Cybersecurity Lead

American Operations Corporation; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &

Public Holidays)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Job summary

American Operations Corporation's Cybersecurity Lead drives governance across DoD RMF, STIGs, and vulnerability management within Agile and DevSecOps pipelines. You will integrate security into release validation, cloud migration, and modernization sequencing from backlog refinement through production release, ensuring continuous security controls.

You will coordinate with Platform Leads, Independent Test Lead, System Architect, Product Owners, and Cloud Engineers to synchronize RMF reporting,

Qualifications

• Must possess DoD Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years cybersecurity experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive cybersecurity governance across RMF, STIGs, ACAS, and vulnerability management within Agile/DevSecOps pipelines.
• Ensure release security validation and evidence generation align with RMF reporting and cATO readiness.
• Coordinate with Platform Lead, Independent Test Lead, System Architect, Product Owners, and Cloud Engineers to integrate cybersecurity controls into pipeline execution and modernization governance from backlog to production release.
• Support POA&M management, operational risk analysis, continuous monitoring activities, and government oversight reporting.

Skills

RMF

STIGs

ACAS

SAST/DAST

Vulnerability management

Continuous monitoring

eMASS

Security architecture

Zero Trust concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

eMASS

Job description

Leads cybersecurity governance, RMF execution, vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, release security validation, and cybersecurity compliance activities across the BMx FoS. The Cybersecurity Lead integrates cybersecurity directly into Agile execution, DevSecOps pipeline governance, release management, cloud migration, modernization sequencing, and operational sustainment activities.

The Cybersecurity Lead defines release security gates, manages vulnerability triage, coordinates STIG validation, oversees ACAS compliance activities, supports cATO readiness, and ensures cybersecurity evidence generation remains synchronized with release execution and RMF reporting requirements. This role works closely with the DevSecOps Platform Lead, Independent Test Lead, System Architect, Product Owners, and Cloud Engineers to ensure cybersecurity controls are integrated into pipeline execution and modernization governance from backlog refinement through production release.

The Cybersecurity Lead also supports POA&M management, operational risk analysis, continuous monitoring activities, and cybersecurity reporting required for Government oversight and compliance.

Requirements

Must possess DoD Secret Clearance.

Technical Skills

• RMF
• STIGs
• ACAS
• SAST/DAST
• Vulnerability management
• Continuous monitoring
• eMASS
• Security architecture
• Zero Trust concepts

Certifications

Required:

• Security+

Preferred:

• CISSP
• CASP+
• CCSP

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Experience

• 10+ years cybersecurity experience
• Experience supporting DoD RMF environments

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability