[Hiring] Team Leader - Security @Unissant

Role Description

We are seeking a Team Leader - Security to join our team and support our client. The ideal candidate is a proactive security-focused technical leader who understands how to embed compliance, endpoint protection, and operational discipline into enterprise IT support. This individual combines hands-on technical knowledge with the leadership skills needed to guide teams, improve controls, and protect critical environments.

• Lead security-related support activities within Tier 3 back-end support and engineering operations.
• Support security compliance, reporting, audit response, and operational implementation activities across the environment.
• Coordinate efforts related to endpoint protection, permissions, device security, and local security configurations.
• Partner with technical teams and stakeholders to strengthen security posture and align support activities with organizational requirements.
• Support documentation, process improvement, and reporting related to security operations and compliance tasks.
• Contribute to root cause analysis, change management, and technical planning efforts where security considerations are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong experience supporting enterprise security operations, local security controls, or security compliance functions in an IT operations environment.
• Knowledge of security reporting, audit support, endpoint security tools, and technical controls.
• Ability to collaborate across operational and engineering teams in support of secure service delivery.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in support of technical and compliance-related activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree is required. Preferred field of study in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field of study.
• MBA/Master's Degree in a relevant field of study preferred.
• Desired certifications may include CISSP, Security+, ITIL, or other credentials relevant to enterprise security and compliance support.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to present proposals and performance data, comfortable interfacing all levels of organization.
• Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Travel

• Local travel within a 50-mile radius of NIH Bethesda, Maryland is not reimbursable.
• On occasion, travel may be required of Contractor personnel and, if approved in advance by the Contracting Officer, may be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.
• Work may be performed at Government facilities, remote locations, or approved employee work locations in support of Government operations.

Environmental Requirements

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours.