Senior Defensive Cyber Strategist – DoD Command Center

Piper Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/Holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401k with ADP

Certification reimbursement

Contract stability through 2030

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Defensive Cyber Consultant to support the DoD’s Defensive Cyber Command Center at Ft. Meade, MD.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and direct briefing of senior leadership on cybersecurity risks and mitigations. Responsibilities include developing defense strategies for enterprise environments, assessing architectures and threat data, and guiding security operations for a critical command center.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT management or related field with 8+ years’ experience and relevant certifications.
• DoD 8570 certification at IAT level II, Security+ CE.
• Experience with LAN/WAN, cloud computing, data center, and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise cybersecurity defense strategies for DoDIN cloud, network, cross-domain, and endpoint environments.
• Analyze architectures, policies, and threat data to identify vulnerabilities and improve security operations.
• Brief senior military leadership on cybersecurity risks and recommendations.
• Conduct cyber situational awareness analysis and recommend monitoring enhancements.
• Implement defensive strategies across cloud, network, gateway, and endpoints.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

DoD 8570 IAT II – Security+ CE

Senior-level cyber consulting

Brief leadership to officers

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in IT Management/related field

Tools

Microsoft certifications (Azure, data & AI, Dynamics 365, modern workplace, business applications)

Google Cloud

Amazon Web Services

VMware

Oracle

Cisco Certifications

ITIL 4 Foundation

PMP

Agile/Scrum

CISSP (Manager or Professional)

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Defensive Cyber Consultant to support the DoD’s Defensive Cyber Command Center at Ft. Meade, MD.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and direct briefing of senior leadership on cybersecurity risks and mitigations. Responsibilities include developing defense strategies for enterprise environments, assessing architectures and threat data, and guiding security operations for a critical command center.