Cybersecurity Engineering Team Lead
US-VA-McLean
External
Req #: 6892
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: As a Cybersecurity Engineering Manager, you will lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of cybersecurity engineers, providing both technical guidance and strategic direction to address complex, portfolio-wide vulnerabilities. The ideal candidate will have a passion for IT, strong problem-solving skills, and proven experience leading diverse engineering teams in enterprise environments. This role requires effective management of multiple workstreams, strong organizational and planning abilities, and responsiveness to both internal and external customers. The candidate will foster a collaborative environment while promoting best practices to ensure the team's work consistently meets organizational goals and customer needs. Responsibilities: Responsibilities include: * Lead, motivate, and manage a team of cybersecurity engineers across multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, providing direction, coaching, and professional development opportunities. * Represent the cybersecurity engineering team in customer-facing meetings, communicate technical findings, prioritize customer requests, and drive forward effective solutions. * Advocate for and ensure appropriate security practices are communicated and implemented throughout all relevant team projects and system portfolios. * Coordinate with operational, development, and security teams to ensure findings are efficiently understood, remediated, and managed. * Establish team processes, maintain SOPs and knowledge bases. * Build and maintain organizational plans for resource allocation, workload balancing, and project prioritization to meet deadlines and service-level commitments. * Interface and ensure accurate reporting for all official deliverables to internal & external stakeholders. Qualifications: Required * Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance * BS in an IT field & 7+ years of IT work, including 2+ years in a leadership, supervisory, or managerial role OR BS in a non-IT field and 9 years of IT work, including 2+ years in management * One or more active certifications related to area of subject matter expertise * Demonstrated experience in managing teams and complex projects in a technical environment Preferred * Prior experience in a lead engineering role * Experience leading cloud security initiatives * Strong understanding of Federal IT Compliance and DHS-specific regulations. * Ability to analyze security environments and provide strategic recommendations * Working knowledge of JIRA, Service Now, or equivalent project management platforms * Hands-on experience with Vulnerability Scan tools and underlying data * Strong customer service orientation and experience communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences Certifications * Possesses at least one active professional certification relevant to the technical service provided * Certification in leadership or project management (such as PMP, CSM, or relevant management certification) preferred
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