Technical Manager - Cyber Risk Management

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Manager will lead the Cyber Risk Management (CRM) Team within the SEI CERT Cyber Risk and Resilience Directorate. The team conducts applied research and develops methods, tools, models, frameworks, and prototypes to help government and industry partners manage cyber risk and achieve operational resilience. The position is responsible for creating, developing, and managing a sustained research and technical agenda aligned with and supporting the U.S. Department of War’s strategic challenges and emerging threats.

The Technical Manager develops and communicates technical vision; defines tasking and project work statements; develops and manages project plans, finances, and accounting; generates new work and customer relationships; collaborates with business development staff; ensures customer satisfaction; and supervises staff. The role requires technical leadership supporting the U.S. Federal Government and Department of War, management of technical teams, interdisciplinary problem solving, and strong presentation and writing skills. The manager must interact professionally and effectively with clients and staff at all levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, cybersecurity, information systems, economics, mathematics, or a related technical field; other technical educational backgrounds may be considered with significant relevant experience.
• Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Ten years of experience as an enterprise risk executive, enterprise risk manager, primary investigator engaged in risk management research, or in a similarly technical occupation.
• Expert knowledge of risk quantification tools and techniques, risk management frameworks, models and standards of practice, and risk governance.
• Substantial knowledge of network architectures and telecommunications; cybersecurity and operational resilience; information security models, frameworks, and metrics; foundational artificial intelligence concepts and techniques; project planning and financial management; strategic planning and product development; and U.S. Government and Department of War risk tools, methods, strategies, policies, and directives.
• Mastery of risk management concepts, cybersecurity best practices and standards, information security, and risk evaluation methods and development.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in employee performance management.
• Outstanding financial and resource management skills.
• Demonstrated experience developing a strategic plan and associated technical agenda, and developing products and transitioning them to market.
• Ability to interact effectively with diverse internal and external constituencies, including senior executives and managers in government and industry.
• Ability to recognize and appropriately handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance; position is subject to a background investigation.
• Active involvement in professional societies.
• Proven experience conducting and leading technical efforts in support of the U.S. Federal Government and Department of War, and managing technical teams.
• Self-directed, with a track record of interdisciplinary problem solving.
• Ability to interact professionally and competently with clients and staff at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional certification.
• Certified Enterprise Risk Manager certification.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification.
• Certified Information Security Manager certification.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor certification.

Responsibilities

• Create, develop, and manage a sustained applied research and technical agenda for the Cyber Risk Management Team aligned with Department of War strategic challenges and emerging threats.
• Develop and communicate technical vision.
• Develop tasking and create project work statements.
• Develop and manage project plans.
• Manage initiative finances and accounting.
• Generate new work and customers, and work with business development staff.
• Execute work with a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Supervise staff and manage employee performance.
• Develop strategic plans and associated technical agendas.
• Develop products and support their transition to market.
• Prepare papers and deliver presentations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Interact with clients, staff, senior executives, and managers in government and industry.

Benefits

• Employee benefits are available; the job posting directs applicants to Carnegie Mellon University’s employee benefits listing but does not specify the benefits.

What This Job Offers

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