Senior Technical Lead – AI Cybersecurity Program Contractor

Delan Associates, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia, WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc seeks a Senior Technical Lead to drive the AI Cybersecurity Program, overseeing evaluation, selection, and deployment of AI security capabilities enterprise-wide.

You will guide architecture, integration, and operations readiness, coordinating with enterprise teams and vendors to ensure secure AI adoption and ongoing security outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years in a technical lead, security architect, or cybersecurity engineering leadership role.
• Experience with enterprise security tool selection and implementation.
• Experience working with large-scale cybersecurity transformation programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the AI Cybersecurity Program workstreams.
• Define and validate technical requirements, use cases, architecture principles, and solution designs.
• Evaluate and recommend AI security technologies, products, and vendors.
• Ensure solutions align with security standards, architecture principles, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate Transition to Operations (TTO) activities and ensure proper documentation and support before production deployment.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft security tools

CrowdStrike

Job description

Position Summary:

Client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for the AI Cybersecurity Program. This role will lead the evaluation, selection, implementation, and operationalization of AI security capabilities designed to protect client from emerging AI-enabled threats while enabling the secure adoption of AI technologies across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership across all AI Cybersecurity Program workstreams.
• Define and validate technical requirements, use cases, architecture principles, and solution designs.
• Evaluate and recommend AI security technologies, products, and vendors.
• Ensure solutions align with Client security standards, architecture principles, and operational requirements.

Solution Selection & Implementation

• Lead technical assessments, proof-of-concepts, vendor demonstrations, and technology evaluations.
• Support selection and deployment of capabilities including:
  • AI Detection & Response
  • AI activity monitoring and governance
  • Vulnerability management automation (incl. Automated patching)
  • AI threat detection and response
  • AI evasion in videoconferencing technologies
  • Secure browser technologies
  • Password management solutions

Architecture & Integration

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture and Digital teams to ensure business and technical requirements are met.
• Guide technical integrations and configuration of selected tools and existing security tools

Transition to Operations

• Coordinate Transition to Operations (TTO) activities across support teams.
• Ensure operational processes, documentation, monitoring, and support requirements are established before production deployment.
• Work with communications teams to ensure technical details in end user notification and training materials are understood.
• Work closely with managed service providers and operational teams to ensure successful adoption.

Governance & Oversight

• Provide ongoing governance and oversight of deployed solutions.
• Monitor solution effectiveness and operational outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and optimization activities throughout the contract term.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years in a technical lead, security architect, or cybersecurity engineering leadership role.
• Experience with enterprise security tool selection and implementation.
• Strong knowledge of common security tools with experience in Microsoft, Crowdstrike preferred.
• Experience working with large-scale cybersecurity transformation programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.