Senior Manager, Cybersecurity (R6149)

Washington, D.C. · USD 170,000-250,000 / year · 8+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Sep 29, 2026

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Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager, Cybersecurity to own the authorization portfolio and drive RMF execution across all classified systems.
The role involves leading accreditation roadmaps, representing Shield AI as a senior security authority, and building enterprise continuous monitoring and compliance capabilities.
The position requires partnering across IT, engineering, industrial security, and leadership to embed security architecture and manage classified incident response.

Hold overall accountability for RMF execution across all Shield AI classified systems under JSIG, DAAPM, and NIST SP 800-53, driving toward continuous authorization as the goal state.
Maintain a single authoritative view of authorization posture: ATO and IATT status, expiration dates, conditions, open POA&M items, and assessment findings across every system and site.
Own the accreditation roadmap and commit dates with program management, and manage dependencies including facility, network, tooling, and personnel.
Represent Shield AI as the senior security authority with Authorizing Officials, SCAs, government program security officers, and DCSA or cognizant SAPCO representatives.
Drive reciprocity and inheritance strategy so controls implemented once are reused across programs and sites.
Approve risk acceptance recommendations, deviations, and mitigation strategies before government submission, and escalate residual risk to leadership.
Define the enterprise continuous monitoring strategy including vulnerability scanning, STIG and SRG compliance, audit review, and configuration drift detection.
Standardize package templates, control evidence libraries, hardening baselines, and inheritance documentation.
Select and own the security compliance toolchain including budget, licensing, and government-directed tooling requirements.
Own incident response leadership on classified systems including containment, spillage and contamination response, government reporting, and corrective plans.

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
8+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, defense systems, mission systems, or military aerospace programs
Experience leading cybersecurity activities for complex integrated systems or defense platforms
Strong knowledge of RMF, STIGs, system hardening, network security, secure architectures, and vulnerability management processes
Experience working across hardware, software, networking, and mission system integration environments
Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility

Experience supporting military aircraft, UAV, mission systems, or tactical communication platforms
Familiarity with resilient system architectures, zero trust principles, cross-domain solutions, and contested environment operations
Experience with MBSE methodologies and tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler
Background supporting cybersecurity test events, airworthiness, or platform accreditation activities

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Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment for temporary employees)

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