Cybersecurity Lead / Incident Response Coordinator

Job Description

Company: Strategic Operational Solutions

Location: Alexandria, US

Brief Overview of Position:

Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO) is seeking a Cybersecurity Lead / Incident Response Coordinator to support the Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of Information Technology (OIT). This position serves as the senior technical authority and on-site lead for EOIR’s IT Security Support Services program, providing oversight across incident response, security operations, vulnerability management, insider threat activities, cybersecurity reporting, and compliance initiatives.
The Cybersecurity

Lead supervises contractor personnel, coordinates with EOIR leadership, and serves as the primary technical advisor supporting the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) organization.
Responsibilities:

Program ManagementLeadership

• Lead daily activities of the contractor cybersecurity team supporting EOIR.

• Serve as the primary contractor point of contact for cybersecurity operations.

• Manage task assignment, workload balancing, and performance oversight of Junior Security Specialists.

• Support contract management activities, status reporting, deliverables tracking, and quality control efforts.

• Coordinate with the Government Task Manager (GTM), Contracting Officer Representative (COR), EOIR CISO, and other stakeholders.

• Participate in monthly program reviews and executive briefings.

• Lead support requirements in areas such as Security OperationsIncident Response, Vulnerability Management, Insider ThreatSecurity Monitoring, and Policy, Compliance,Reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years of cybersecurity experience supporting federal agencies.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in cyber incident response, vulnerability management, or security operations center (SOC) activities.

• Experience utilizing security tools such as SIEM, SOAR, Splunk, Tenable/Nessus, BigFix, endpoint security platforms, and vulnerability assessment technologies.

• Experience developing cybersecurity policies, procedures, plans, and executive briefings.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOJ Public Trust clearance.

• S. Citizenship required.

SkillsCompetencies:

• Strong knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework and NIST 800-series publications.

• Knowledge of FISMA, OMB Circular A-130, and federal cybersecurity requirements.

• Experience with threat hunting, incident analysis, malware investigations, and vulnerability remediation.

• Ability to analyze and correlate security event data from multiple sources.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience preparing executive-level reports, briefings, and cybersecurity metrics.

• Ability to lead technical teams in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity operations within regulated federal environments.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $150K – $200K
Work Location: In person at the Mark Center, Alexandria, VA

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