Security Manager (TX DIR)

Peraton; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Security Manager to provide security leadership across a government IT contract in the Austin, TX area. The role oversees security policy, incident management, vulnerability management, and GRC, reporting through the Security Director to the Technical Director.

You will drive compliance with TX-RAMP Level 2, TAC 202, CJIS, IRS 1075, and audit readiness, including SOC 2 Type 2 coordination and corrective actions, while coordinating with multi-vendor teams.

Qualifications

• Ten years of experience with supervisory or lead roles.
• Eight+ years in cybersecurity leadership on government IT contracts.
• TX-RAMP Level 2 or FedRAMP Moderate equivalent compliance experience required.

Responsibilities

• Own security policy, procedures, planning, evaluation, and technology.
• Track, remediate, and report threats to DIR.
• Coordinate with Technical Director and DIR on current and future threats.

Skills

Security leadership

GRC governance

Incident management

Threat hunting

SIEM management

CISSP/CISM

CJIS compliance

US citizen

Education

CISSP or CISM

Tools

SIEM

Zero-trust architecture

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience, may have supervisory or lead experience
• 8+ years of cybersecurity leadership experience on government IT contracts.
• TX-RAMP Level 2 or FedRAMP Moderate equivalent compliance experience — REQUIRED.
• Demonstrated experience withTAC Chapter 202 / Texas state cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience withCJIS Security Policy compliance, including:
• Personnel management
• Data security
• SOC 2 Type 2 audit management and corrective action experience.
• Demonstratedzero-trust architecture design and implementation experience.
• Experience with:
• Security incident response
• Threat hunting
• SIEM management
• Experience operating withinmulti-vendor government IT environments.
• Strong cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, architecture, and security operations experience.
• Ability to communicate security risks, incidents, remediation activities, and compliance status effectively to senior government and technical stakeholders.
• CISSP certification-CISM acceptable in lieu of CISSP
• CJIS Security Addendum compliance certification or equivalent experience
• Must be a US Citizen

Peraton is hiring a Security Manager.The qualified candidate will provide security leadership across the contract, including security policy, procedures, planning, evaluation, technology, compliance, incident management, vulnerability management, and GRC. The Security Director coordinates through the Technical Director.

Candidates must be located in theAustin, TX metropolitan area, orSan Angelo, TX as applicable or willing to relocate to the Austin, TX metropolitan area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall accountability forsecurity policy, procedures, planning, evaluation, and technology.
• Track, remediate, and report oncurrent and emerging threats and trends to DIR.
• Work with theTechnical Director and DIRto address current and planned future threats.
• Provide compliance oversight for:
• TX-RAMP Level 2
• TAC 202
• CJIS
• IRS Publication 1075
• MARS-E
• Coordinate theannual SOC 2 Type 2 audit.
• ManageSOC 2 Type 2 corrective action plans.
• Track, report, and remediate security incidents in accordance withTAC Chapter 202.
• Develop theannual security plan.
• Integrate security activities withGRC processes.
• Overseevulnerability scanning.
• Conductquarterly Master Security Baseline Configuration Health Checks.
• Provide security governance and accountability across a complexmulti-vendor government IT environment.
• Coordinate with technical and service delivery leadership on security risks, remediation, compliance, and emerging threats.

Security Compliance and Expertise:

The successful candidate should be able to provide leadership and oversight across:

• TX-RAMP Level 2
• FedRAMP ModerateTAC Chapter 202
• CJIS Security Policy
• IRS Publication 1075
• MARS-ESOC 2
• Type 2Zero-Trust Architecture
• SIEM / Threat HuntingSecurity
• Incident ResponseVulnerability ManagementGRC