Senior Manager, Cybersecurity

Job overview

The Senior Manager, Cybersecurity role is listed in Washington, DC. The posting does not specify a work arrangement or compensation amount. The role supports Shield AI’s mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The manager leads cybersecurity authorization and continuous monitoring for classified systems, builds repeatable compliance capabilities, and partners across engineering, facilities, and program teams to protect systems and support operational readiness.

What you'll do

• Own the authorization portfolio and accreditation roadmap
• maintain authorization posture and manage dependencies
• represent the company with government security authorities
• define continuous monitoring strategy and standardize compliance materials
• select and manage security compliance tools
• report security metrics
• partner with technical, facilities, and program teams
• lead incident response on classified systems
• support user training and access controls.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cybersecurity

senior manager

risk management framework

classified systems

continuous monitoring

security compliance

defense technology

washington dc

shield ai

top secret clearance

sci eligibility

$170k–$250k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting describes bonus, benefits, and equity for regular full-time employees
• temporary employees have a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days.

Why this role

The posting requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Sector: 54.