Job ID: JOB_ID_6358
About the Role:
Our client, a leading biomedical government research institution in the United States, is seeking a Cyber Security Team Lead. This role is crucial for overseeing a multidisciplinary security team responsible for a wide range of security operations, including audits, ATO boundary management, continuous monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and security tool oversight. The ideal candidate will possess both subject matter expertise and strong leadership skills, providing strategic direction while maintaining technical credibility with engineers, system owners, and research stakeholders. Your contributions will directly support the secure delivery of technology that advances biomedical research and public health.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day operations of the cyber security team, including task assignment, workload distribution, priority setting, deadline tracking, deliverable management, status reporting, and leadership briefings.
- Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise in areas such as Authorization and Assessment (A&A), cloud security, incident response, vulnerability management, or infrastructure security.
- Oversee the execution of security audits and assessments, including SOC, OIG, GSA, OMB A-123, and internal/external compliance reviews.
- Provide oversight for ATO boundaries and System Security Plans (SSPs) for infrastructure services in both on-premises and cloud environments (compute, databases, storage).
- Oversee vulnerability management operations, including enterprise scanning, risk-based prioritization, remediation tracking, and executive reporting.
- Participate in and lead Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) exercises.
- Collaborate with customers and system owners to provide expert security recommendations, review architectures, support waivers, and guide remediation strategies.
- Be available after hours for security incident support, emergency responses, or operational escalations as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s or Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline (Master’s degree preferred).
- Experience: Minimum of 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity roles, with at least 3-5 years of experience leading or managing security teams.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience leading or directly supporting A&A and ATO lifecycle management, audits, vulnerability management, or cybersecurity engineering.
- Documented experience supporting federal audits (SOC 1 or 2, OMB A-123, OIG, GSA) with direct responsibility for evidence collection, auditor engagement, control validation, remediation tracking, and response to findings.
- Proven experience defining and managing ATO boundaries and developing/maintaining System Security Plans in accordance with NIST 800-53 requirements.
- Experience administering or overseeing enterprise vulnerability management portfolios, including coordinating remediation, tracking POA&Ms, and reporting risk posture.
- Strong working knowledge of the NIST Risk Management Framework and federal cybersecurity compliance requirements (NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, continuous monitoring).
- Experience operating in hybrid IT environments (on-premises and cloud).
- Demonstrated organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent.
- Experience developing executive-level dashboards and risk reports.
- Proven experience mentoring and coaching cybersecurity team members.
Special Requirements
Visa constraints: US Citizens or Permanent Residents preferred. Screening steps: Public Trust background security investigation. Interview modes: Not specified. Domain restrictions: Biomedical government research institution.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 per year
Location: Rockville, MD
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Recruiter / Employer: Biomedical Government Research Institution
Email: bhu@vsiiusa.com
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