Peraton is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Manager in our Linthicum, MD office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of cyber investigations, digital forensics, cyber threat analysis, and mission support in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will contribute to protecting national security interests by leveraging technical expertise, analytical skills, and innovative problem-solving to address complex cyber challenges. Individuals who are passionate about cybersecurity, committed to excellence, and eager to make a meaningful impact are encouraged to apply.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Cyber Operations Planning & Strategy
- Develops detailed plans for the support of a range of cyber operations through collaboration with planners, operators, analysts, and military leadership.
- Participates in targeting selection, validation, synchronization, integration, and execution of cyber activities.
- Analyzes, reviews, and monitors strategies, doctrine, policies, and other directives to ensure compliance with mandated regulations from both the government at large and the military customer.
- Develops, reviews, and applies specific cyber operations guidance for integration into broader planning activities.
- Provides input to stakeholders for the development and refinement of cyber operations objectives, priorities, strategies, plans, and programs.
- Reviews, approves, prioritizes, and submits operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities.
- Provides input into the administrative and logistical elements of an operational support plan.
- Applies knowledge of cybersecurity principles, operations security, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and national regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.
- Assists in developing new approaches to improve organizational framework through the coordination and integration of staff processes.
- May work in the financial sphere to assist with planning goals, programming objectives, and may be responsible for preparing real-time data for leadership.
Inter-Agency Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement
- Assists and advises inter-agency partners in identifying and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for operational support in achievement of organizational objectives.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to leverage analytical and technical expertise to ensure mission goals are met.
- Leverages prior military experience and a deep understanding of military hierarchy and leadership to effectively engage military customers and DoD partners.
- Drafts and provides briefings, information/decision papers, policy documents, staffing packages, letters, memorandums, and official multimedia correspondence.
- Coordinates with government CISO, CIO, and senior leadership to report cybersecurity operations performance metrics, compliance status, and program progress.
Cybersecurity Operations Management
- Manages and provides oversight of the ISSO/ISSE team responsible for maintaining cybersecurity protection across all government agency data and systems.
- Supports the government CISO in executing cybersecurity requirements through the use of the RMF, consistent with NIST principles.
- Directs the team in identifying and injecting RMF requirements into acquisition processes, requirements development, procurement, and IT hardware and software development efforts.
- Oversees team delivery of proactive security vulnerability assessments, implementation, and monitoring of all computer systems and network infrastructure.
- Ensures the team performs vulnerability and risk analyses of computer/network systems and applications during all phases of the system development lifecycle.
- Oversees certification and accreditation activities on applications IAW the RMF.
- Directs the development of processes, assessment of incident reports, and implementation of crisis communication plans.
- Reviews and approves compliance reports; supports the audit process; ensures cybersecurity operations performance metrics are measured and reported to the government CISO and CIO.
- Manages, coordinates, and resolves project issues, decisions, and risks across the cybersecurity operations team.
- Monitors and reports team progress against plans through final acceptance and signoff.
- Clarifies and resolves process-related activities for the technical team.
- Creates compliance reports, oversees the audit process, and ensures cybersecurity operations performance metrics are consistently measured and reported.
Personnel Management
- Conducts interviewing, selection, and hiring of cybersecurity operations personnel.
- Plans, assigns, and directs work across the ISSO/ISSE team; adjusts assignments and schedules to maintain adequate staffing levels and respond to fluctuating workloads.
- Trains new and existing employees; addresses employee performance and implements corrective action plans as needed.
- Motivates team members and administers rewards and recognition in alignment with program standards and company policies.
- Serves as a key member of the IT management team, partnering with other team leaders and task area leads to advance shared mission objectives.
- Evaluates personnel performance and provides professional development guidance to build a high-performing cybersecurity operations team.
