Strategic Cyber Security Director - Hybrid Leadership

Apex Systems; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Arlington, VA is seeking a Director of Cyber Security to lead cyber operations programs and advance strategic opportunities. You will engage senior stakeholders, identify operational challenges, and translate technical needs into actionable recommendations to improve mission outcomes.

The role manages a team of mission operations and solution experts, guiding priorities, development, and implementation of security capabilities with a focus on integration and

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen able to obtain/maintain DoD clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical or management discipline or equivalent experience.
• Progressive leadership in large-scale operations with SOC/IR/threat intel background.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain relationships with senior leaders and mission stakeholders to discuss priorities and gaps.
• Help partners understand how defense functions, teams, services and tech interrelate to improve integration.
• Translate complex topics into defined problems, priorities and opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment around approaches, evaluate tradeoffs and resolve competing priorities.
• Lead a team of mission operations and solution SMEs, set priorities and develop talent.
• Guide solution development by turning operational insights into technical recommendations with engineering.
• Develop concepts of operations, capability roadmaps, requirements, staffing and priorities.
• Address adoption barriers and dependencies to move initiatives into execution.
• Contribute operational expertise to strategic pursuits including discovery and executive briefings.
• Lead briefings and strategic workshops to make complex tech issues understandable for diverse audiences.

Skills

US Citizenship

Security clearance

Leadership

Threat intelligence

Operations management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Everforth Apex Systems in Arlington, VA is seeking a Director of Cyber Security to lead cyber operations programs and advance strategic opportunities. You will engage senior stakeholders, identify operational challenges, and translate technical needs into actionable recommendations to improve mission outcomes.

The role manages a team of mission operations and solution experts, guiding priorities, development, and implementation of security capabilities with a focus on integration and