Director, Cyber Engineering

**Due to certain contracts and nature of the work, US Citizenship is required." 

Overview of the Role:

We are seeking a Director, Cyber Engineering.  We are seeking a seasoned technical leader to drive the design, development, and continuous improvement of our cloud-based, multi-tenant technology stack and front-end platform that underpin our comprehensive managed cybersecurity services – and serve as the core of our brand new 24x7x365 Security Operations Center (SOC). In this role, you will be responsible for architecting and managing a robust solution that integrates critical functions – including attack surface reduction, cyber threat intelligence, offensive cyber emulation, and a spectrum of MDR services (endpoint, network, SIEM, cloud, OT) – along with threat hunting, detection engineering, forensics, and malware analysis. You will also manage and engineer seamless integrations with a multitude of client-owned technologies and data sets, ensuring effective ETL processes and data normalization to optimize our platform’s performance and reliability. As a pivotal member of our strategic leadership team at a medium to large-sized government contracting firm, you will report directly to the CISO and regularly engage with senior leaders across the company. In addition to leveraging your deep technical expertise to drive the growth and evolution of our managed services portfolio, you will lead a dynamic team of 3-5 engineers, consistently pushing the boundaries of innovation in cybersecurity.

The Director, Cyber Engineering will be responsible for driving the design, development, and integration of our multi-tenant, cloud-based technology stack that powers our 24x7x365 SOC and managed services portfolio, while leading a team, managing budgets and vendor relationships, and collaborating with senior leadership to ensure strategic alignment and operational excellence. Primary responsibilities include:

• Strategic Vision & Innovation: Define and execute a visionary roadmap for our multi-tenant technology stack and front-end platform—at the heart of our 24x7x365 SOC and managed cybersecurity services—by incorporating emerging technologies and industry best practices
• Architecture & Lifecycle Management: Architect and oversee the design, build, and ongoing enhancement of a scalable, robust platform, ensuring effective lifecycle management and performance optimization
• Client Integration & Data Engineering: Lead seamless integrations with diverse client-owned technologies and data sets, managing ETL processes and data normalization to maximize platform reliability and efficiency
• Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Manage and mentor a high-performing team of 3-5 engineers while partnering directly with the CISO and senior leaders to align technical initiatives with broader business objectives
• Operational Excellence & Delivery Oversight: Ensure the flawless execution of key security functions—spanning threat intelligence, MDR services, and more—by overseeing the delivery and continuous improvement of integrated solutions that exceed customer expectations
• Security, Compliance & Vendor Management: Cultivate strategic relationships with vendors and technology partners while ensuring adherence to rigorous cybersecurity, government, and regulatory standards
• Program Documentation & Project Management: Develop comprehensive documentation and oversee technical project management to guarantee timely, cost-effective delivery of new capabilities and platform enhancements
• Marketing & Business Development Support: Collaborate with marketing and business development teams to provide technical expertise, support thought leadership initiatives and contribute to compelling proposals and capture efforts
• Budget, Procurement & Financial Oversight: Direct the budgeting, procurement, and vendor negotiation processes to ensure cost-effective investments that align with strategic priorities and financial objectives

• BS degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
• 10 years or more of progressive engineering experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, or technology development roles, with a proven track record of building and managing cloud-based cybersecurity solutions
• 5 years of experience or more in engineering leadership roles
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Cybersecurity Experience
  • Development experience in managed services
  • Previous experience developing custom cybersecurity tools
  • Strong understanding of data normalization concepts
  • Cybersecurity automation and scripting using Python
• DevSecOps Experience
  • Expert level AWS skills. Must have the ability to recommend scalable and cost efficient solutions that meet requirements.
  • Expert in modern DevOps best practices
  • Understanding of ETL processes on large datasets
  • Development of large data pipelines
  • Tool integration and event correlation using API’s
  • Virtualization using Docker / Kubernetes
  • Development of CI / CD pipelines
  • Full stack web development
• Leadership Experience
  • Experience leading teams of cybersecurity and engineering professionals
  • Experience mentoring junior developers
  • Enforcing development standards across the team
  • Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills and the ability to collaborate well in a dynamic team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in AWS GovCloud
• Experience developing MDR or MSSP infrastructure
• Familiarity with a variety of EDR, SIEM, Cloud and Network based cybersecurity tools
• Previous experience working in a 24x7 SOC environment
• Previous experience in Incident Response roles

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

Edgewater Federal Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and continues to be our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status and/or other status protected by applicable law.