Senior Manager, Cybersecurity (R6149)

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager, Cybersecurity to lead the security strategy behind advanced, mission-critical technology. The successful candidate will drive secure and scalable solutions, collaborate across technical and business teams, and help ensure complex systems are protected, compliant, and ready for real-world operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the security strategy behind advanced, mission-critical technology
• Own the authorization portfolio, including holding overall accountability for RMF execution across all Shield AI classified systems
• Build the capability, not just the packages, including defining the enterprise continuous monitoring strategy
• Partner across the company, working with IT, network, platform, and product security engineers
• Own incident response leadership on classified systems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, defense systems, mission systems, or military aerospace programs
• Experience leading cybersecurity activities for complex integrated systems or defense platforms
• Strong knowledge of RMF, STIGs, system hardening, network security, secure architectures, and vulnerability management processes
• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting military aircraft, UAV, mission systems, or tactical communication platforms
• Familiarity with resilient system architectures, zero trust principles, cross-domain solutions, and contested environment operations
• Experience with MBSE methodologies and tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler

Additional Information

• Salary: USD 170,000-250,000 per-year-salary
• Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity