Responsibilities: You may have noticed that the responsibilities and qualifications listed here are very similar to that of a CSO. This is intentional because you are the Deputy and need to be able to step up and represent the CSO when needed. As a talented deputy, you work closely with CSO and gain the CSO\'s trust and respect so that he/she can delegate some of his/her duties to you. Your major responsibilities are to help the CSO ensure that the organization\'s staff, policies, processes, practices, and technologies: Proactively protect, shield, and defend the enterprise (hosts, networks, systems, applications, databases, information)from cyber threats, and prevent the occurrence and recurrence of cybersecurity incidents. This includes COSTS, GOTS, or open source systems. Enforce OWASP ASVS 4.0, NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253 requirements.. Monitor ongoing operations, applications, and platforms and actively hunt for and detect potential adversarial activity Report and investigate suspicious and unauthorized events expeditiously. Minimize impact of any cybersecurity events and ensure that the organization\'s capabilities are rapidly deployed to return assets to normal operations as soon as possible. Provide ongoing oversight, management, compliance and performance measurement and reporting, and course correction of all cybersecurity activities. Who You Are: You have significant background in \"best practices\" in several of the following areas: Cloud security and securing GovCloud, hybrid, & cloud edge environments Application, network & infrastructure security engineering & assessment Cyber defense including prevention, detection (including active threat hunting), response, recovery. DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and agile software development practices. Identity, Credential, & Access Management Zero-Trust Security & Network Architecture Secure Access Service Edge SOC 2 attestation Technology risk & control frameworks DoD civilian or military experience (a plus) *You have at least 5 years of cyber security experience in the DOD or a highly regulated industry. Knowledge of DoD RMF ATO process and DoD 8570 is a plus *You have strong leadership and management skills with a diverse workforce *You enjoy and seek out opportunities to mentor, coach and grow *You have top-quality written and verbal communication skills (e.g., capable of public speaking, changing your messaging based on the audience) *You are a U.S. citizen and are eligible to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance. You will need to apply for and obtain a TS/SCI clearance (if you don?t have it already) to continue to perform in this role. Qualifications: Minimum Education - Bachelor\'s degree with concentration in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Technology preferred. Preferred Education - Master\'s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or other related field. Certifications - One or more of the following: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Risk & Information Systems Control (CRISC) This is a Federal civilian service position within the United States Air Force. We are hiring at the equivalent of GS-14 or GS-15 level for this position.