Information Assurance Lead

Tetrad-Digital-Integrity-LL; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetrad Digital Integrity (TDI) is seeking an IA Team Lead to establish a new team and guide IA engineers in a federal IT modernization effort. This onsite role requires a TS/SCI clearance and leadership to align security with critical missions.

The candidate will oversee secure architectures, risk assessments, and policy development while mentoring staff and coordinating with IT, legal, and compliance teams. A strong background in UNIX/Linux and security tooling is essential.

Qualifications

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or higher).
• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 12+ years of experience preferred.
• Experience in risk assessments, IT audits, and security planning.
• Knowledge of security technologies including firewalls, VPNs, and DLP.
• Experience leading cybersecurity or IA teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee security of information systems, ensuring proper security and compliance.
• Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses.
• Ensure systems comply with security frameworks and participate in audits.
• Coordinate certifying and accrediting processes for systems.
• Monitor activity to detect unauthorized access and malware; improve controls.
• Work with IT, legal, and compliance to align security with business needs.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to IA personnel; conduct performance reviews.
• Validate and approve time charging for assigned personnel.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

DoD 8570 IAT Level 2

Cybersecurity leadership

UNIX/Linux experience

Scripting experience

Risk assessments

IT audits

Policy development

Data encryption

Firewalls & VPNs

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Job description

Tetrad Digital Integrity (TDI) is a leading-edge cybersecurity firm with a mission to safeguard and protect our customersfrom increasing threats and vulnerabilities in this digital age.

Join TDI as we stand up a brand-new Agile development team at the forefront of federal IT modernization, delivering real digital transformation where it matters most. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to architect, build, and integrate cutting-edge infrastructure solutions in support of some of our nation’s most sensitive and critical missions.TheInformation Assurance (IA) branch is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Information Technology assets for both unclassified and classified networks. We are currently seeking an IA Team Lead to help establish a new team as well as lead and mentor IA Engineers.

This is a fully onsite opportunity requiring a daily commute to the Washington, DC area. An active TS/SCI security clearance is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing the security of information systems, ensuring they are properly secured, maintained, and compliant with established policies, standards, and regulations.
• Conducting regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses to identify potential threats and weaknesses in the systems and mitigate those risks.
• Ensuring systems comply with relevant security frameworks and participating in regular security audits to ensure adherence to compliance standards.
• Coordinating the process of certifying and accrediting systems, ensuring they meet all security requirements before deployment.
• Monitoring system activity to detect unauthorized access, malware, and other potential security threats, and implementing ongoing improvements to security controls.
• Working closely with other teams (IT, legal, compliance, etc.) to integrate security into system development and maintenance processes and ensuring security measures align with business objectives.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to IA personnel and conduct performance assessments
• Validate and approve time charging for assigned personnel

QUALIFICATIONS

• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.Ability to pass additional customer suitability screening(s) prior to start.
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or higher).
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12+ years of prior relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience performing risk assessments, IT audits, security planning, systems accreditation, and policy development, including compliance with USG, DoD, and DA regulations and preparation for information security audits and questionnaires.
• Understanding of information technology and security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, virtualization, DLP, IDS/IPS, and physical security assets.
• Knowledge of domain structures, user authentication, data encryption, access audits, and end-user security best practices.
• Experience with UNIX/Linux operating systems and scripting languages.
• Experience leading cybersecurity or IA teams.

PAY RANGE

The anticipated salary range for this position is $160,000 - $180,000. This range is a good-faith estimate and not a guarantee of compensation. Final compensation will be based on factors including experience, education, skills, geographic location, internal equity, market data and applicable contract requirements, and may fall outside the posted range.

TDI does business with the federal government, which restricts employment to individuals who are either US citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

“TDI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made based on individual qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, in accordance with applicable federal laws.”