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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Lead to lead a high-performing defensive cyber operations team supporting a large-scale Government cybersecurity program. This is an opportunity to shape and grow an integrated cybersecurity capability responsible for identifying vulnerabilities, detecting advanced threats, responding to incidents, maintaining compliance, and protecting mission-critical systems and networks.\nAs the Cybersecurity Lead, you will provide technical and operational leadership for a team performing penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, threat hunting, incident response, security monitoring, vulnerability and configuration management, and Security Operations Center support. You will help establish the team’s structure, processes, priorities, and operating rhythm while ensuring cybersecurity services are delivered effectively and in accordance with Government requirements.\nYou will serve as both a team leader and a senior cybersecurity subject matter expert. Working closely with Government stakeholders, Parsons program leadership, and technical teams across the enterprise, you will assess risk, guide defensive operations, develop actionable recommendations, and help strengthen the customer’s security posture. You will also have access to the expertise, tools, and best practices of Parsons’ Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.\nThe ideal candidate is a mission-focused cybersecurity professional who can lead technical teams, make sound risk-based decisions, communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, and remain hands-on when complex cybersecurity challenges arise.\nYou’ll be joining Parsons’ local Analytics & Engineering team, a community known for its strong culture of defensive cyber operations, technical excellence, and collaboration. We invest in both mission success and team connection through regular social events, technical talks, training opportunities, and hands-on innovation activities at our Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Lab in Columbia, MD. From team lunches and ice cream socials to family-friendly seasonal events and technical learning sessions, we work hard to create an environment where people can do meaningful work and enjoy being part of the team.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nLead, organize, mentor, and support a team of cybersecurity professionals conducting defensive cyber operations.\nOversee penetration testing and security assessments designed to identify weaknesses in networks, applications, systems, and operational technology environments.\nDirect vulnerability assessment activities, including recurring vulnerability scans, analysis of findings, risk prioritization, reporting, and remediation tracking.\nLead proactive threat-hunting activities to identify hidden, persistent, or advanced threats across IT and OT environments.\nOversee continuous monitoring and investigation of anomalous activity and potential security incidents.\nDirect incident response activities, including detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, escalation, and lessons learned.\nSupport the operation of a centralized Security Operations Center capability responsible for coordinating defensive security activities.\nCoordinate security event analysis, trend analysis, alert investigation, and response activities across cybersecurity and IT operations teams.\nDevelop, maintain, and improve cybersecurity policies, procedures, playbooks, SOPs, and incident response processes.\nEnsure cybersecurity findings and incidents are accurately documented, classified, escalated, and reported within required timelines.\nOversee the development and maintenance of Authority to Operate and Assess-Only authorization packages.\nSupport Risk Management Framework activities by coordinating technical evidence, security documentation, continuous monitoring data, and compliance artifacts.\nManage applicable cybersecurity orders, taskers, directives, and remediation requirements.\nOversee the development and tracking of Plans of Action and Milestones when requirements cannot be fully satisfied within the prescribed timeframe.\nLead vulnerability and configuration management activities, including secure configuration, patching, STIG compliance, and attack-surface reduction.\nPromote Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code practices that support controlled, auditable, and security-reviewed changes.\nCoordinate with infrastructure, cloud, DevSecOps, application, data, and operations teams to address cybersecurity risks.\nEvaluate emerging cybersecurity technologies, tools, and practices and provide recommendations based on mission value, risk, cost, and implementation requirements.\nDevelop cybersecurity reports, briefings, metrics, risk assessments, and recommendations for Government and program leadership.\nTrack operational performance, staffing requirements, service quality, and team workload.\nIdentify cybersecurity risks, resource limitations, process gaps, and opportunities for continuous improvement.\nSupport transition-in, transition-out, surge staffing, training, and continuity of operations activities.\nEnsure all work is performed in accordance with applicable Government cybersecurity requirements, Government-approved policies, contract requirements, and security procedures.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:\nTS/SCI clearance active/current\nEleven or more years of experience in cybersecurity, cyber operations, information assurance, information security, or a related field.\nCISSP certification or an equivalent industry-recognized cybersecurity certification.\nAt least one year of experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or coordinating a cybersecurity, SOC, incident response, vulnerability management, or related technical team.\nDemonstrated experience in at least several of the following areas:Penetration testing\nVulnerability assessment and management\nThreat hunting\nIncident response\nSecurity monitoring and event analysis\nSecurity Operations Center operations\nSecurity control assessment\nRMF and ATO support\nConfiguration and patch management\nCybersecurity compliance\n\nExperience developing cybersecurity reports, technical documentation, policies, procedures, or operational playbooks.\nExperience communicating cybersecurity risks, findings, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.\nStrong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.\nWhat Desired Skills You'll Bring:\nExperience supporting federal, classified, or other highly regulated environments.\nExperience supporting IT and OT environments.\nExperience with RMF, ATO packages, Assess-Only authorizations, STIGs, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring.\nExperience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, vulnerability scanning, network monitoring, intrusion detection, threat intelligence, or security orchestration tools.\nExperience leading cybersecurity operations in a SOC, NOC, Cybersecurity Service Provider, or similar environment.\nExperience with cloud, hybrid infrastructure, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, or Configuration as Code.\nExperience developing or maintaining incident response plans and procedures.\nExperience with DoD cybersecurity orders, taskers, compliance directives, and security control frameworks.\nGIAC, CEH, OSCP, CISM, Security+, CySA+, CASP+, or comparable certifications.\nExperience supporting 12x5 or 24x7 cybersecurity operations, as required by the mission.\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nAn active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $148,300.00 - $266,900.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. 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