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Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Eliassen Group

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Hybrid, 2-3 days per week on-site in Alexandria, VA. The first 30 days of work will be full-time on-site in Alexandria, VA in Alexandria, VA

 

Our client seeks a Cybersecurity Operations Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership across cybersecurity architecture, engineering, and security operations. The role strengthens enterprise security posture, reduces organizational risk, and leads implementation and optimization of security tools, technologies, and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation capabilities. The position is not program management only and requires deep technical expertise and active involvement in architecture, engineering, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security tool integration.

 

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance. This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $80.00 to $90.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:
  • Lead cybersecurity architecture, engineering, and security operations initiatives across enterprise environments.
  • Design, implement, integrate, and optimize security technologies to improve visibility, threat detection, incident response, and cyber resilience.
  • Support and lead implementation of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation capabilities, including establishing security baselines and ensuring proper tool configuration.
  • Architect, deploy, maintain, and enhance cybersecurity products and services.
  • Provide cybersecurity engineering expertise to enterprise architecture teams, technical review boards, infrastructure teams, and application development efforts.
  • Ensure security requirements are incorporated throughout the System Development Life Cycle.
  • Identify, assess, and remediate security misconfigurations across infrastructure, applications, and cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Develop and maintain security architecture documentation, system security designs, engineering plans, and network security diagrams.
  • Manage the aggregation, correlation, and visualization of cybersecurity data from enterprise and federal security platforms.
  • Lead integration and automation efforts between security operations, monitoring, incident response, and cybersecurity tools.
  • Oversee vulnerability management, asset management, configuration management, identity and access management, and continuous monitoring activities.
  • Support implementation and management of security controls related to boundary protection, event monitoring, data protection, data loss prevention, user activity monitoring, and supply chain risk management.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to improve security operations, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
  • Evaluate emerging cybersecurity technologies, federal cybersecurity initiatives, and evolving compliance requirements.
Experience Requirements:
  • Minimum 10 years of cybersecurity experience across security operations, engineering, architecture, penetration testing, and threat detection and incident response.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience managing and leading cybersecurity operations teams.
  • Proven experience leading enterprise cybersecurity programs and implementing security technologies in complex environments.
  • Experience with Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation initiatives strongly preferred.
  • Certifications required: CISSP-ISSMP and CISSP-ISSAP.
  • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

 

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening  and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( View email address on ziprecruiter.com , View phone number on ziprecruiter.com) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range. W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality. If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact  View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

 

About Eliassen Group:

 

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

 

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

 

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