ROC Lead

Sentar; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Voluntary Medical Dental Vision

Voluntary Life Insurance

Generous 401k match

Competitive PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development reimbursement

Recognition and Awards programs

Job summary

Sentar seeks a ROC Lead in Hawaii to provide operational leadership for cybersecurity defense activities across the region. You will direct incident prioritization, coordination, and quality control while guiding training and tabletop exercises to keep ROC personnel proficient.

You will oversee end-to-end incident response campaigns, mentor analysts, and sustain 24/7 operations across three regional centers. Travel Up to 10% and OT as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer/electrical/electronics engineering or math with a CS concentration, plus 5 years SOC experience or 8 years SOC.
• DoD 8570 IAT II and CNDSP OSCE certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate incident response campaigns, ensuring tasks are assigned, completed, vetted, documented and closed per processes.
• Coordinate with reporting agencies and higher headquarters to ensure timely, accurate incident reporting and information sharing.
• Provide structured mentorship and performance feedback to ROC analysts to improve triage, decision making and readiness.
• Oversee training and curriculum development, including tabletop exercises to enhance team readiness.

Skills

SOC experience

Incident response leadership

DoD 8570 IAT II

Tabletop exercises

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

CJCSM 651001B

CNDSP OSCE

FEDVTE Linux OS

FEDVTE Windows OS

Job description

Sentar is proud to be an employee owned company fostering a culture of empowerment collaboration and innovation Sentar is dedicated to developing the critical talent that the connected world demands to create solutions to address the convergence of cybersecurity intelligence analytics and systems engineering We invite you to join the team where you can build innovate and secure your career.

Sentar is seeking a ROC Lead in Hawaii

Role Description

As the ROC Lead you provide operational leadership and administrative oversight for cybersecurity defense activities within your assigned region You direct the prioritization coordination and quality control of incident identification isolation investigation while informing stakeholders and implementing lessons learned to protect data across diverse sources and locations You serve as the primary Training Lead for ROC personnel ensuring team proficiency through structured training programs curriculum development and leadership of tabletop exercises Your core focus is managing the end to end incident response campaign lifecycletask assignment documentation reporting accuracy inter agency coordination and continuous process improvementwhile mentoring analysts and maintaining operational readiness across 247 operations

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Electrical or Electronics Engineering or Mathematics with a concentration in computer science or equivalent with 5 years of relevant cybersecurity Security Operations Center SOC experience OR at least 8 years of experience in a SOC or similar environment Minimum of 4 years of experience leading or managing incident response cases Position may require up to 10 travel Support 247365 operations across three Regional Operations Centers ROC Work overtime as required to support incident response actions surge operations Must meet Department of Defense DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical IAT Level II and Computer Network Defense Service Provider CNDSP Analyst certification requirements Must also hold a relevant DoD 8570 Operation System Computing Environment OSCE certification FEDVTE Linux OS; FEDVTE Windows OS; Server

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of CJCSM 651001B and DoD cyber incident handling processes Proven experience in project or campaign management within an operations center or incident response environment planning tracking documentation and closure of complex efforts Experience developing or maintaining SOPs training curricula or quality assurance processes Demonstrated ability to lead tabletop exercises training programs or professional development activities Experience mentoring or supervising junior analysts operators in a high tempo environment Familiarity with common SOC tools and workflows sufficient to perform effective quality oversight deep hands on expertise in IDSIPS signature development digital forensics or advanced log correlation is not required Highly Desired Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including the ability to brief leadership draft clear reports and coordinate across organizations Proven project management or operational leadership skills ability to plan prioritize track and close complex multi shift efforts Strong logical thinking analytical ability and independent problem solving under time pressure

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide administrative functions during incident response campaigns ensuring all tasks are assigned completed vetted documented and closed in accordance with established processes and timelines Coordinate with reporting agencies subscriber sites and higher headquarters to ensure timely accurate and complete incident reporting and information sharing Oversee quality assurance reviews of validated security incidents confirming severity and impact determinations align with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual CJCSM 651001B and applicable directives Manage ticket review processes and indicator analysis quality control to maintain reporting standards and operational consistency Ensure disciplined turnover of tasks findings and situational awareness through structured verbal turnovers and written shift roll up documentation Compile maintain and continuously improve internal Standard Operating Procedure SOP documentation; enforce compliance with CJCSM 651001B and other governing directives Provide structured mentorship and performance feedback to ROC analysts to improve triage efficiency decision making and professional development Plan execute and evaluate training programs including curriculum development and facilitation of tabletop exercises that enhance team readiness and response capabilities Participate in and support program reviews product evaluations process improvement initiatives and onsite certification evaluations as required Coordinate resource allocation surge support and cross shift prioritization to sustain 247365 operations across the three ROCs Maintain sufficient working knowledge of security concepts protocols processes architectures and tools to effectively oversee analyst work products and provide informed guidance deep technical execution remains with analysts

Clearance Level

• Secret with ability to obtain Top SecretSensitive Compartmented Information TSSCI

Education

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Electrical or Electronics Engineering or Mathematics with a concentration in computer science or equivalent with 5 years of relevant cybersecurity Security Operations Center SOC experience OR at least 8 years of experience in a SOC or similar environment

Benefits at Sentar

• Voluntary Medical Dental Vision with Flexible Spending Plan options
• Voluntary Life Critical Illness Accident and Long Term Care insurance options
• Group Term Life Short Term and Long Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
• Generous 401k match
• Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
• Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement maternity jury and military duty
• Tution reimbursement
• Professional development reimbursement
• Recognition and Awards programs

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