Director- Cybersecurity Programs (Research)

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech in Atlanta seeks a Director- Cybersecurity Programs (Research) to lead a team of project, program, and compliance managers and advance cybersecurity programs against evolving risks.

This regular, full-time role engages with institute-wide leadership, OIT, campus partners, and vendors; a Bachelor's degree and 7–9 years of related experience are required, with preferred CISSP/CISM/CISA, Scrum PMO credentials and a Master's as a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Seven to nine years of related work experience.
• Experience leading cybersecurity programs and projects.
• Familiarity with NIST, DFARS/CMMC compliance and federal contracting.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a team delivering multiple IT security projects.
• Drive on-time, on-scope delivery of IT security solutions with stakeholders.
• Prepare professional communications on information security topics.
• Define program scope, goals, and deliverables with a roadmap.
• Oversee dashboards, scorecards, reporting, and metrics for programs.
• Organize workstreams, liaising between Cybersecurity and business units.
• Ensure effective teamwork and collaboration across teams and vendors.
• Communicate program status and escalate issues clearly.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Agile/Scrum knowledge

Budgeting & cost controls

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Master's degree

CISSP

CISM

CISA

Scrum Certification

PMO

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Director- Cybersecurity Programs (Research)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 302029

About Us

Overview Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Office of Research Operations, a sub team within the Office of the Associate Vice President for Research Operations and Infrastructure, provides strategic and practical support to Georgia Tech's research community.

Job Summary

Provides leadership to team of project, program, and compliance managers to deliver multiple IT security projects, including some large and complex projects, and ensures continuous maturity of cybersecurity programs to address the ever-changing risk landscape. Also, organizes workstream for integrating InfoSec projects with business unit solutions, and serves as liaison between Cybersecurity and business. Responsible for setting employee and group goals, deciding on organizational structure to meet the goals, assessing employee and group performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Institute-wide executive leadership, OIT senior leadership, project managers, campus partners and stakeholders, cross-functional teams. This position typically will advise and counsel: Institute-wide executive leadership, OIT senior leadership, project managers, campus partner and stakeholders, cross-functional teams. This position will supervise: Assigned staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous leadership in maturity of cybersecurity programs to a team of project managers to deliver multiple IT security projects, including large and complex projects.
• Drives execution for on-time, on-scope delivery of IT security solutions, releasing new features/capabilities, fixing bugs, and eliminating technical debts, in partnership with university stakeholders.
• Manages expectations with stakeholders and prepares professional communications around relevant information security topics.
• Facilitates the definition of program/project scope, goals, and deliverables, maintains the program roadmap with clearly defined & attainable desired outcomes and value statements.
• Oversees the InfoSec program and project-level dashboards, scorecards, reporting, and metrics. Monitor progress & performance and provide ongoing written and verbal release status updates to senior business partners and project team members updated on information security program execution.
• Produces Cybersecurity program and project level dashboards, scorecards, reporting and metrics to monitor progress & performance, and provide on-going written and verbal release status updates to senior, business partners and project team members updated on information security program execution.
• Organizes workstream for integrating cybersecurity project with business unit solution, and serves as liaison between Cybersecurity and business.
• Ensure effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple teams and vendors.
• Communicates program status and escalates issues to key stakeholders, and clearly communicate basic information involving issues of cybersecurity security initiatives in simple to understand terms.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required Experience: Seven to nine years of job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Office (PMO); Scrum Certification; Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• Preferred Educational Qualifications: Master's degree.
• Preferred Experience: Ten or more years of progressive project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background and experience in academia, research, and research computing.
• Familiarity with research security program elements and requirements.
• Experience in the development of role-based policies, procedures, and guidelines in support of compliance programs.
• Familiarity with federal and industry research contracting processes and requirements, including proposals, terms and conditions review, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with research administrative systems and data.
• Demonstrated experience engaging and managing complex cybersecurity projects and programs with multiple stakeholders across diverse research, contractual, and regulatory requirements, including human subjects, export control, intellectual property, and fundamental research.
• Demonstrated experience implementing federal cybersecurity requirements according to NIST frameworks, specifically NIST 800-171.
• Experience implementing and managing DFARS or Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance and assessments for federal contracts or grants.

Proposed Salary

Depending on experience, this position will pay between $110,000-$148,000. All GT employees are bound to the GT/USG compensation policies.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES: Strong ability to manage and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse population, perform and effectively, make important decisions under pressure, communicate complex technical subjects to non-technical audiences, and effectively manage/direct team.

KNOWLEDGE: Strong technical knowledge of program management principles, process methodologies, strong knowledge of system development lifecycle specifically Agile/Scrum; strong working knowledge of identity and access management, strong understanding of finances, budgeting, and cost controls on IT projects; IT infrastructure in an enterprise setting.

SKILLS: Advanced skills in written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, project management tools (JIRA), creating statements of work, customer service, organization, problem-solving, and strong attention to detail; proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/