipelines, artifacts, and software distribution pathways; and addresses program security requirements and assessment or authorization activities.

The manager also partners with Engineering and IT to assess and secure self-hosted AI solutions, including hosting infrastructure, model access, sensitive data handling, integrations, logging, provenance, and related risks. The role maintains security policies, standards, procedures, technical controls, and evidence supporting contractual and regulatory requirements, including CMMC readiness and SOX IT controls.

The position is hybrid in Tampa, Florida, with up to 20% required travel. The technology environment includes Microsoft GCC High, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, ThreatLocker, NinjaOne, Microsoft Intune, GitLab, AWS, Azure, and self-hosted AI solutions. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience is required. The role requires 8+ years of cybersecurity or related experience and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, infrastructure security, or enterprise IT security.
• Experience leading cybersecurity or closely related technical teams within aerospace, defense, or the Defense Industrial Base.
• Strong hands-on technical background across cloud security, infrastructure, identity and access management, vulnerability management, and endpoint security.
• Solid understanding of security best practices, including vulnerability management, system hardening, and access control.
• Experience implementing, administering, or securing several of CrowdStrike, Zscaler, ThreatLocker, NinjaOne, Microsoft Intune, GitLab, AWS, and Azure.
• Practical experience securing infrastructure and workloads in AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience securing Linux environments and embedded or mission systems.
• Experience partnering directly with software and systems engineering organizations to secure development infrastructure, software delivery workflows, and software supply chains.
• Experience evaluating and protecting the movement of code and software artifacts from development repositories to operational platforms.
• Experience implementing and sustaining CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 controls.
• Experience supporting SOX IT general controls, particularly access management, change management, and IT operations.
• Direct experience with GitLab repository security, runners, CI/CD pipelines, and software artifact management in regulated or defense environments.
• Experience deploying or securing self-hosted AI solutions, including locally hosted language models, inference services, and supporting infrastructure.
• Experience supporting unmanned aircraft, avionics, or other embedded defense platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft GCC High, Azure Government, and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with defense program cybersecurity requirements, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), and system assessment and authorization processes.
• Familiarity with secure boot, code signing, software bills of materials, dependency analysis, and software supply chain security.
• Strong understanding of Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, build and test environments, secrets management, and secure software delivery.
• Ability to assess network architecture, system connectivity, trust boundaries, and data flows across enterprise and engineering environments.
• Ability to evaluate security tool configurations, troubleshoot integrations, and guide technical implementation.
• Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams while remaining hands-on; manage people, prioritize competing demands, and deliver improvements in a complex environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; sound judgment, clear communication, and follow-through.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and cross-functional collaboration abilities, including explaining technical risks and recommended actions to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to work directly with engineers on complex problems, develop team members, and help leadership make practical decisions about cybersecurity risk, program needs, and business priorities.
• Ability to establish effective security practices through strong partnerships across the organization and to lead with an approachable, collaborative style.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Frequently able to sit and reach to use computers and other office equipment; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or comparable technical credentials.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a technical team spanning cloud security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and endpoint management.
• Establish team priorities, accountability, professional development plans, performance standards, and employee work schedules; provide direction consistent with company policies and procedures.
• Develop and execute a cybersecurity roadmap aligned with business objectives, defense program requirements, and organizational risk.
• Manage cybersecurity initiatives, resource planning, vendor relationships, and associated budgets.
• Communicate cybersecurity risks, priorities, and investment needs to executives, program leaders, and business partners.
• Build working relationships across IT, Engineering, program management, compliance, finance, audit, and business leadership.
• Direct security architecture and operations across cloud platforms, identity systems, networks, servers, and endpoints.
• Oversee configuration, integration, and effectiveness of CrowdStrike for endpoint protection, threat detection, investigation, and response.
• Guide use of Zscaler to protect access and traffic across enterprise, cloud, and engineering environments.
• Oversee ThreatLocker application control and privilege management.
• Lead endpoint configuration, patching, security, and compliance practices using NinjaOne and Microsoft Intune.
• Direct security architecture across AWS and Azure, including identity and access management, network segmentation, logging, workload protection, and secure configuration.
• Oversee vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation, and validation across Windows, Linux, cloud, and supporting infrastructure.
• Lead incident response coordination, technical investigations, recovery activities, and resulting security improvements.
• Establish metrics to measure security effectiveness, remediation progress, and operational performance.
• Lead cybersecurity efforts supporting engineering development environments, defense programs, embedded Linux systems, and airborne platforms.
• Partner with Engineering leadership and program technical leads to integrate cybersecurity throughout the software and systems development, deployment, and sustainment lifecycle.
• Assess, standardize, and improve development environment connectivity, including engineering workstations, repositories, build systems, test environments, and supporting network pathways.
• Secure the flow of source code and software artifacts from repositories through build pipelines, testing, release, and deployment onto aircraft and other mission platforms.
• Partner with Engineering to secure GitLab repositories, runners, CI/CD pipelines, secrets, dependencies, and software artifacts.
• Establish controls for repository access, build environments, artifact integrity, release authorization, and deployment traceability.
• Identify and reduce cybersecurity risks associated with development workflows, inter-environment connectivity, tooling integrations, and software distribution mechanisms.
• Evaluate and secure interfaces and data flows between enterprise systems, engineering environments, cloud services, ground systems, and deployed platforms.
• Guide embedded Linux system hardening, vulnerability assessment, secure configuration, and remediation within mission performance and operational constraints.
• Support program-specific security requirements, customer reviews, and assessment or authorization activities as applicable.
• Partner with Engineering and IT to assess, deploy, and secure self-hosted AI solutions supporting business and program needs.
• Establish security requirements for AI hosting infrastructure, model access, sensitive data handling, integrations, logging, and vulnerability management.
• Evaluate risks associated with model and software provenance, sensitive data exposure, prompt injection, and AI-connected tools.
• Ensure AI deployments follow established access, change management, and data protection practices.
• Maintain security policies, standards, procedures, and technical controls that support contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with compliance, finance, and internal audit teams to support CMMC readiness and SOX IT controls.
• Translate compliance requirements into sustainable technical and operational practices.
• Ensure security practices produce consistent evidence, including access reviews, change approvals, vulnerability remediation records, and configuration documentation.
• Oversee recurring security activities, including risk assessments, incident response exercises, configuration reviews, and firewall and privileged access reviews.
• Track security findings and corrective actions through resolution, escalating material risks and resource needs to leadership.
• Coordinate with customers, assessors, auditors, and external security partners as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance on a full-time basis or in accordance with the posted schedule.
• Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates and align daily actions with company culture and department goals.
• Champion AEVEX’s culture, empower employees, encourage engagement, and support results through delegation, continuous feedback, goal setting, and performance management.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan
• Medical insurance, with a portion of premiums paid by the company
• Dental insurance, with a portion of premiums paid by the company
• Vision insurance, with a portion of premiums paid by the company
• Disability insurance, with a portion of premiums paid by the company
• Life insurance, with a portion of premiums paid by the company
• Professional development funds
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, and child and elder care support

What This Job Offers

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