Remote Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Lead

VMD Corp; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VMD Corp, now part of Xcelerate Solutions, is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Lead to strengthen enterprise security governance across government systems, platforms, and cloud environments.

You will lead assessments, develop strategies, mentor teams, and drive program maturity while coordinating with federal leadership and stakeholders to deliver measurable risk reduction.

Travel up to 25–50% across the continental US; role combines strategic guidance with hands-on assessment work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-depth inspections, assessments, and audits of agency systems.
• Provide task leadership, mentor team members, and ensure on-time deliverables.
• Analyze and present risk-informed IT and cybersecurity information.
• Develop and implement program strategy, roadmaps, and measurement.
• Support maturity models, methodologies, and process documentation.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Government assessments

Risk analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or engineering

Tools

Tenable Security Center

DISA STIGs

AWS/Azure security

Job description

VMD Corp, now part of Xcelerate Solutions, is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Lead to strengthen enterprise security governance across government systems, platforms, and cloud environments.

You will lead assessments, develop strategies, mentor teams, and drive program maturity while coordinating with federal leadership and stakeholders to deliver measurable risk reduction.

Travel up to 25–50% across the continental US; role combines strategic guidance with hands-on assessment work.