Cybersecurity Operations Manager
About the role
with. - Duties And Responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences. Should be under
Responsibilities
with- each duty.
- Qualifications: Mandatory Qualifications list and Desired Qualifications list. Could combine into Requirements? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we have both Requirements and Qualifications possible. We need to decide what to put where. Likely Requirements = mandatory qualifications, Qualifications = desired? Or we could put all under Qualifications. But we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. We have both mandatory and desired qualifications. Could make a Requirements section for mandatory qualifications, and a Qualifications section for desired qualifications (or skills). Also Skills could be derived from desired qualifications (certifications, experience). But we should not invent. Better to map:
- Requirements: Mandatory Qualifications (list)
- Qualifications: Desired Qualifications (list)
- Skills: maybe not needed if overlapping; but we could extract skills from desired qualifications: e.g., "Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS and Azure", "Experience with TASKORDS, OPORDS", etc. Could put under Skills. But we need to avoid duplication. Could put desired qualifications under Qualifications and maybe not have Skills. However instruction says we can include sections like Skills if there is content. We have some skill-like items: "Experience writing security policies and procedures, Cyber Security Strategy (CSS), System Security Plan (SSP), System Security and Privacy Plan (SSPP), and assessing all ATO package artifacts." That's more qualification. "Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills." That's a skill. "Demonstrated strong customer and partner relationship-building skills." Also skill. Could put those under Skills.
But we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Pay: we have Target Salary Range: $146,000 - $234,000. Also mention overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus. So we can include Pay section.
Benefits: Benefits Statement: list of benefits. So Benefits section.
Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So omit Schedule.
Also we might include About Peraton? The instruction says do not repeat job title as heading; but we have "About Peraton" which is company overview. Should we include? The sections list does not include About company. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should only use those headings. So we should not include About Peraton as a heading. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we omit About Peraton, we lose that info. But maybe we can fold it into About the role? The instruction says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." About Peraton is not minor metadata; it's company description. Could we include it as a
under About the role? Possibly we can include a brief paragraph about Peraton as part of About the role section. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can include it as a paragraph within About the role. That seems acceptable. Thus we will output:
About the role
[company overview + role description]
ThenResponsibilities
with- each duty.
Then
Requirements
with mandatory qualifications list. ThenQualifications
with desired qualifications list. ThenSkills
with skill items extracted (communication, relationship-building, maybe others). But we need to ensure we don't duplicate content already in Requirements/Qualifications. Could extract from mandatory and desired lists items that are skills: "Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills." "Demonstrated strong customer and partner relationship-building skills." Also maybe "Experience writing security policies and procedures..." is more qualification. We'll keep those two under Skills. ThenBenefits
with- each benefit.
Then
Pay
withsalary range and note about overtime etc. No Schedule. We must output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences. Let's craft. First, About the role paragraph: combine Peraton overview and role description. Peraton overview: "Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face." Role description: "Peraton is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Manager in our Linthicum, MD office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of cyber investigations, digital forensics, cyber threat analysis, and mission support in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will contribute to protecting national security interests by leveraging technical expertise, analytical skills, and innovative problem-solving to address complex cyber challenges. Individuals who are passionate about cybersecurity, committed to excellence, and eager to make a meaningful impact are encouraged to apply." Combine into one or two paragraphs. Now Responsibilities: list each duty sentence from Duties And Responsibilities. Need to break into items. The text includes many sentences; we can split by sentences. Let's extract: - Develops detailed plans for the support of a range of cyber operations through collaboration with planners, operators, analysts, and military leadership. - Participates in targeting selection, validation, synchronization, integration, and execution of cyber activities. - Analyzes, reviews, and monitors strategies, doctrine, policies, and other directives to ensure compliance with mandated regulations from both the government at large and the military customer. - Develops, reviews, and applies specific cyber operations guidance for integration into broader planning activities. - Provides input to stakeholders for the development and refinement of cyber operations objectives, priorities, strategies, plans, and