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Director, Cybersecurity Operations

Inova Health System
remote work
United States, Virginia, Fairfax
8095 Innovation Park Drive (Show on map)
Aug 03, 2025
The Director Cybersecurity Operations develops the vision for the effective use of cybersecurity defense methods as well as a comprehensive IT Security governance, risk and compliance program with increasing resilience and integrity for Inova Health. Maintains key stewardship relations with transformational, principle and major business units/process owners. Manages IT Security Managers including day-to-day supervision, team member relations and staff development. Develops, plans and implements IT security and cybersecurity defense programs. This is a hybrid position, with a combination of remote work and onsite presence as required to support operational needs, team collaboration, incident response, or leadership engagements across the health system Job Responsibilities Oversees department to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but not limited to, preparing and implementing business strategy to achieve the organization's goals, ensuring legal compliance, communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, managing employment decisions and contributions of supporting team members, and managing departmental budget and fiscal success. Builds and retains effective cybersecurity expertise to conduct security event triage, incident response, investigations, forensics and cyber-intelligence collection and fusion. Researches best practices while compiling and presenting recommendations for comprehensive cybersecurity operations plans that enhance and foster information system stewardship. Oversees conduct of cybersecurity operations activities to include continuous detection and monitoring activity, incident response instances and active cybersecurity investigations. Supervises the implementation and execution of IT Security governance, risk and compliance plans including conduct of assessments and evaluations. Advises and monitors comprehensive cybersecurity risk posture in collaboration with leadership, auditors and compliance experts. Works closely with IT leadership peers, the CISO, and the CIO to manage department finances such as budgeting and control of salary, non-salary and capital investment expenses. Coordinates and monitors the development of security strategy, the maturity of the security program and proactively identifies capital and operational budget requests in line with budgetary goals. Minimum Requirements: Certification - One or more security certifications required: Certified Information Systems Security Professional , HCISSP, CISM Experience - 10 years Education - Bachelor's degree; or Associate degree and 2 years relevant professional experience in addition to the minimum Experience requirement; or HS Diploma/GED and 4 years relevant professional experience in addition to the minimum Experience requirement Preferred Requirements: Strategic oversight or direct experience with offensive security programs Proven ability to lead large-scale cybersecurity projects, migrations, or modernization initiatives