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Sealing Technologies•Columbia, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons company, is seeking a Technical Director to lead a technical team and oversee the production, fielding, and sustainment of national security systems. The role supports the JCHK program and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), including engineering cyber hunt kits deployed across the Department of War to protect critical systems. The Technical Director provides leadership across the system lifecycle and works with government customers and program stakeholders to turn mission needs into technical requirements and deliverables. Occasional travel to customer locations within or outside the continental United States may be required, up to 10%.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph.
20 or more years of progressive professional experience, or 24 or more years of progressive professional experience without a degree.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or Mathematics, unless qualifying through the stated 24+ years of experience without a degree.
Demonstrated experience leading and directing technical teams on national security or DoD programs, including setting priorities, managing personnel, and overseeing engineering execution.
Direct experience with Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), including knowledge of DCO mission frameworks, threat hunting methodologies, and cyber defense system design.
Software development experience, hands-on or through direct oversight of software engineering on classified programs.
Ability to translate customer requirements into system engineering plans and executable technical deliverables.
Experience managing contracts, budgets, and cross-functional teams in a government or DoD contractor environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to brief technical and executive-level audiences clearly and concisely.
Experience supporting USCYBERCOM or other Combatant Command cyber programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in cybersecurity, including security product development and/or security operations tools such as Elastic, Splunk, or Security Onion.
Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or Mathematics.
Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, GIAC GCDA, GCTI, or equivalent.
Experience with SIEM platforms, including implementation and optimization of Splunk or the ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) stack.
Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its use in DCO analytics, threat detection, and incident response workflows.
Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud environments and hybrid on-premises/cloud architectures supporting national security systems.
Previous experience recruiting, coaching, and developing high-performing technical teams in a cleared contractor environment.

Responsibilities

Provide technical direction and leadership for the JCHK program, overseeing engineering activities from development through fielding and sustainment of DCO systems.
Direct and mentor engineers, establishing priorities, scope, and execution strategy to meet program and mission requirements.
Oversee design, development, and integration of cyber hunt kits and related capabilities in alignment with DoD customer requirements and operational objectives.
Serve as the primary technical interface with government customers and program stakeholders, translating mission needs into system requirements and engineering deliverables.
Lead architectural and technical decisions across the system lifecycle, including hardware, software, and network components.
Monitor deployed system health and drive continuous improvement using operational feedback and emerging threat intelligence.
Support DCO mission planning by applying knowledge of threat hunting, incident response, and network defense to technical priorities.
Manage funding, contract oversight, and performance metrics for engineering efforts supporting JCHK objectives.
Author and review operational, strategic, and technical documentation, including system requirements, engineering plans, and program status reports.
Travel within and outside the continental United States as needed to engage customers and support activities at mission partner locations, up to 10%.
Perform other duties as assigned.