Lead Cloud Security Advisor (TS/SCI)

Zachary Piper Solutions is currently seeking a TS/SCI cleared Lead Cloud Security Advisor to support the Joint Force Headquarters DODIN at Fort Meade, MD. This position will provide cloud security strategy development to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the DoD and COCOMs. The selected candidate shall execute in real time, in accordance with mission requirements, provide holistic enterprise defensive cloud security strategies for enterprise cyber security capabilities implemented within the infrastructure of the DODIN.

Location: Fort Meade, MD (On-site)

Clearance Requirement: Active DoD TS/SCI clearance and eligible for CI Polygraph

Contract Length: 10 years

Position Type: Contract - Cloud Advisor

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis of cloud architectures, technologies, policies, information, and analytic data.
• Develop cybersecurity and risk assessment methodologies and procedures to support prevention, detection, and mitigation of anomalous activity, vulnerabilities, and inefficiencies in the cloud.
• Perform cyber situational awareness activities and provide analysis and recommendations.
• Prepare and perform briefings appropriate for senior leadership.
• Conduct micro and macro analysis of enterprise cybersecurity defensive strategies to enable operational effectives, defense, and command and control.
• Analyze policy, program management office managed systems, hardware, and software, cloud, network infrastructure to recommend methods and strategies that reduce and/or manage mission impacts.
• Support and collaborate with designated third parties in security services (e.g., CSSPs, commercial vendors, engineers) in accordance with security requirements as set out in DOD policies, standards and operations procedures manuals, and leading security practices.
• Continuously improve monitoring capabilities and automation in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or master's with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Candidate must possess an active DOD TS/SCI level security clearance.
• Maintain expert knowledge of endpoint and networking security controls; provide updates to security control guidance.
• Familiarity with all related aspects of cybersecurity operations and cloud security architecture & engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of network and application protocols, cyber vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques and cyber threat/adversary methodologies (TTPs).
• IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)
• A professional cloud certification for AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Ability to translate highly technical matter to non-technical audience
• Excellent communication skills
• In-depth experience with security domains and industry best practices; business continuity and disaster recovery, emerging technology
• Proficient at data on-boarding activities including routing, parsing, and normalizing events

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with one or more of the following tools:
  • Automated Security Validation (ASV)
  • SIEMs
  • Cloud Native Tools
• Prior experienced with DISA and DISA's support to mission partners
• Proficient in cloud hosted networks
• Prior experience as an ISSE, ISSO, or ISSM with experience securing networks on the cloud and on premise
• Master's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Cloud or related field.

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 (based on experience).
• Benefits: Cigna medical, dental, vision, 401k, 20 days paid time off, 11 federal holidays, and sick leave as required by law.

Application Period: Opens on 12/03/2025 and will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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