Senior Director – Cyber Security & Innovation
Job Description
Company: Maximus
Location: Dover, US
**Overview:**
The Senior Director – Cyber Security & Innovation is a highly technical leadership role responsible for directing activities that have a significant impact on the overall achievement of information security results. The successful candidate will lead cybersecurity engineering, compliance, and innovation initiatives for federal programs, and manage a mid-sized team of Directors and Sr. Managers. **Responsibilities:**
• Direct activities that have a significant impact to the overall achievement of all information security results on the program. * Provide oversight and consultation on difficult security architecture and security engineering tasks. * Develop, implement, and manage strategic project/client information security monitoring and operations to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information owned by the program. * Responsible for the relationship with client security team counterparts and Information Security Team budget, as well as providing insight on Information Security issues to program leadership. * Communicate and influence senior leadership regarding matters of strategic Information Security importance to the program. * Manage a mid-sized team that is led by Directors and Sr. Managers, including hiring, firing, promotions, and reward authority within the Information Security Group. * Lead cybersecurity engineering, compliance, and innovation initiatives for federal programs. * Oversee RMF implementation and continuous monitoring to ensure compliance in cloud and development environments. * Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions to improve cybersecurity operations, efficiency, and compliance outcomes. * Define and implement strategies for Responsible AI, Zero Trust architecture, and DevSecOps maturity. * Guide secure deployment of AI solutions within FedRAMP-authorized environments. * Partner with government stakeholders to interpret and meet evolving cybersecurity and AI regulatory requirements. * Advance secure software engineering practices through integrated cybersecurity controls. **Qualifications:**
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline. * 12-15+ years of cybersecurity experience supporting federal programs, including leadership roles spanning strategy, planning, innovation, and compliance. * CISSP certification is required. * Extensive knowledge of RMF processes and controls for federal programs, including NIST 800-53 control implementation, security control assessments (SCA), system authorization (ATO), continuous monitoring, and POA&M management. * Demonstrated experience applying Generative AI to cybersecurity or compliance challenges. * Strong background in implementing security controls within DevSecOps pipelines. * Deep understanding of Zero Trust principles and architectures. * Knowledge of vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and threat mitigation techniques. * Expertise in cloud architecture and cybersecurity best practices (AWS, Azure, or similar). * Strong foundation in systems engineering principles and secure system design. **Benefits:**
Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off. The annual salary for this role ranges from $230,000 to $240,000, with additional rewards including short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards
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