Type of Requisition:Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:None
Job Family:Cyber and IT Risk Management
Job Qualifications:Skills:Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology (IT)
Certifications:None
Experience:10 + years of related experience
ship Required:Yes
Job Description:Overview:We are seeking an accomplished Cyber Security Service lead with diverse experience in information technology, cybersecurity, and managing Security Operations Center (SOC) teams.
Senior Technology Advisor with diverse experience in information technology and cybersecurity to join our esteemed Security Operations Center (SOC) team. This role will be responsible for providing strategic guidance, conducting research, and authoring thought-leading whitepapers on emerging technologies while identifying innovative service improvement opportunities within the organization's security landscape. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of staying abreast of industry trends and best practices to ensure optimal security posture.
Responsibilities:- Single point of contact for emergent after-hours issues related to the cyber security mission space.
- Perform coordination of reporting actions between teams, operations center, infrastructure service leads, service desk, and customer leadership.
- Lead daily and weekly cyber related meetings
- Track service level agreements and deliverables for completion.
- Utilize SOPs, checklists, submit service tickets to help restore services along with recalling personnel.
- Perform people management functions.
- Provide single point of coordination and contact support to ensure both accurate documentation and timely restoration of services when issues are reported.
- Provide reporting services to include shift activity logs documenting all coordination support and after-action reports involving incidents reported by the SOC team.
- Mentorship & Collaboration: Actively mentor junior members of the SOC team fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. Work closely with cross-functional teams across the organization to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- Bachelor's Degree and 12 years of relevant experience, equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and experience will be considered.
- Required Certification: 8570 IAT II prior to start date.
- Required Certification (One of): CEH, CFR, CCNA, CHFI, CySA+, GCFA, GCIH, SCYBER
- Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:- Relevant work experience in Information Technology and Cybersecurity, including roles in SOC, Network/Security Engineering, Threat Intelligence, or similar domains.
- Demonstrated expertise in multiple IT disciplines, including network architecture, cloud security, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and incident response.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the capacity to build relationships and credibility at all levels within the organization and externally.
- Experience managing vendor relationships and evaluating potential partners for IT security products and services.
- Ability to travel occasionally for conferences, workshops, and client meetings.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact with the performance of the customer SOC teams. If you possess the necessary qualifications and enthusiasm for this critical role, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Location: On Customer Site
- Reston, VA
- Bolling, AFB (DC)
- Colorado Springs, CO
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The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $184,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Travel Required:Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:Onsite
Work Location:USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations:Total Rewards at GDIT:Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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