Director of Cyber Security

Richard, Wayne & Roberts; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Richard, Wayne & Roberts is seeking an experienced Director of Cybersecurity to lead a mature enterprise program in the energy and critical infrastructure sector. You will shape strategy, governance, risk management, and security operations across IT, cloud, and OT environments.

Location: Silver Springs, MD. This executive role emphasizes incident response, vendor management, and alignment with NERC CIP and NIST CSF, with preferred CISSP or cloud security certifications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity, IT, infrastructure, or related experience.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity leadership or management experience.
• Must have OT/ICS, SCADA, NERC CIP, and NIST CSF.
• Experience developing or managing an enterprise cybersecurity program.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk management, security architecture, IAM, vulnerability management, incident response, and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity strategy, risk management, security operations, incident response, governance across IT, cloud/SaaS, and OT environments.
• Oversee vendor and MSSP management to mature enterprise cybersecurity program.
• Collaborate with energy/critical infra stakeholders to ensure compliance with NERC CIP and NIST CSF.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Risk management

Security operations

Security architecture

IAM

Incident response

Education

CISSP

Cloud security certifications

Tools

Microsoft technologies

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Director of Cybersecurity to lead and mature an enterprise cybersecurity program for a growing organization within the energy and critical infrastructure sector.

This highly visible leadership role will be responsible for cybersecurity strategy, risk management, security operations, incident response, governance, and cybersecurity protections across corporate IT, cloud/SaaS, and Operational Technology (OT) environments.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity, IT, infrastructure, or related experience
• 5+ years of cybersecurity leadership or management experience
• Must have OT/ICS, SCADA, NERC CIP, and NIST CSF
• Experience developing or managing an enterprise cybersecurity program
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk management, security architecture, IAM, vulnerability management, incident response, and security operations
• Experience with cloud and SaaS environments, particularly Microsoft technologies
• Experience managing cybersecurity vendors and managed security service providers
• Experience within power generation, energy, utilities, industrial environments, or critical infrastructure strongly preferred
• CISSP and/or relevant cloud security certifications preferred

Location: Silver Springs, MD (No relocation assistance)