ACAS Team Lead

Req ID: 37362

Summary

ACAS Team Lead

Oakton, VA

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer's core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

The ACAS Team Lead will support security, stability, and functionality of DARPA's Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) systems, including Tenable Nessus and related ACAS tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cybersecurity analysts responsible for operating and maintaining the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) suite across multiple classified networks.
• Manage vulnerability scanning operations using Tenable Nessus and related ACAS tools, ensuring compliance with DoD STIGs, RMF, and DISA requirements.
• Coordinate daily/weekly scanning schedules, reporting, and remediation tracking across enterprise environments.
• Serve as primary liaison with system owners, ISSOs, and ISSMs to communicate scan findings, risk posture, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure vulnerability data is accurately captured, tracked, and reported in accordance with DoD and organizational policies.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and task delegation to team members; conduct performance feedback and training sessions.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for vulnerability management processes.
• Support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews by preparing technical documentation and metrics reports.
• Escalate significant security risks and unresolved vulnerabilities to senior leadership in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, system admin, cybersecurity engineering) to coordinate remediation efforts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Sec+ cert required
• TS with SCI eligibility

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of ACAS tools (Tenable Nessus, Security Center, Policy Compliance, PVS) and DoD vulnerability management practices.
• Knowledge of DoD STIGs, SRGs, DISA policies, RMF processes, and IAVA/IAVM compliance requirements.
• Experience analyzing, interpreting, and prioritizing vulnerability scan results for enterprise-level systems.
• Ability to lead and motivate a small technical team, including task assignment, workload balancing, and mentoring.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and briefing) with the ability to interface with both technical staff and senior leadership.
• Ability to develop metrics, dashboards, and reports to illustrate vulnerability posture and remediation progress.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, and network device vulnerabilities and patch management processes.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse teams, including ITD, COMP, and DARPA tech offices.

How you'll grow

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn.

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.

Benefits

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.

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Chenega MIOS's culture

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.

Corporate citizenship

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.

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