Senior Cybersecurity Lead - Onsite, 24/7 Ops, Secret

Cybersecurity Jobs; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Incentives and awards

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cybersecurity Technical Lead to serve as the primary cybersecurity technical lead on a Homeland Security contract, onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role requires deep leadership and coordination across on-site teams to strengthen security posture and ensure 24x7x365 operations.

You will drive security strategies, oversee risk management and incident response, mentor engineers, and collaborate with government stakeholders to ensure compliance with federal standards and

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance is required.
• US Citizens only due to contract requirements.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity/IT security experience.
• Strong knowledge of NIST, RMF, and FISMA.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, and endpoint security.
• Must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and on-call requirements.
• Ability to participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills across technical and executive teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary cybersecurity technical lead for the contract.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity strategies, frameworks, and policies.
• Lead POA&M and ISVM remediation with findings tracking and reporting.
• Coordinate co-located cybersecurity teams and align workload.
• Oversee risk assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and threat intel.
• Provide mentorship to cybersecurity engineers and analysts.
• Lead security architecture reviews and technical assessments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align security with business needs.
• Support continuous monitoring, audits, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate remediation of deprecated protocols and secure configurations per federal standards.
• Communicate risks and remediation progress to government leadership.
• Act as primary point of contact for security deliverables.
• Provide cybersecurity updates during PMRs.
• Oversee vulnerability scanning scheduling and reporting.
• Oversee PKI certificate management.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support security operations.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Team leadership

Communication

On-call coordination

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Vulnerability scanners

Endpoint security

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cybersecurity Technical Lead to serve as the primary cybersecurity technical lead on a Homeland Security contract, onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role requires deep leadership and coordination across on-site teams to strengthen security posture and ensure 24x7x365 operations.

You will drive security strategies, oversee risk management and incident response, mentor engineers, and collaborate with government stakeholders to ensure compliance with federal standards and