Senior Cybersecurity and Cloud Specialist
Core
Lead Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) overseeing Cybersecurity Operations (SECOPS) for a government agency, managing incident response, vulnerability management, and SOC activities.
Role type
Senior IC cybersecurity operations lead
Builds
Agency-level cybersecurity policies, procedural documentation, and security operation center (SOC) metrics
Domain
Government IT / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
incident response, incident handling, vulnerability management, security posture assessments, forensics analysis, log-based threat detection, endpoint-based threat detection, cloud security implementation, security configuration evaluation, continuous monitoring, remediation programs, SOC principles, incident management
Preferred skills
CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, GPEN, GSEC, GCIA
Technologies
Azure, M365, Java, Oracle, Ruby, SQL
Responsibilities
Lead Cybersecurity Operations cell and manage SECOPS activities, advise CISO on cybersecurity developments and emerging threats, support development of agency-level cybersecurity policies, manage incident handling and response efforts, facilitate and coordinate cybersecurity operations, provide reporting on SOC metrics and recommend improvements, serve as advisory authority on threat and vulnerability management, equip staff with threat product recommendations, collaborate with technical teams to foster adoption of security best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory duties