Title: Cybersecurity Director

Segment: Voyager - Corporate

Location: Remote

Job Type: Full Time - Remote

Relocation Eligible: No

Company Description: Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Position Description:

• Is responsible for ensuring the safety of information systems assets and protecting systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
• Solves problems which are complex in nature, requiring the application of differing techniques.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals with advanced coordination and control. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Tasks and assignments tend to be highly complex, non-routine and/or require a greater level of expertise.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and process to meet goals outlined. Duties are performed under very limited supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: may include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develops and implements enterprise information security architectures and solutions.
• Serves as a security expert in application development, database design, network, and/or platform (operating system) efforts, helping project teams comply with enterprise and IT security policies, industry and government regulations, and best practices.
• Maintains security hardware and software/SaaS.
• Administers security policies to control physical and virtual access to systems.
• Researches, advocates and implements new technologies, architectures, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise and its customers, business partners, and vendors.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of information security strategy and architecture across the enterprise.
• Analyzes business impact and exposure based on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks.
• Develops and executes security controls, defenses and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal or external attacks or attempts to infiltrate company email, data, e-commerce and web-based systems.
• Researches attempted or successful efforts to compromise systems security and designs countermeasures.
• Provides information to management regarding the negative impact on the business caused by theft, destruction, alteration or denial of access to information and systems.
• Manages relationship and works effectively with third party information security vendors.
• Partners and communicates with Government agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense (DoD) and other relevant agencies, on information security matters.
• Communicates security risks and solutions to business partners and IT staff as needed.
• Participates in annual Information Security training/fairs.
• Attends cybersecurity events and participates in other external cybersecurity activities to maintain up to date knowledge.
• Responds to emergencies and remediates information security incidents.
• Protected Data & Classification of Data – The position will be responsible for knowledge of government data protection requirements such as but not limited to NIST 800-53 (moderate & high), NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Export controlled/ITAR regulations and subsequent execution or participating with team members in data protection strategies & implementations.
• Project Management - Plans and coordinates all aspects of internal cybersecurity-specific projects from initiation to delivery. Coordinates work performed by cybersecurity staff and internal customers/partners by defining project requirements, performing feasibility and needs/impact assessments. Develops detailed project plans and manages all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training and on-time delivery within budget constraints.
• Develop Cybersecurity protection roadmap and steps to implementation.
• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical - Collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data for mitigation plans and timely reporting with solutions.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; works well in group problem solving situations.
• Project Management – Communicates changes and progress.
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills;demonstrates expert-level technical knowledge in relevant areas.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork – Gives and welcomes feedback; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed; builds team relations.
• Leadership/Managing People - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others; comes to the forefront in case of crisis and is able to think and act in creative ways in difficult situations; holds team accountable; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes him/herself available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; fosters quality focus in others; improves processes, products and services; continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; supports organization’s goals and values.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Motivation – Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism – Reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity – Completes work in a timely manner; strives to increase productivity.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures including using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required and wearing company issued badge when on company property; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and material properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Initiative – Seeks increased responsibilities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation – Generates suggestions for improving work.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Cybersecurity related discipline and 10+ years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Certifications preferred but not required include CISSP, CISM, etc.

Language Skills

Strong oral and written communication abilities with management, employees and customers. Ability to formulate complex and comprehensive materials such as legal documents, authoritative reports, official publications of major scope and impact, etc., and/or to make formal presentations inside/outside of the company.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret complex statistical data and/or to develop forecasts and computer models.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to analyze situations or data requiring an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.

Ability to implement strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Ability to establish and adhere to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements. Erroneous decisions will result in critical delay(s) in schedules and/or unit operations and may jeopardize overall business activities.

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Support ticketing systems, change control methodologies and their importance to ITIL best practices.
• IT security concepts and application to ERP, Business systems, & applications.

Specializations and Concentrations

• Firewall deployment, management and monitoring – i.e., FortiNet and related services
• Email protection SaaS management – i.e., Mimecast / Proofpoint.
• Experience with SIEM implementation and management – i.e, Windows Sentinel or Huntress.
• Experience interacting with government agencies – i.e., NASA, DoD.

Interpersonal Skills

• Effectively interacts with senior management or executives on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers.
• Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship.

Other Essential Duties

Travel Required:

Eligibility:

Clearance:

Decision Making, Complexity:

• Empowered to make decisions and oversee approvals within the determined scopes.
• Strategic and critical thinking, understanding the organization’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Demonstration of sound and accurate judgment.

Organizational information:

This position reports to the VP of IT & Cybersecurity

Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000

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Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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

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The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice