Cybersecurity Engineering Manager: Lead Secure Systems & Compliance

The Pennsylvania State University; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Robust retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory seeks a Cybersecurity Engineering Manager to lead the SPS Cyber/ITS team onsite in Reston, VA, with periodic travel to remote locations.

You will oversee secure system design, compliance, documentation, and continuous monitoring within classified research environments, guiding RMF, risk assessments, and policy development while collaborating with research leadership for integrated cybersecurity requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with RMF, NIST/DoD directives, DISA STIG, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong background with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Policy, plan of action & milestones, risk assessment, and security plan development with monitoring for compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of IT, information security, and cybersecurity professionals, including hiring and succession planning.
• Develop, validate, submit, and maintain security plans, certification & authorization packages, and POA&Ms for compliance.
• Oversee design, configuration, security, and systems support with proper security controls.
• Oversee risk assessments across the information system lifecycle.
• Monitor and assess systems to ensure alignment with cybersecurity policies and security measures.
• Promote cybersecurity awareness by developing training materials for audits and security expectations.
• Provide technical leadership in vulnerability scanning, log review, network analysis, and incident response.
• Collaborate with leadership to integrate cybersecurity requirements across ARL processes.

Skills

RMF assessment & authorization

NIST/ISO compliance

Windows & Linux systems

Policy risk & security planning

Leadership / management

Security+ or CISSP eligibility

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security/IT/CS

Tools

Nessus

SCAP Compliance Checker

Splunk

VMware

Job description

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory seeks a Cybersecurity Engineering Manager to lead the SPS Cyber/ITS team onsite in Reston, VA, with periodic travel to remote locations.

You will oversee secure system design, compliance, documentation, and continuous monitoring within classified research environments, guiding RMF, risk assessments, and policy development while collaborating with research leadership for integrated cybersecurity requirements.