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Job Posting Title

Cybersecurity Action Officer

Date

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

City

Arlington

State

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Action Officer to join our dynamic team in Arlington, VA. If you want to be creative, grow, and have fun in the IT industry, then this is truly the job for you. What you do matters, and this role has a significant impact on a DoD Special Access Program mission!

The candidate will direct processes and staff interaction for a Department of Defense Chief Information Officer office that includes government civilians, contractors, and military. Work closely with the Director and office leadership to drive innovation, strengthen cybersecurity governance, develop and manage talent, expand enterprise capabilities, and improve product/service offerings.

This position is on-site, five days a week, and requires an active TS/SCI clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS047, T5, Band 8

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage project schedule and work plans and ensure DoD policy requirements are implemented and enforced. Requires in depth knowledge of industry best practices, CNSS, NIST standards and JSIG.
• Manage project engagements and assist clients with a wide range of innovative and dynamic risk-based services derived from the NIST Cyber Security Framework
• Create tools such as Excel spreadsheets and other databases to compile, track, summarize, and report the status of various documents and projects.
• Create support materials and content for the collective including tutorials, templates, and toolkits• Writing technical documentation for and delivering technical presentations to IT staff
• Oversee office processes to ensure conformance with established guidelines. This includes task management through SharePoint, Jira tools and CATMS.
• Oversee development and submission of Memorandum for Record, Action Memos or other official correspondence in support of DoD or Interagency principals.
• Ensure conformance with established DoD-OSD guidelines; provide timely feedback and status upon request.
• Perform special projects on own initiative or as assigned.
• Manage and maintain the complex calendars and schedules of senior personnel and resolve conflicting priorities and orchestrate changes to the calendar, as required, that may include coordination, verification, and scheduling of meetings with senior government personnel, congressional members and staff, industry, and academia personnel.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance required
• Minimum degree required: Master's Degree in field related to the tasking (Six (6) years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Master’s Degree)
• 12 years of general experience

• Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments. Plans and leads major work assignments.

• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success. Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• SAP experience preferred

• SharePoint, CATMS, Jira, Atlassian experience
• Hands-on experience with associated Cyber tools (SPLUNK, ACAS, Fortify, ArcSight, eMASS, HBSS)
• Former ISSE

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Minimum Requirements

TCS047, T5, Band 8

EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

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