Cybersecurity and IT Governance Lead (TS/SCI, Contingent)

Zaden Tech; Maryland; On-site; USD 135,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage with HSA and FSA

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and sick leave

Flexible holidays

Commuter benefit

Job summary

Zaden Technologies in the Baltimore-Washington area seeks a CIO-level leader to own IT strategy, security and governance for a DoD cyber mission customer. You’ll be the primary contact to the CIO organization, overseeing budgeting, workforce, investments and risk management.

You will drive cross-team collaboration, manage vendor security, and lead crisis response while promoting a security-first culture through training and awareness programs.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• 5+ years IT leadership at CIO or deputy-CIO level including planning, budgeting and security.
• 5+ years advancing digital equity and accessibility of IT resources.
• Nice to have: CISSP or CISM; DoD RMF authorization experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain frameworks such as NIST RMF, ISO 27001 or CMMC enterprise-wide.
• Oversee risk assessments, vulnerability testing and coordinate audits.
• Coordinate cross-team work and manage dependencies to avoid resource conflicts.
• Lead crisis response during incidents: detect, contain, recover.
• Oversee third-party vendors to meet the customer's security standards.
• Promote a security-first culture with organization-wide cybersecurity training.

Skills

IT leadership

Strategic planning

Workforce planning

Budgeting

Investment management

Information security

Digital equity

Accessibility

Job description

This position is contingent upon contract award. Start date follows award and a 30-day transition.

Lead the cybersecurity and IT governance lane for a DoD cyber mission customer in the Baltimore-Washington area as the contractor’s primary point of contact to the CIO organization. This is a CIO-caliber role: you’ve carried accountability for IT strategy, workforce, budget, investment management and information security, and you’ll run compliance frameworks, risk assessments, audits, crisis response and vendor security for the customer.

What you’ll do:

• Implement and maintain compliance frameworks such as NIST RMF, ISO 27001 or CMMC across the enterprise.
• Oversee recurring cybersecurity risk assessments and vulnerability testing, and coordinate internal and external security audits.
• Coordinate work across project teams and manage cross-team dependencies to prevent resource conflicts.
• Lead crisis response during major incidents: detection, containment and recovery.
• Oversee selection and management of third-party security vendors and hold acquisitions to the customer’s security standards.
• Drive a security-first culture through organization-wide cybersecurity education and training.

Must have:

• An active TS/SCI clearance at the time of application (U.S. citizenship required).
• Five or more years in each of the following, at a CIO or deputy-CIO level of accountability: IT leadership and accountability, IT strategic planning, IT workforce planning, IT budgeting (annual and multi-year planning, programming and budgeting), IT investment management, and information security and privacy program leadership.
• Five or more years championing digital equity and accessibility of information and telecommunication technologies for a workforce.

Nice to have:

• CISSP, CISM or equivalent.
• Experience with DoD RMF authorization and continuous monitoring at scale.

Pay and benefits:

Pay range: $135,000 to $157,000 per year. Benefits include medical coverage with HSA and FSA options, a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, sick leave and flexible holidays, and a commuter benefit.

Clearance:

An active TS/SCI clearance (eligibility for access to SCI) is required at the time of application and must be maintained. U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.

Equal opportunity:

Zaden Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status (disability/vet), or any other characteristic protected by law.