Supervisory IT Specialist (Cybersecurity Manager, Volpe)

Supervisory IT Specialist (Cybersecurity Manager, Volpe)

U.S. Department of Transportation (Volpe National Transportation Systems Center)

Location: Cambridge, MA.

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Position Summary

The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S. Department of Transportation), improves transportation by anticipating and addressing emerging issues and advancing technical innovations across all transportation modes. With a workforce of over 600, Volpe partners with public and private organizations to assess transportation needs, evaluate research and development endeavors, assist in the deployment of state-of-the-art technologies, and inform transportation decision and policymaking. 

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership and direction to staff and work closely with the Departmental Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and OCIO Executive Team regarding the development, acquisition, management, and oversight of all Volpe Center IT and IM programs and technical resources as well as development of the IT Strategy and its alignment with the DOT and Volpe Center Strategic Plans and activities.
• Manage and provide oversight of the Volpe enterprise-wide cybersecurity program and ensure that DOT systems and direct project work with IT components are secure and comply with federal cybersecurity regulatory requirements. Provide leadership in carrying out Departmental cybersecurity and privacy responsibilities at the Volpe Center. This entails cybersecurity and privacy oversight and risk management and cyber/privacy incident response oversight and coordination.
• Serve as a cybersecurity policy strategist and expert adviser to executives, managers, and employees; is a steward for improving DOT’s cybersecurity program; and information security across the Volpe Center and modal partners regarding operational and technical programs.
• Manage a staff of approximately 10 employees and coordinate services of support contractor staff. Recommend overall staffing levels, organizational structure, and directs allocations of authorized staff within the Office. Apply inclusive human capital strategies and management techniques, and utilizes appropriate HR flexibilities to attract, retain, and develop a diverse and talented workforce.
• Provide oversight and direction for multimillion dollar, multi-year IT support services contracts and task orders on Department-wide contract vehicles that provides software development and integration, program management, and IT security, infrastructure. The IT contracts and task orders support federal and contract staff predominantly located in the U.S. DOT Volpe facility in Cambridge, MA, with an increasing complement of staff located in remote duty stations across the United States.

Preferred Experience

• Senior level IT/Cybersecurity professional and business partner experienced in planning, developing and leading Information Technology and Information Management programs for an organization with a highly technical and national mission and workforce.

• Senior level leadership experience in IT Planning and Policy, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management, Cybersecurity, Systems Analysis, Network Services, and Customer Support and implementing innovative emerging tools and technologies to strengthen an organization's performance is desired. 
• This position is located in Cambridge, MA.

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