Remote Infrastructure Security Lead

GovCIO; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 143,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is actively recruiting an Infrastructure Security Lead for a United States–based program with the U.S. Coast Guard. The role is fully remote and requires a strong information security background, CISSP certification, and active Secret clearance.

You will lead security design and operations, driving security controls, IAM/ICAM, boundary protection, and ATO programs while coordinating with IT, DevOps, and cloud teams to deliver secure, compliant infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 12 years of progressive information security experience.
• 3–5 years in a leadership/lead role.
• Clearance required: Must be clearable up to an active Secret clearance.
• Certification Required: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mature security posture across network security, ICAM, boundary protection, and ATO programs.
• Design, implement, and operate secure, compliant infrastructure with governance alignment.
• Develop and execute a strategic security roadmap aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Own security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments for new and existing infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain security incident response, detection, and recovery capabilities; lead major security incidents and post-incident reviews.
• Define and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures; align with NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, FISMA, FedRAMP as applicable.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing security team.
• Collaborate with IT, DevOps/DevSecOps, and cloud teams to implement secure-by-default infrastructure and automated controls.
• Oversee vulnerability management, patch management, configuration management, and hardening baselines.
• Monitor and report on security metrics, KPIs, and risk indicators to executives and stakeholders.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, playbooks, and runbooks for security operations and incident handling.

Skills

Leadership

ICAM

Security architecture

Risk management

Incident response

Governance

IAM

NIST/CIS/ISO 27001

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CISSP

Job description

GovCIO is actively recruiting an Infrastructure Security Lead for a United States–based program with the U.S. Coast Guard. The role is fully remote and requires a strong information security background, CISSP certification, and active Secret clearance.

You will lead security design and operations, driving security controls, IAM/ICAM, boundary protection, and ATO programs while coordinating with IT, DevOps, and cloud teams to deliver secure, compliant infrastructure.