Manager - Cybersecurity

We are seeking a Manager of Cyber Security at Starlab, responsible for protecting our information systems and ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.

Base pay range: $130,000 – $150,000 per year.

• Develop and implement enterprise information security architectures and solutions.
• Serve as a security expert in application development, database design, network, and platform efforts, helping project teams comply with enterprise and IT security policies, industry regulations, and best practices.
• Research, design, and advocate new technologies and security products that support security requirements for the enterprise, its customers, partners, and vendors.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of information security strategy and architecture.
• Analyze business impact and exposure based on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks.
• Develop and execute security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal or external attacks on company email, data, e-commerce, and web‑based systems.
• Research attempted or successful efforts to compromise system security and design countermeasures.
• Maintain hardware, software, and network firewalls and encryption protocols.
• Administer security policies to control physical and virtual access to systems.
• Provide information to management regarding the impact of theft, destruction, alteration, or denial of access to information and systems.
• Manage and partner with third‑party information security vendors.
• Partner with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, on information security matters.
• Communicate security risks and solutions to business partners and IT staff as needed.
• Participate in annual information security training and fairs.
• Attend cybersecurity events and participate in other external cybersecurity activities to maintain current expertise.
• Respond to emergencies and remediate information security incidents.
• Maintain knowledge of government data protection requirements such as NIST 800‑53 (moderate & high), NIST 800‑171, CUI, and export‑controlled/ITAR regulations, and implement data protection strategies.
• Develop a cybersecurity protection roadmap and execution plan.

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

• Certifications preferred but not required include CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
• Active DoD security clearance preferred.

• 5–7 years of directly related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in aerospace strongly preferred.
• Experience and competency in cloud security posture management (CSPM); identity & access management (IAM); data loss & CUI prevention; SIEM & threat monitoring; endpoint detection and response (EDR).
• Support ticketing systems and change control methodologies aligned with ITIL best practices.
• Understanding of IT security concepts applied to ERP, business systems, and applications.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25 %.

U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must be eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations from NASA. The position does not sponsor visas.

Starlab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus plan, unlimited paid time off (PTO), comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings plan, wellness program, and various other benefits.