Location: Pensacola,FL, USA
Date Posted: 2024-09-27 Country: United States of America Location: FL807: 640 Roberts Ave, Pensacola FL 640 Roberts Avenue Corry Station, Pensacola, FL, 32511 USA Position Role Type: Hybrid You have been redirected to RTX's career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you'll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings. Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. The Security Management and Incident Response (SMIR) Manager shall be the primary interface with the government for the contractor's 24x7 cyber defense-related activities. The SMIR Manager shall have experience leading teams that provide cyber security defense services to include near real-time response to cyber security threats. Additional responsibilities include developing and tracking POA&Ms for security findings, oversee the provisioning and monitoring of customer systems, and managing other cyber defense activities in on-prem and cloud environments utilizing the Splunk SIEM. This position will be primarily located onsite in Pensacola on Corry Station. Responsibilities Include: Serve as the primary interface with the government for the contractor's day-to-day O&M security-related activities and interface with the SMIR/SecOps Government Leads for all Cyber Defense related functions. Leads and manages the Security Management and Incident Response team for the DOMino contract to include the 24x7 CIRT (Cyber Incident Response Team) and additional supporting teams located in two geographic areas. Managing a 24 x 7 CIRT supporting continuous monitoring and incident response for Providing expert level technical direction to the teams performing detection, response, mitigation, and reporting of cyber threats affecting hybrid cloud/ on-prem customer networks. Ensuring system security needs are established and maintained for Mission Engineering (ME) Systems. Leading team(s) that produce reports and briefs to provide an accurate depiction of the current threat landscape and associated risk based on customer, community, and open-source reporting. Overseeing a Cyber Threat Intelligence Team (CTI) to actively investigate cyber activity targeting customer information and its information infrastructure Management of Team Leads that provide supervision during assigned shifts, including nights/weekends, both on-site and remote. Overseeing the development and implementation of training standards and procedures, to include Work Instructions, Joint Qualification Requirements, and Standard Operating Procedures Ensuring the training of all SMIR personnel is complete Recommending and developing policies and procedures to investigate malware incidents for ME Systems and networks Analyzing and making recommendations for hardware, software and processes that will mitigate adversary intrusions. Developing, implementing and maintaining the information system security posture across ME Systems and networks Leading teams that perform analysis on large data sets Working collaboratively with teams that conduct periodic vulnerability scans and reconcile results and report all findings. Providing daily and other periodic reports to the Task Manager and government customers. Required Skills: Must be a US Citizen Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance. Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability 10+ years of directly relevant experience Minimum of 3 years of experience with the responsibilities of managing a SOC/CIRT Understanding of the Certification & Accreditation process NIST standards knowledge Familiarity with intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, Security Information Event Management (SIEM), malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis Experience with standard security principles, policies, standards and industry best practices Understanding of Windows, UNIX, and Linux operating systems impact to security operations Understanding of security technologies and concepts, experience including design and implementation of secure network solutions including DMZs, web portals and large scale SIEM deployments Knowledge of Information Assurance and Information Operations technologies and development activities Desired Skills: Splunk experience Required Certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent Desired Certifications: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification or equivalent Splunk (Certified User, Admin, etc.) Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cyber Engineering or a related discipline is required. Twelve (12) years of experience (for a total of twenty (20) or more years) may be substituted for a degree. A Master's degree in a related discipline may substitute for two (2) years of experience. A PhD may substitute for four (4) years of experience. Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation's most mission impactful initiatives. When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world's most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions. At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we'll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients. Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team. The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window. RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link ( to read the Policy and Terms