Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Overview

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Lead responsible for overseeing enterprise cybersecurity operations, ensuring the continuous protection of information systems through effective security monitoring, vulnerability management, configuration management, asset management, and incident response. This role provides technical and operational leadership for security operations teams, driving continuous improvement of security processes, integrating security technologies, and ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements.

The Cybersecurity Operations Lead works closely with program leadership, infrastructure teams, cloud engineers, system administrators, and security stakeholders to maintain a resilient security posture across large-scale enterprise environments.

Contributions

Responsibilities include:

• Lead day-to-day cybersecurity operations supporting enterprise information systems.
• Manage and mentor cybersecurity operations personnel, providing technical guidance and operational oversight.
• Oversee enterprise vulnerability management activities, including vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation tracking, reporting, and validation.
• Lead enterprise configuration management efforts to ensure secure system baselines and compliance with security standards.
• Manage enterprise asset management processes to maintain accurate inventories and visibility across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Support and oversee security operations center (SOC) activities, including security monitoring, alert triage, threat detection, and response.
• Lead incident response activities in accordance with NIST SP 800-61, coordinating investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.
• Develop and improve operational playbooks, standard operating procedures, and incident response workflows.
• Integrate and optimize cybersecurity tools to improve operational efficiency, visibility, and detection capabilities.
• Drive security automation initiatives that reduce manual effort and improve operational response times.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, cloud, networking, and application teams to remediate identified security risks.
• Analyze security metrics and operational trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support federal cybersecurity compliance efforts, including FISMA and NIST security requirements.
• Prepare operational reports, dashboards, and executive briefings on cybersecurity posture, vulnerabilities, incidents, and key performance indicators.
• Support audits, security assessments, and continuous monitoring activities.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Security Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 7–10 years of experience supporting cybersecurity operations within enterprise environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading cybersecurity operations teams or technical security personnel.
• 3–5 years of experience supporting Federal cybersecurity programs with experience implementing or supporting FISMA requirements.
• Experience managing enterprise vulnerability management, configuration management, and asset management programs supporting environments with 30,000+ managed assets.
• Experience leading or supporting Security Operations Center (SOC) functions and SIEM operations.
• Experience leading incident response activities utilizing NIST SP 800-61 guidance.
• Experience integrating cybersecurity tools and implementing operational automation to improve security effectiveness.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security technologies, threat detection, vulnerability management platforms, endpoint security, and security monitoring solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, executive leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Must possess at least one of the following certifications:
  • CISSP
  • GIAC certification (GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, or equivalent)
  • CompTIA Security+ CE with demonstrated enterprise cybersecurity operations experience

Preferred

• Experience with SOAR platforms and security orchestration.
• Experience supporting Zero Trust initiatives.
• Experience implementing security automation using scripting or orchestration technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise continuous monitoring and federal cybersecurity programs.
• Splunk certification.
• ITIL certification.
• AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or comparable cloud security certification.

About steampunk

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.