Senior Director - Cyber Security & Innovation

Description & Requirements

Maximus is currently seeking a Senior Director of Cybersecurity Innovation. In this role, you will lead engineering, compliance, and advanced solution development in support of federal programs. This role is responsible for driving innovation in cybersecurity compliance through the application of artificial intelligence and modern security frameworks.

The position oversees traditional Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability across cloud-based and software development environments. In parallel, the role advances adoption of emerging approaches such as Responsible AI, Zero Trust architecture, and secure DevSecOps practices.

This leader will enable and accelerate secure AI adoption across federal programs, while navigating complex regulatory requirements and ensuring alignment with FedRAMP and other federal compliance standards.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Direct activities that have a significant impact to the overall achievement of all information security results on the program.

- Provide oversight and consultation on difficult security architecture and security engineering tasks.

- Develop, implement, and manage strategic project/client information security monitoring and operations to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information owned by the program.

- Responsible for the relationship with client security team counterparts and Information Security Team budget, as well as providing insight on Information Security issues to program leadership. Communicate and influence senior leadership regarding matters of strategic Information Security importance to the program. Frequently conduct briefings to senior leaders both within and outside of the program.

- Manage a mid-sized team that is led by Directors and Sr. Managers. Responsible for hiring, firing, promotions and reward authority within the Information Security Group.


Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities: :

- Lead cybersecurity engineering, compliance, and innovation initiatives for federal programs.

- Oversee RMF implementation and continuous monitoring to ensure compliance in cloud and development environments.

- Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions to improve cybersecurity operations, efficiency, and compliance outcomes.

- Define and implement strategies for Responsible AI, Zero Trust architecture, and DevSecOps maturity.

- Guide secure deployment of AI solutions within FedRAMP-authorized environments.

- Partner with government stakeholders to interpret and meet evolving cybersecurity and AI regulatory requirements.

- Advance secure software engineering practices through integrated cybersecurity controls.

Minimum Requirements

- Please refer to the additional information section of the job requisition for this opening to determine clearance eligibility required.

- Bachelor's Degree required.

- 12-15 years of related professional experience.

- Advanced management and leadership knowledge leading information security teams required.

- Highly technical role with previous information security architecture experience required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

- 12-15+ years of cybersecurity experience supporting federal programs, including leadership roles spanning strategy, planning, innovation and compliance

- CISSP certification is required.

- Extensive knowledge of RMF processes and controls for federal programs, including NIST 800-53 control implementation, security control assessments (SCA), system authorization (ATO), continuous monitoring, and POA&M management.

- Demonstrated experience applying Generative AI to cybersecurity or compliance challenges.

- Strong background in implementing security controls within DevSecOps pipelines.

- Deep understanding of Zero Trust principles and architectures.

- Knowledge of vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and threat mitigation techniques.

- Expertise in cloud architecture and cybersecurity best practices (AWS, Azure, or similar).

- Strong foundation in systems engineering principles and secure system design.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Systems Engineering, or related field.

- AWS Cloud certification.

- SAFe Agile certification.

- Formal education, training, or certifications in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning.

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EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations
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Minimum Salary

$ 230,000.00

Maximum Salary

$ 240,000.00