Cyber Defense Operations Manager

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH is seeking a skilled and experienced Cyber Defense Operations Manager to join our team in Fairmont, WV. This role involves leading the frontline defense team, ensuring continuous, 24x7 manned operations. The Cyber Defense Operations Manager is responsible for orchestrating the SOC response to major threats, providing technical leadership to analysts, scheduling staff for 24x7 operations, and maintaining critical incident response capabilities for the SOC.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Manage resources, plan tasks, perform scheduling, and direct activities necessary to operate and maintain the SOC. The normal hours of operation for the SOC are 24x7 and orchestrate the SOC response to major security threats.
• Coordinate tasks addressing potential, suspected, and confirmed IT security incidents and coordinate which countermeasures need to be deployed to defend, contain, and recover from an incident.
• Provide technical leadership to SOC analysts in executing the cybersecurity strategy and the SOC’s incident response plan and provide technical expertise in evaluating threats and vulnerabilities.
• Prepare cybersecurity reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends, and provide ongoing reports and maintain incident response procedures by ensuring compliance with standards and policies; this includes developing and conducting training programs.
• Ensure the SOC operates within the policies and regulations mandated by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), the Federal Information Technology Reform Act (FITARA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and others as applicable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent military/professional experience and 8-10 years of experience in a CSOC, NOC, or technical support environment, OR associate’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience OR a Masters and 4 years of relevant experience OR a HS diploma and 16 years of experience.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a supervisory or management role in a Security Operations Center.
• Must be able to consistently work rotating shifts, weekends and schedules outside normal business hours.
• Shall possess and maintain one or more of the following technical certifications or equivalent industry certifications:
  • DOD 8140 (e.g. CISSP)
  • SANS DOD 8140 Cert Track (e.g. GCIH, GCIA)
  • CompTIA DOD 8140 Cert Track (e.g. CASP+)
  • CEH-Master-Cert-Track
  • ISACA’s Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX)

Clearance Requirements:

• Must possess and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.


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