Cyberspace Operations Team Lead in Scott AFB, Illinois at Core4ce

We are seeking a Cyberspace Operations Team Lead to support the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) under the TRANSCOM Cyberspace Operations Forces and Support (COF II) program. In this role, you will lead a team responsible for cybersecurity operations supporting mission-critical Department of Defense networks, systems, and cloud environments. This position is ideal for a cyber operations leader with strong experience in incident response, threat analysis, detection engineering, and defensive cyber operations within a DoD or federal environment. You will serve as a key interface with government stakeholders, mission partners, and internal technical teams to help protect and defend USTRANSCOM’s enterprise.

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day cybersecurity operations in support of USTRANSCOM’s Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) mission
• Supervise and guide personnel performing:

- Intrusion detection and monitoring
-Incident response and incident management
-Cyber threat analysis
-Cyber forensics
-Analytic and orchestration development
-Detection engineering

• Serve as the primary contractor lead for cyber operations-related activities and deliverables
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, CSSP subscribers, and mission partners including CPTs, USCYBERCOM, DISA, and other cyber defense organizations
• Support defensive cyber operations initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments
• Help develop and improve operational processes, procedures, SOPs, metrics, dashboards, and reporting
• Provide technical and strategic input on cyber operations capabilities, services, and mission priorities
• Support cyber incident investigations, reporting, response actions, and after-action activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cyber operations, analytics, and detection capabilities
• Provide weekly summaries and operational status updates to leadership
• Support after-hours and weekend response requirements for incidents and exercises as needed

*This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
• 7+ years of information assurance or cybersecurity experience
• 5+ years of experience in cyber analytic development, incident response, threat analysis, and cybersecurity engineering and/or architecture
• Experience leading cybersecurity operations teams in a DoD, federal, or similarly complex mission environment
• Strong knowledge of NIST and DoD cyber policies, standards, and guidance
• Experience with defensive cyber operations, cyber incident response, and threat analysis
• Understanding of cybersecurity metrics, auditing, and operational reporting
• Familiarity with zero trust concepts such as least privilege, access control, micro-segmentation, orchestration, and privileged access management
• Experience securing virtualized and cloud-based environments
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Must be eligible for and able to maintain SCI access
• Must meet all contract and customer requirements for access to government systems and facilities
• Must meet applicable DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) qualification requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting a DoD Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP), Combatant Command, or similar mission
• Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, EPP, NIDS, and other enterprise cyber defense technologies
• Knowledge of network architecture, firewalls, proxy services, WAFs, ports, protocols, and network segmentation
• Experience with Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, and Unix security configurations
• Familiarity with virtualization and cloud security technologies
• Experience creating technical documentation, SOPs, or operational procedures

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elasticsearch, Tines, Palo Alto XSOAR, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trellix, Tanium, Microsoft Defender, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Cisco Firepower / FMC, Snort, Zeek, Palo Alto Firewalls, F5 Advanced WAF,AWS WAF, VMware Kubernetes Docker, Podman

Why Work for Us?

Core4ce is a team of innovators, self-starters, and critical thinkers—driven by a shared mission to strengthen national security and advance warfighting outcomes.

We offer:

• 401(k) with 100% company match on the first 6% deferred, with immediate vesting
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage—employee portion paid 100% by Core4ce
• Unlimited access to training and certifications, with no pre-set cap on eligible professional development
• Tuition assistance for job-related degrees and courses
• Paid parental leave, PTO that grows with tenure, and generous holiday schedules
• Got a big idea? At Core4ce, The Forge gives every employee the chance to propose bold innovations and help bring them to life with internal backing.

Join us to build a career that matters—supported by a company that invests in you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.