Senior Manager, Cybersecurity

The role

The Senior Manager of Cybersecurity & IT Compliance is an ISSM level operational leader. This person leads cybersecurity operations, RMF and A&A activities, CMMC readiness, and vulnerability management to maintain secure enterprise and classified environments.

What you will do

• Serve as the ISSM level cybersecurity lead for enterprise and classified systems.
• Lead RMF and A&A activities through authorization and continuous monitoring.
• Own SSPs, POA&Ms, control implementation documentation, security boundaries, and authorization artifacts.
• Maintain compliance with NIST 800 53, NIST 800 171, CMMC, RMF, ICD, JSIG, and customer requirements.
• Lead CMMC Level 2 readiness and sustainment activities.
• Lead vulnerability and cybersecurity risk management across enterprise and mission environments.
• Oversee ACAS, Nessus, STIG, endpoint security, SIEM, and related monitoring activities.
• Provide ISSM oversight for classified systems, SCIF technology, enclaves, and mission environments.
• Lead day to day cybersecurity incident response and coordinate containment, investigation, and recovery.
• Build and lead the cybersecurity team, including mentoring and training ISSOs.

Required qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Prior ISSM experience or demonstrated performance of equivalent ISSM responsibilities in DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
• 8 or more years of progressive cybersecurity, information assurance, or information systems security experience.
• Hands on experience leading RMF and A&A activities through authorization and continuous monitoring.
• Experience developing and maintaining SSPs, POA&Ms, security controls, authorization artifacts, and assessment evidence.
• Strong working knowledge of NIST 800 53, NIST 800 171, CMMC, RMF, ICD, JSIG, and applicable DoD or IC requirements.
• Experience supporting classified information systems, SCIF environments, or mission networks.
• Experience with ACAS, Nessus, eMASS, Xacta, DISA STIGs, SIEM, EDR, or comparable security technologies.
• Working technical knowledge of identity, endpoints, networks, infrastructure, cloud, logging, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated cybersecurity team leadership and ability to drive remediation through completion.
• Ability to communicate technical risk clearly to engineers, program leaders, executives, and government stakeholders.
• Current DoD 8140 qualification appropriate to the position.

Nice to have

• CISSP certification.
• Experience serving as an ISSM for multiple classified systems or enclaves.
• Experience with Joint Staff JSIG ATOs, SAP environments, or IC accreditation.
• Experience leading CMMC Level 2 readiness or assessment activities.
• Practical experience implementing Zero Trust across identity, devices, networks, applications, and data.
• Experience building or restructuring cybersecurity teams.
• Prior government civilian or military cybersecurity experience.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Substantial paid time off and holidays
• Flexible work arrangements where possible
• Income protection benefits

Before you apply

• Active TS/SCI clearance required

About the company

Clarity Innovations is a national security partner that delivers software and data engineering platforms to the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. They focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring.