Cybersecurity Task Lead

Position Overview Type: Full-Time

Location: Linthicum Heights, MD

Travel: Some expected

Clearance: Department of Defense (DoD) TS/SCI security clearance

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship required

Summary/Objective

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team. The Cybersecurity Task Lead provides strategic, cybersecurity, and operational support to the CIO, driving enterprise IT and cybersecurity initiatives. The role oversees strategy, portfolio and acquisition roadmaps, governance, resource optimization, and co-owns the cybersecurity program, including risk assessments, vulnerability testing, audits, and incident response. Requires strong IT and cybersecurity expertise, portfolio and project management skills, and prior operational experience on USCYBERCOM-directed networks. THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

Essential Functions

• Drive the successful execution of enterprise IT and cybersecurity initiatives.
• Develop, maintain and align all IT enterprise strategic initiatives, including portfolio and acquisition strategies and roadmaps, synchronized with the mission and priorities and adherent to all relevant cyber frameworks; deliver the Portfolio/Acquisition Strategies and Roadmaps monthly.
• Maintain and execute enterprise IT architecture; oversee the cloud computing strategy; manage the enterprise data strategy in full alignment with the mission in coordination with the EA Task / Data Task Lead, who governs the technical architecture.
• Manage and provide governance for the enterprise portfolios: establish portfolio structures, formalize processes, implement reporting and communication mechanisms; deliver the Enterprise Portfolios report monthly.
• Optimize the allocation of IT enterprise resources and manage program dependencies through comprehensive, data-driven analysis, including cost-benefit analyses to inform build/buy decisions.
• Oversee delivery of regular cybersecurity risk assessments and vulnerability testing to identify and mitigate emerging threats- NIST SP 800-115 penetration testing and weekly credentialed scans with CORA-scored reports.
• Coordinate internal and external security audits to validate the effectiveness of controls; advise the certified ISSM and ISSO.
• Lead crisis response efforts during major breaches, ensuring timely detection, containment and recovery; maintain the Incident Response Policies and Procedures with annual updates.
• Maintain effective command and control with the CSSP, the AFCYBER Operations Center and other C2 nodes to receive, execute and report on orders issued by authorized command authorities; maintain Mission Relevant Terrain- Cyber and Priority Intelligence Requirements.
• Direct the Unified Enterprise Service Desk (Tier 0-2) and the 12x5 on-site / 24x7 on-call operational support, the Enterprise and Security Operations Center stand-up to IOC using Government-designated tools.
• Direct continuous threat hunting across IT and OT environments with the 24-hour Anomaly Investigation Report, the vulnerability and configuration management program, and the IaC/CaC change process gated by Cybersecurity.
• Supervise teams; serve as the PM's alternate for CIO- and CISO-facing matters.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems or Engineering. Then a minimum of five years of experience in the last ten years in each of the following:
• Leading and supervising teams performing work encompassed by the DoDI 8140.01-8140.03 workforce elements: IT (Cyberspace), Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Data/AI and Cyber Enablers.
• Briefing a CIO and CISO on agency-wide planned, recommended and directed actions to enable unity of effort and operational effectiveness.
• Overseeing personnel receiving, interpreting, planning, briefing, executing and reporting on orders issued by the Commander of USCYBERCOM or a subordinate commander, the National Manager for National Security Systems, or another authorized commander with command authority over DC3 CIO-managed systems and personnel.
• Leading and supervising teams in a Government and private networking and infrastructure environment, classified and unclassified, similar in scope and complexity to this PWS.
• Leading and supervising teams building, operating, securing, defending and extending LAN/WAN systems, including wireless components, firewalls, routing and switching, IPv6, VPN, cloud computing, virtualized servers, storage arrays and other IT and data systems.
• Leading and supervising teams with unified communications, including the design, installation, maintenance and administration of VTC systems for multi-level classification environments (Unclassified, Secret and TS/SCI).
• Leading and supervising teams running a CI/CD pipeline using containerization, micro-segmentation and Infrastructure as Code, and managing ATO/cATO for several systems.
• Leading and supervising teams planning and executing migration of legacy systems into multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Leading and supervising personnel developing and implementing data lakes and other aspects of modern data strategies.
• Plus: Ten years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, CISSP, CISM or GSLC; DoD 8140 Executive Cyber Leadership (901) alignment.
• Current or recent performance at DC3, AFCYBER, 16th Air Force or a USCYBERCOM-aligned Air Force cyber unit; knowledge of DC3's CADO-IS, VRMN, DCISE and Fusion Suite environments and the planned Azure-to-AWS cATO transition.
• Experience directing a CSSP-aligned SOC and an eMASS-based RMF program at enterprise scale; Jira/Confluence/GitLab-based DevSecOps toolchains.
• ITIL 4 or ISO/IEC 20000-1 practitioner background; DoDAF familiarity sufficient to work with the EA Task / Data Task Lead.

What We Offer:

• 401(k) Matching
• Company Events
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Performance Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision Insurance

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed. To be considered for this position, applicants must apply online by clicking "Apply" on the specific position on our careers site .

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary range: $170,000 - $210,000