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Cyber Security Manager

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Date : Feb 2, 2025

Location : Lexington, MA, US

Company :

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Position Description

The Cyber Security Vulnerability Management Team Lead will provide leadership and direction in the day-to-day management of the vulnerability assessment, tracking, and remediation efforts to the Laboratory Cyber Security Vulnerability Management Infrastructure. The Cyber Security VM Team Lead will provide oversight, technical leadership and vision, with respect to operations of the Laboratory vulnerability management process, ensuring adherence to industry standards.

These responsibilities include : facilitating design reviews for proposed solutions; providing recommendations on viability; implementation strategies and optimal implementation of solutions; demonstration of expert level knowledge of vulnerability remediation strategies; ensuring changes to security infrastructures are made with optimal security standards and best practices in mind; setting strategic and technical direction following industry standards and security best practices.

Vulnerability Assessment

• Implement, maintain, and document enterprise vulnerability assessment systems and business processes
• Create procedures and customized scan configurations appropriate for the desired performance and accuracy
• Perform scheduled scans of Laboratory DoD classified and unclassified networks with minimal impact to users
• Provide custom vulnerability reporting for SSD, ISD, and Group Administrators as required.
• Review and analyze vulnerability results and monitor remediation efforts in coordination with ISD Management and Systems Administrators
• Conduct all types of Web applications security testing, including those indicated in the OWASP testing guide

General Security Projects

Communication & Collaboration

Threat Assessment

This position is under general supervision of the Cyber Security Sector Manager

This position does not have direct financial responsibility. However, technical expertise may be required for assisting with product selection.

This position will maintain frequent contact with internal department and / or Laboratory user community as well as external vendors to maintain communications related to project execution.

Requirements

Knowledge and Skills Required

Preferred

Occasional off-hour / on-call support is necessary.

A certain degree of flexibility of schedule is required as some work (planned / unplanned) must be done outside of major production hours during pre-scheduled maintenance windows.

Additional Information

This position requires an individual with excellent communication (both oral and writing) and organizational skills. The individual must be able to work in a fast-paced environment at times with minimal supervision and execute project and administrative tasks with a high degree of quality, while following existing processes, and establishing new operational procedures and best practices where necessary. Additionally, the position requires the ability to work with members of other teams and staff to all necessary department and organizational goals.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include :

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage ofother voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID : 40535

Nearest Major Market : Boston

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Defense, DoD, Cyber Security, Security Clearance, Computer Forensics, Government, Security

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