Cyber Monitoring Manager

Location: Hampton, VA, US

Department: Cyber Security

Work Location: onsite

Job Title: Cyber Monitoring Manager

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:
Our client is seeking a highly motivated Cyber Monitoring Manager to lead a team of Tier 1 Cyber Monitoring Analysts supporting the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) program located onsite at Langley AFB, VA. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, operational, and technical cybersecurity experience with the ability to manage a 24/7 team of cyber monitoring analysts responsible for detecting, triaging, and escalating cybersecurity events across multiple enterprise environments. The candidate should demonstrate experience leading geographically dispersed teams, developing analyst proficiency, implementing operational processes, and ensuring consistent execution of cyber monitoring operations. In addition, the candidate must possess excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with military customers, incident response teams, threat hunters, and enterprise stakeholders to ensure timely detection, escalation, and reporting of cybersecurity events.

Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage a 24/7 Tier 1 Cyber Monitoring team responsible for continuous monitoring, initial analysis, documentation, and escalation of cybersecurity events supporting the AF DCGS weapon system.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop Tier 1 Cyber Monitoring Analysts while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
• Coordinate daily operations between geographically separated monitoring teams to ensure standardized processes, consistent event handling, and seamless shift pass-downs.
• Ensure cyber events are properly triaged, documented, escalated, and tracked through established incident response and reporting procedures.
• Conduct recurring one-on-one meetings, performance discussions, and coaching sessions to support analyst development and operational readiness.
• Lead hiring efforts for Tier 1 analysts, including candidate evaluations, interviews, onboarding, and training coordination.
• Facilitate analyst training, knowledge management, and continuing education to ensure contract compliance and operational proficiency.
• Develop, implement, and maintain cybersecurity Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), monitoring workflows, and operational documentation.
• Monitor team performance, identify process improvements, and communicate performance concerns and recommendations to subcontractor leadership as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Engineering, and military stakeholders to improve detection capabilities and operational effectiveness.
• Stay current with emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices while recommending improvements to cyber monitoring operations.
• Prepare operational metrics, reports, and briefings for leadership regarding team performance, security events, and operational readiness.

Qualifications:

Required: 
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Degree may be substituted with relevant cybersecurity experience.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant cybersecurity experience
• DoD 8140 (8570) IAT Level II certification (Security+ or equivalent).
• Experience leading or supervising cybersecurity personnel within a Security Operations Center (SOC) or cyber monitoring environment.
• Knowledge of enterprise security technologies including SIEM platforms, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and log management solutions.
• Experience utilizing SIEM platforms to monitor, investigate, and escalate security events.
• Working knowledge of incident response processes and cybersecurity operations.
• Experience with Serena or similar incident/case management systems.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with technical teams, leadership, and government 

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What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$75,200-$158,100