Task Lead and Systems Security Manager; TS​/SCI

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success.

You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Task Lead and Systems Security Manager you will be responsible for developing and analyzing the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security. This role includes preparing, performing, and managing security aspects of implementing and operating systems, ensuring alignment with US Government Mission requirements, such as DODIN operations, Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO), Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) systems cybersecurity, CORA compliance, MMA, and related assessments.

The manager will oversee the security posture of information systems, conduct regular risk assessments, and ensure compliance with DoW requirements (e.g., NIST SP 800-53).

• Drive Service Performance: Establish programs and policies to maintain consistent service performance, ensuring high-quality Cybersecurity Services are delivered to clients, meeting their expectations and customer satisfaction measurements.
• Manage Security Compliance: Document plans of action and milestones for corrective actions following assessment activities and in response to identified vulnerabilities, drafting security policies and procedures, including the system security plan, and conducting routine risk assessments to quantify impacts of vulnerabilities
• Lead Team Success: Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's ability to deliver services successfully, ensuring effective collaboration and solution delivery.
• Evaluate Customer Feedback: Monitor employee and subcontractor work, evaluating customer feedback to identify areas for improvement.
• Develop Business Strategies: Develop strategies to drive mission performance, combining business and technical service and support functions.

This person will be required to come into the Fort Meade, MD office 5 days a week

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

• Deep Expertise in Consulting Engagement Delivery: Proven experience in overseeing the organization, administration, and supervision of consulting resources, business operation processes, and technologies required for successful and high-quality consulting engagement service delivery to clients.
• Experience with Cybersecurity Services Management: Established track record of ensuring high-quality Cybersecurity Services are consistently delivered to clients, meeting their expectations and customer satisfaction measurements.
• System Security and Compliance Management: Experience in managing Risk Management Framework and other required compliance operations across the full life cycle of system operations.
• Team Leadership and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Proven ability to lead teams and remove obstacles that may hinder the team's ability to deliver services successfully, ensuring effective collaboration and solution delivery.
• Mission Execution Strategy Development: Experience in developing strategies to drive mission performance, combining operational, business and technical service and support functions.
• Security Clearance:
  Active TS/SCI is required

• Cybersecurity Services Knowledge: Deep understanding of cybersecurity services, including threat management, incident response, and security consulting.
• Contract Negotiation
  
  Skills:
  
  Experience with contract negotiation, including terms and conditions, pricing, and scope of work.
• Risk Management Tools: Familiarity with risk management tools and systems, including eMASS, Xacta and ACAS and others for…