programs. - Reviews, approves, prioritizes, and submits operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities. - Provides input into the administrative and logistical elements of an operational support plan. - Applies knowledge of cybersecurity principles, operations security, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and national regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity. - Assists in developing new approaches to improve organizational framework through the coordination and integration of staff processes. - May work in the financial sphere to assist with planning goals, programming objectives, and may be responsible for preparing real-time data for leadership. - Assists and advises inter-agency partners in identifying and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for operational support in achievement of organizational objectives. - Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to leverage analytical and technical expertise to ensure mission goals are met. - Leverages prior military experience and a deep understanding of military hierarchy and leadership to effectively engage military customers and DoD partners. - Drafts and provides briefings, information/decision papers, policy documents, staffing packages, letters, memorandums, and official multimedia correspondence. - Coordinates with government CISO, CIO, and senior leadership to report cybersecurity operations performance metrics, compliance status, and program progress. - Manages and provides oversight of the ISSO/ISSE team responsible for maintaining cybersecurity protection across all government agency data and systems. - Supports the government CISO in executing cybersecurity requirements through the use of the RMF, consistent with NIST principles. - Directs the team in identifying and injecting RMF requirements into acquisition processes, requirements development, procurement, and IT hardware and software development efforts. - Oversees team delivery of proactive security vulnerability assessments, implementation, and monitoring of all computer systems and network infrastructure. - Ensures the team performs vulnerability and risk analyses of computer/network systems and applications during all phases of the system development lifecycle. - Oversees certification and accreditation activities on applications IAW the RMF. - Directs the development of processes, assessment of incident reports, and implementation of crisis communication plans. - Reviews and approves compliance reports; supports the audit process; ensures cybersecurity operations performance metrics are measured and reported to the government CISO and CIO. - Manages, coordinates, and resolves project issues, decisions, and risks across the cybersecurity operations team. - Monitors and reports team progress against plans through final acceptance and signoff. - Clarifies and resolves process-related activities for the technical team. - Creates compliance reports, oversees the audit process, and ensures cybersecurity operations performance metrics are consistently measured and reported. - Conducts interviewing, selection, and hiring of cybersecurity operations personnel. - Plans, assigns, and directs work across the ISSO/ISSE team; adjusts assignments and schedules to maintain adequate staffing levels and respond to fluctuating workloads. - Trains new and existing employees; addresses employee performance and implements corrective action plans as needed. - Motivates team members and administers rewards and recognition in alignment with program standards and company policies. - Serves as a key member of the IT management team, partnering with other team leaders and task area leads to advance shared mission objectives. - Evaluates personnel performance and provides professional development guidance to build a high-performing cybersecurity operations team. That's many items; we can keep them all. Now Requirements (Mandatory Qualifications): list each bullet. Mandatory Qualifications text: "10 years of experience, may have supervisory or lead experience. Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Well-versed in best practices for cybersecurity program standards, processes, and procedures compliance; industry-standard security frameworks; and demonstrated expert working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-53A, AFPD 17-1, and AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management. Experience writing security policies and procedures, Cyber Security Strategy (CSS), System Security Plan (SSP), System Security and Privacy Plan (SSPP), and assessing all ATO package artifacts. Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated strong customer and partner relationship-building skills. Prior military experience and deep understanding of military hierarchy and leadership strongly preferred." We need to turn each into
- . Note that some are sentences with semicolons; we can keep as is. Now Qualifications (Desired Qualifications): list each. Desired Qualifications text: "A degree in one of the following areas of study: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering. One or more of the following active certifications: CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSMP, FITSP-M, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, or GSLC. Experience transitioning from RMF v4 to v5. Basic understanding of identity and access management system capabilities and configuration. Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS and Azure. Experience with TASKORDS, OPORDS, and related military planning documents. Demonstrated experience leading Cybersecurity (ISSO & ISSE) teams. Experience in financial planning, programming objectives,
- each benefit.
Then
- each duty.
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