Information Security and IT Operations Manager
$129,000–$143,000 year
On-siteVirginia, United States
Job Summary
Supervise IT and security staff to establish priorities for operations and initiatives based on business impact and risk. Develop and enforce information security policies while managing the cybersecurity program, including risk management, compliance with frameworks like CMMC and FedRAMP, and incident response activities. Oversee daily IT operations, including help desk coordination, systems administration, network management, and infrastructure maintenance for laptops, servers, and cloud services. Coordinate vendor management, security assessments, and business continuity processes to ensure systems remain secure, compliant, and aligned with business needs. Report performance metrics, cybersecurity posture, and improvement plans to leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- 5 years experience managing IT operations, systems administration, help desk support, cybersecurity, or a combination of these areas.
- 1-3 years supervisory experience.
- Strong understanding of information security principles, risk management, access control, vulnerability management, incident response, and security compliance.
- Experience supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) could computing environments.
- Experience supporting Microsoft 365, Windows environments, endpoint management, networking, and identity management.
- Ability to develop policies, procedures, technical documentation, reports, and management briefings.
- Ability to lead both strategic security initiatives and hands-on operational support.
- Ability to prioritize competing issues, incidents, projects, and support requests.
- Ability to balance operational needs with security and compliance requirements.
- Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work independently and coordinate across multiple teams.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Strong documentation and process improvement skills.
- Experience coordinating with vendors, internal teams, leadership, and end users.
- Experience with CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements, or similar security frameworks.
- U.S. citizenship is required and candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
Desired Qualifications
- Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Security+, CCSP, or equivalent.
- IT certifications such as Microsoft, Azure, AWS, Cisco, ITIL, or related credentials.
- Experience supporting small to mid-sized business IT environments.
- Experience managing security tools such as endpoint detection and response, vulnerability scanning, mobile device management, SIEM/logging, email security, and backup solutions.
- Experience supporting government contractors or regulated environments.
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