Task Lead and Systems Security Manager (TS/SCI)

IBM; Maryland; On-site; USD 118,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Training resources

Job summary

IBM Consulting seeks a Task Lead and Systems Security Manager to oversee security aspects of implementing and operating systems for US government missions. You will manage risk assessments, compliance with DoW/NIST SP 800-53, and security posture across information systems.

Role requires active TS/SCI clearance, Bachelor's degree, and willingness to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD five days a week. Strong leadership and Cybersecurity Services management experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Master's Degree preferred
• Active TS/SCI clearance required

Responsibilities

• Drive service performance by establishing programs and policies for consistent cybersecurity service delivery.
• Manage security compliance by drafting policies and plans of action following assessments and vulnerabilities.
• Lead the team to remove obstacles and ensure effective collaboration and delivery of services.
• Evaluate customer feedback to identify areas for improvement across engagements.
• Develop mission execution strategies combining operations, business and technical support.

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Task Lead and Systems Security Manager you will be responsible for developing and analyzing the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security. This role includes preparing, performing, and managing security aspects of implementing and operating systems, ensuring alignment with US Government Mission requirements, such as DODIN operations, Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO), Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) systems cybersecurity, CORA compliance, MMA, and related assessments. The manager will oversee the security posture of information systems, conduct regular risk assessments, and ensure compliance with DoW requirements (e.g., NIST SP 800-53).

• Drive Service Performance: Establish programs and policies to maintain consistent service performance, ensuring high-quality Cybersecurity Services are delivered to clients, meeting their expectations and customer satisfaction measurements.
• Manage Security Compliance: Document plans of action and milestones for corrective actions following assessment activities and in response to identified vulnerabilities, drafting security policies and procedures, including the system security plan, and conducting routine risk assessments to quantify impacts of vulnerabilities
• Lead Team Success: Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's ability to deliver services successfully, ensuring effective collaboration and solution delivery.
• Evaluate Customer Feedback: Monitor employee and subcontractor work, evaluating customer feedback to identify areas for improvement.
• Develop Business Strategies: Develop strategies to drive mission performance, combining business and technical service and support functions.

This person will be required to come into the Fort Meade, MD office 5 days a week

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Deep Expertise in Consulting Engagement Delivery: Proven experience in overseeing the organization, administration, and supervision of consulting resources, business operation processes, and technologies required for successful and high-quality consulting engagement service delivery to clients.
• Experience with Cybersecurity Services Management: Established track record of ensuring high-quality Cybersecurity Services are consistently delivered to clients, meeting their expectations and customer satisfaction measurements.
• System Security and Compliance Management: Experience in managing Risk Management Framework and other required compliance operations across the full life cycle of system operations.
• Team Leadership and Collaboration: Proven ability to lead teams and remove obstacles that may hinder the team's ability to deliver services successfully, ensuring effective collaboration and solution delivery.
• Mission Execution Strategy Development: Experience in developing strategies to drive mission performance, combining operational, business and technical service and support functions.
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI is required

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Cybersecurity Services Knowledge: Deep understanding of cybersecurity services, including threat management, incident response, and security consulting.
• Contract Negotiation Skills: Experience with contract negotiation, including terms and conditions, pricing, and scope of work.
• Risk ManagementTools: Familiarity with risk management tools and systems, including eMASS, Xacta and ACAS and others for compliance reporting.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Projected Minimum Salary per year

118,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

203,000.00

Work arrangement

Onsite

Area of work

Project Management

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?