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Cyber Operations Manager

PEMCCO
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/15/2026

Do you thrive on staying one step ahead of emerging cyber threats? Join PEMCCO as a Cyber Operations Manager, where you’ll lead daily defensive operations, incident response efforts, and enterprise-wide network security activities. In this role, you’ll oversee multiple mission enclaves, guide coordinated cybersecurity actions, and embed Zero-Trust Architecture principles into every aspect of monitoring and operational execution, keeping critical environments protected and resilient.


PEMCCO, Inc. is an Information Technology and Information Management (IT/IM) services firm. We assist our customers in maximizing existing and emerging technologies to achieve their desired business productivity objectives. Living the Culture and Making It Happen is the motto we live by. We Live the Culture by carrying out the tenets of our Core Values of Loyalty, Integrity, and Commitment to our Customers and Employees every day. We Make It Happen by following Smart Organization Healthy Organization (SOHO) principles for internal and external communications and the successful execution of projects.


Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Essential Functions

  • Direct Security Operations Center (SOC) and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) activities.
  • Develop and enforce incident-response playbooks and escalation protocols.
  • Coordinate vulnerability management and patch deployment.
  • Integrate intelligence feeds for threat detection and early warning.
  • Manage cyber tool suites, including SIEM, IDS/IPS, and SOAR platforms.
  • Supervise analysts and engineers, ensuring 24/7 situational awareness.
  • Produce executive-level operational metrics and cyber risk dashboards.
  • Ensure compliance with DoD 8500, CJCSM 6510, and NIST SP 800-207.
  • Lead after-action reviews and root-cause analysis following incidents.

Competencies


  • Deep understanding of cyber defense frameworks and SOC operations.
  • Leadership and decision-making under pressure.
  • Familiarity with Splunk, ArcSight, and Elastic SIEM environments.

Required Qualifications


  • Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Information Assurance.
  • Ten (10) years of cyber operations experience with five (5) years in management.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance; DoD 8570 IAM III certification.

Preferred Qualifications

  • GIAC GCIA / GCIH or CISM.

Benefits

  • 15 days of Paid Time Off
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Whole Life Plus, Identity Theft, and Law Assure
  • 401(k)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Compensation
  • $90 – $150 hourly, depending on experience, ability, and capability.


PEMCCO, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Salary : $90 - $150

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