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This role balances direct technical execution with administrative and managerial oversight, dividing focus between leading complex investigations, engineering security workflows, and managing personnel, operational reporting, and contract compliance.\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:\nTechnical Operations & Engineering\nIncident Escalation & Forensic Analysis: Lead end-to-end incident investigations across cloud and enterprise architectures, acting as the tier-3 escalation lead for complex, high-impact, and multi-vector security threats.\nDetection & Automation Engineering: Architect automated playbooks, integrate threat intelligence, and leverage AI capabilities within SIEM/EDR tools to improve detection and streamline analyst workflows.\nReadiness & Exercise Execution: Design and execute exercises, perform threat hunting, and maintain the technical toolsets and failover procedures required for alternate-site operations.\nManagement & Administrative Oversight\nPersonnel Leadership & Staffing: Manage shift personnel, conduct performance evaluations and 1-on-1 coaching, oversee onboarding, and maintain rosters to ensure continuous operational coverage.\n Governance & Access Control: Provision and audit role-based access control (RBAC), enforce documentation standards, and manage emergency continuity and relocation protocols.\nReporting & Leadership Coordination: Own operational KPIs, deliver executive reporting on threat trends and program health, and align workflows with contract and government leadership.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nHigh School Diploma and 10+ years of cybersecurity experience.\n5+ years of experience in cyber defense operations, incident response, or CSOC environments. \n3+ years of experience in management or team leadership overseeing technical staff, schedules, and administrative deliverables.\nExperience leading complex incident response investigations across multi-cloud and enterprise architectures.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n5+ years supporting large, classified cybersecurity contracts within the IC\nGIAC GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, CCSP, or CISSP certification(s).\nProject Management Professional (PMP) or ITIL certification(s).\nClearance Requirements: An active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position\nPhysical Requirements: Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time\nThe projected compensation range for this position is $141,500.00-$236,000.00. 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