What You'll Do

The Cyber Security Operations Manager is responsible for the Cyber Security Operations team. This team is responsible for day to day advanced security monitoring of the systems and the network. Additionally, this person will oversee all Cyber Security Incident Response activities (with a delegated team lead) and Cyber Security Engineering activities. The Operations Manager will report to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), will work with the Formal Authorizations Manager, the Network Operations Center, and other business functional managers to enable defensive cyber operations 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. This position is expected to have an understanding of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the various supporting elements. This role is expected to manage the team that plans and implements security measures to protect computer systems, networks, and data, as well as to provide additional visibility for the analysts and to stay up to date on the latest risks and threats to information security systems. This manager shall lead from the Pantex site in Amarillo Texas a geographically distributed team.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Ability to identify cyber risks and appropriate mitigations and countermeasures
• Ability to walk through various threat scenarios and execute penetration testing
• Knowledge of Intrusion Detection Systems and SIEMs
• Knowledge of Splunk
• Ability to create required task tracking and continuous monitoring information to leverage automated tools such as electronic Governance, Risk, and Compliance (eGRC) systems
• Ability to train and mentor others to research and document security best practices for particular devices, applications, and emerging technologies
• Strong teamwork skills, including interaction with end users and operations personnel, in a service-oriented environment
• Ability to present administrative, technical, and operational information clearly and effectively through the oral and written word as well as diagrams and charts
• Ability to document work and train others
• Maintain timely and effective communication with stakeholders to resolve cyber security issues
• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate assignments of cyber staff to projects

What You Can Expect

Minimum Job Requirements

Preferred Job Requirements

• Certified Ethical Hacking
• Extensive experience with intrusion detection/prevention, log management and analysis, event monitoring and incident response
• Extensive experience with network security
• Extensive experience with vulnerability scanning and mitigation
• Familiarity with SIEM tools, next generation firewalls, and behavioral analytics
• Knowledge of Federal Cybersecurity protection standards and baselines (e.g. NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-53, DoD STIGs, CNSSI 1253)
• Experience in coordinating sophisticated incident response from attacks by APT actors
• Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-37 and SP 800-39)
• CISSP, CEH, GSIP, CISM certifications
• Familiarity with Tenable and/or other automated compliance scanning tools
• Continuous improvement and feedback for existing processes
• Strong foundation in and in-depth technical knowledge of security engineering, computer and network security, authentication, and security controls
• Experience in project management
• Familiarity with DOE Cyber Security program and requirements
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with supporting and enabling the DOE/NNSA mission
• Familiarity with utilizing electronic Governance, Risk, and Compliance (eGRC) systems

Why Pantex and Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

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