Frontier Cyber Service Line Leader

MANTECH seeks a Frontier Cyber Service Line Leader to join our team in Herndon, VA (Hybrid).

The Frontier Cyber Service Line Leader will serve as a pivotal, dual-impact leader combining deep technical domain authority with comprehensive operational and personnel management to drive the strategic success of the Frontier Cyber Service Line. Operating within MANTECH’s Technology and Capabilities Organization, this leader will own the overarching technical vision, talent health, service line utilization, tech sensing, and enterprise capability readiness across Department of War, Intelligence, and Federal Civilian accounts. This role manages the critical intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity under the mission of "Securing AI Assets, Powering Cognitive Defense"—overseeing domain experts defending agency AI resources while leveraging AI to power cognitive SOC automation, predictive vulnerability analytics, and automated threat triage.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Direct Service Line activities from executive Practice guidance, converting demand signals into capability investments, IRAD priorities, and hiring plans while maintaining full responsibility for Service Line utilization targets.
• Review complex technical deliverables, resolve interpersonal issues, provide coaching, advocate for promotions, and foster professional development.
• Lead workload and resource planning for personnel and technical infrastructure to balance client needs with team capacity.
• Lead technical planning and solutioning for key client projects and capture opportunities, assigning SMEs to programs and scaling involvement based on risk.
• Monitor market trends and partner with the CTO to set capability and IRAD priorities, promote asset reuse, and support industry conference participation.
• Build technical eminence through whitepapers and technical forums while maintaining strategic relationships with client leaders, academia, and commercial partners.
• Provide strategic insights to guide Cyber Practice strategy and foster execution across multiple simultaneous billable, pre-sales, and internal development activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, Business, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant technical, operational, and leadership experience within DoD, Intelligence Community, or Federal Civilian cybersecurity sectors.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary technical teams, managing resource utilization, and supporting business development, capture, and proposal lifecycles.
• Ability to execute against multiple simultaneous activities, including billable projects, capture/pre-sales support, and IRAD/internal development.
• Strong ability to monitor and drive Service Line Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Exceptional ability to brief executive government clients, internal leadership, and technical teams with clarity and authority.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep subject matter expertise in AI Asset Defense, AI Infrastructure Security, Machine Learning Security, Adversarial Machine Learning, Cognitive SOC Automation, and Predictive Analytics.
• Experience translating emerging AI/ML security research into fieldable capabilities aligned directly with programs and customer requirements.
• Proven experience establishing technical partnerships across commercial, academic, and client leadership ecosystems.

Clearance Requirements: 

• Must have an active Top Secret / SCI clearance 

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly operates a computer and other productivity machinery.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
• Travel may be required to support client meetings, technical demonstrations, or proposal efforts.