CISO

ECS; Sierra Vista (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Sierra Vista, AZ is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead cybersecurity for the Army Endpoint Security Solution. The CISO will be the principal security advisor to the Program Manager, overseeing governance, risk management, security operations, and compliance with DoD requirements.

The role requires extensive DoD experience, RMF/NIST knowledge, and the ability to lead SOC teams, implement Zero Trust, and communicate complex risks to program leadership and

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum 12 years of cybersecurity experience.
• Demonstrated DoD environment experience.
• Experience in senior cybersecurity leadership and risk management.
• Strong knowledge of RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and DoD baselines.
• Experience overseeing SOC activities and incident response.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust concepts in enterprise/government contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to leadership and stakeholders.
• Local to Sierra Vista, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior cybersecurity advisor to the Army Endpoint Security Solution program.
• Lead cybersecurity strategy and governance across the program.
• Oversee Information Assurance and SOC personnel and daily security ops.
• Ensure security of endpoints, servers, networks, and customer-facing services.
• Provide security posture updates to program leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams on security requirements and changes.
• Support audits, assessments, and contract deliverables.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Bachelor's degree

12+ years cybersecurity experience

DoD environments experience

Senior security leadership

RMF / NIST SP 800-53 knowledge

SOC operations oversight

Zero Trust concepts

CISSP or CISM

ITIL certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

SIEM platforms

EDR tools

STIG Viewer

Job description

Job Description

ECS is seeking a CISO to work in our Sierra Vista, AZ office.

The Chief Information Security Officer will serve as the senior cybersecurity leader and principal security advisor to the Program Manager for The Army Endpoint Security Solution (AESS). This role is responsible for protecting the service delivery environment, including back-end and front-end security infrastructure, endpoints, servers, networks, customer-facing services, and supporting operational platforms.

The CISO will lead cybersecurity governance, risk management, information assurance, security operations, compliance, documentation, and policy activities across the program. The role provides oversight of Information Assurance and Security Operations Center personnel and ensures program alignment with DoD requirements, RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DoD security baselines, DISA STIGs, ACAS scanning, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and Zero Trust principles.

• Senior security advisor to the Program Manager on cybersecurity risk, compliance, security operations, incident response, and mission assurance matters.
• Lead the cybersecurity strategy for the AESS.
• Oversee Information Assurance and SOC personnel, including day-to-day security operations, compliance activities, documentation, reporting, and process improvement.
• Ensure the security of service delivery infrastructure, including endpoint security platforms, backend systems, frontend services, servers, networks, administrative access paths, and customer-facing capabilities.
• Provide oversight of SOC, including monitoring, alert triage, incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, escalation management, SIEM/EDR operations, and security reporting.
• Lead Information Assurance activities, (RMF support, control documentation, evidence collection, assessment readiness, POA&M management, continuous monitoring, and security authorization support).
• Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-53, DoD cybersecurity requirements, DoD security baselines, DISA STIGs, ACAS scanning requirements, and applicable customer security policies.
• Oversee vulnerability management activities, (ACAS scan coordination, findings analysis, remediation tracking, risk reporting, and compliance validation).
• Ensure STIG compliance is implemented, documented, reviewed, and maintained across applicable endpoints, servers, applications, databases, infrastructure, and network devices.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, plans, procedures, playbooks, runbooks, and security documentation.
• Establish/maintain program-level cybersecurity risk management process, (risk identification, tracking, mitigation recommendations, and risk reporting).
• Advise on security impacts of architecture changes, service enhancements, onboarding/offboarding activities, integrations, and operational changes.
• Provide regular security posture updates to the Program Manager, customer stakeholders, and internal leadership.
• Track/report key security metrics, (incident trends, vulnerability status, POA&M progress, compliance posture, SOC performance, and remediation activities).
• Coordinate with endpoint engineering, infrastructure, network, systems administration, identity, cloud, service desk, compliance, and operations teams.
• Support audits, assessments, inspections, cybersecurity reviews, and contract deliverables.
• Mentor and guide security personnel while promoting a culture of accountability, mission support, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years of cybersecurity experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Department of Defense environments.
• Experience in a senior cybersecurity leadership, information assurance, security operations, security architecture, or cyber risk management role.
• Strong knowledge of RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DoD cybersecurity requirements, DISA STIGs, DoD security baselines, POA&M management, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability management.
• Experience overseeing SOC activities, including security monitoring, alert triage, incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, escalation, and reporting.
• Familiarity with endpoint security, infrastructure security, network security, server security, identity and access management, logging, monitoring, and vulnerability management technologies.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust concepts and their application in enterprise or government environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief technical risk to program leadership, government customers, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Must be local to the Sierra Vista, AZ
• CISSP or CISM
• ITIL Certification

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree in cybersecurity, information assurance, computer science, information systems, business, or a related field.
• Experience with ACAS, Nessus, SCAP, STIG Viewer, SIEM platforms, SOAR platforms, EDR tools, ticketing systems, and enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Experience supporting DoD authorization activities, audits, inspections, cybersecurity readiness reviews, or assessment events.
• Familiarity with DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 cybersecurity workforce requirements.
• Experience operating within an MSP, MSSP, or multi-customer government service delivery model.Experience developing executive briefings, security metrics, dashboards, compliance reports, and operational performance reporting.

The ideal candidate is a senior cybersecurity leader with deep DoD experience, strong knowledge of security operations and information assurance, and the ability to serve as the program’s principal security authority. This individual can lead teams, advise program leadership, manage cybersecurity risk, protect MSP service delivery operations, and ensure compliance across a complex endpoint security environment.

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We Value

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!