Cybersecurity Lead

ADP, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. in Arlington, VA seeks a hands-on Cybersecurity Lead to drive enterprise-wide security strategy and compliance for federal contracts.

This senior individual-contributor role requires 10+ years of cybersecurity experience and clearance readiness, with no direct reports and a focus on risk management. The role emphasizes security policy development, ATO processes, and collaboration with program teams on proposals, cloud, network, and endpoint protection.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience.
• Experience in a government contracting environment.
• Strong knowledge of NIST frameworks, RMF, and federal compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience with network, cloud, and endpoint security.
• Ability to operate independently without direct reports, and execute the responsibilities with a hands-on approach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the organization’s senior authority on cybersecurity and advise executive leadership on risk and strategy.
• Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise-wide security policies, standards, and controls.
• Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC, CMMI, ISO 9001/ISO 20000/ISO 27001, RMF, and other federal requirements.
• Manage Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and interface with auditors and assessors.
• Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, and risk mitigation activities.
• Oversee incident response planning and execution.
• Review proposed system architectures to ensure 'Security by Design'.
• Guide secure architecture across network, cloud, and endpoint environments.
• Collaborate with program teams and support security requirements for proposals.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Cybersecurity experience

Government contracting experience

Security by design

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

NIST RMF

Job description

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Cybersecurity Lead

Arlington, VA, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1002

Salary Range: $185,000.00 To $200,000.00 Annually

PositionDescription

We are urgently hiring a hands-on Cyber Security Lead to lead and execute the company’s cybersecurity program in support of federal government contracts. This is a senior-level individual contributor role with no direct reports, responsible for enterprise-wide information security strategy, compliance, and risk management requiring hands-onwork.

KeyResponsibilities

• Serveastheorganization’sseniorauthorityoncybersecurityandadviseexecutiveleadershiponriskandstrategy
• Develop,implement,andmaintainenterprise-widesecuritypolicies,standards,andcontrols
• EnsurecompliancewithNIST800-53,NIST800-171,CMMC,CMMI,ISO9K,ISO20K,ISO27K,RMF,andotherfederalrequirements
• ManageAuthoritytoOperate(ATO)processesandinterfacewithauditorsandassessors
• Conductriskassessments,vulnerabilityanalysis,andriskmitigationactivities
• Overseeincidentresponseplanningandexecution
• Reviewproposedsystemarchitecturestoensure"SecuritybyDesign
• Guidesecurearchitectureacrossnetwork,cloud,andendpointenvironments
• Collaborate with program teams and support security requirements for proposals

RequiredQualifications

• ActiveTS/SCIclearanceorabilitytoobtain
• Bachelor’sdegreeorequivalentexperience
• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience
• Experienceinagovernmentcontractingenvironment
• StrongknowledgeofNISTframeworks,RMF,andfederalcompliancerequirements
• Hands-onexperiencewithnetwork,cloud,andendpointsecurity
• Ability to operate independently without direct reports, and execute the responsibilities with a hands-on approach
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

PreferredQualifications

• CISSP,CISM,orsimilarcertification
• Familiarity with classified environments and SCIF operations