Cybersecurity Manager

Overview

Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity’s team of experts to have an impact on our government’s critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation.

We are hiring for a  Cybersecurity Manager to lead the cybersecurity program supporting Department of State cloud virtualization services and hosted infrastructure contracts. This individual oversees cybersecurity operations, compliance, risk management, and incident response while ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of mission-critical systems supporting global operations. 

Why Acuity?

Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity’s team of experts to have an impact on our government’s critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity operations supporting cloud-hosted and virtualized infrastructure. 
• Manage Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities throughout the system lifecycle. 
• Develop and maintain System Security Plans (SSPs), POA&Ms, security assessments, and authorization packages. 
• Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, DISA STIGs, and Department of State security policies. 
• Direct vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, incident response, and threat mitigation efforts. 
• Coordinate security audits, inspections, penetration testing, and security assessments. 
• Manage cybersecurity personnel and provide technical leadership across engineering and operations teams. 
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, ISSOs, ISSMs, system administrators, and program management. 
• Support Zero Trust implementation, cloud security architecture, and identity and access management initiatives. 
• Develop cybersecurity metrics, executive reports, and risk briefings for leadership. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, or related discipline. 
• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience, including leadership or management responsibilities. 
• Experience supporting Department of State, DoD, or other federal agencies. 
• Strong knowledge of RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, and cloud security. 
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, VMware environments, and enterprise security tools. 
• Current Security+ CE and CISSP certification (or ability to obtain as required). 

Preferred Certifications 

• CISM 
• CCSP 
• Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) 
• GIAC certifications (GCIA, GCIH, GCED) 
• Microsoft or AWS Security certifications 

Clearance Requirement 

• Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret)

Min

USD $170,000.00/Yr.

Max

USD $210,000.00/Yr.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position represents Acuity's good faith estimate of the compensation for this job title at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, contract requirements, applicable labor categories, and, where applicable, contract award and funding.