Mission-Critical Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Amentum; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Controller to ensure health, stability, and continuous operation of critical IT security infrastructure in support of DoD enterprise systems. You will monitor, coordinate, and report on operational status, drive automation, and lead change and incident management across shifts.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication with senior leadership, and collaboration with government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of general full-time work experience.
• 4+ years of IT operations management or NCC/EOC roles.
• 6+ months of leadership experience.
• Experience spanning multiple enterprise environments including DoD and commercial.
• Deep understanding of ITIL framework and best practices.
• Familiar with enterprise monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Splunk, Netcool, HP OpenView).
• 1+ 8570 or 8410 compliant certifications.
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for coordination of operational security activities, monitoring, and change management.
• Monitor enterprise operations for system health, availability, and performance using monitoring tools.
• Coordinate real-time responses to outages, incidents, and service degradations; ensure timely escalation and resolution.
• Lead incident and problem management activities, including root cause analysis.
• Track and document scheduled and unscheduled service interruptions (ASIs).
• Maintain operational documentation, daily activity logs, and cybersecurity registers.
• Provide 24/7 mission support during shift-based operations, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Support operational reporting and analysis to improve situational awareness and mission readiness.
• Interface with system administrators, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and government stakeholders.
• Manage change control processes, minimizing risk to cybersecurity services.
• Ensure team compliance with processes, procedures, and Systems Engineering principles.
• Communicate status and health to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within cybersecurity operations.

Skills

Leadership

ITIL knowledge

Security operations

Incident management

Change management

Monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

ITIL Certification

Tools

SolarWinds

Splunk

Netcool

HP OpenView

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Controller to ensure health, stability, and continuous operation of critical IT security infrastructure in support of DoD enterprise systems. You will monitor, coordinate, and report on operational status, drive automation, and lead change and incident management across shifts.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication with senior leadership, and collaboration with government stakeholders.