Full-Time

Senior Director

Engineering, Federal

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GuidePoint Security

GuidePoint Security

501-1,000 employees

Provides cybersecurity guidance and integration services

Consulting
Cybersecurity

Senior, Expert

Reston, VA, USA

Remote workforce primarily, but on-site work may be required for Federal positions.

Category
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Extensive experience in engineering leadership
  • Proficiency in multiple cybersecurity verticals
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles (ZeroTrust Identity, Network Security, Endpoint, Compliance, Analytics, Insider Threat, etc.)
Responsibilities
  • Lead engineering teams: Hire, train, mentor, and manage engineering and developer resources.
  • Develop technical strategy: Create a technical roadmap that aligns with the company's strategic vision and growth model.
  • Development: Work to create new service offerings that align with the Federal market and educate team members on capabilities.
  • Inspiration: Possess experience inspiring and energizing a team by celebrating achievements, recognizing contributions, and maintaining high morale.
  • Ensure projects are successful: Oversee the development and implementation of projects, and ensure they are completed on time and within budget.
  • Maintain quality standards: Ensure that products and architectures meet design requirements and deliver a consistent user experience.
  • Collaborate: Understand complete offerings of solutions across professional services technical teams developing strategies for customer opportunities, solutions for use cases and responses to customer questions.
  • Engagement: Lead the development of responses to RFPs/RFIs, ensuring that proposals effectively address customer needs and differentiate GuidePoint Security’s offerings.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership: Work with the Sr. Leadership to develop and meet organizational goals.
  • Identify and implement new technologies: Recommend and implement new technologies to improve processes and decision-making.
  • Establish policies and procedures: Create and implement policies, practices, standards, and security measures.
  • Mentorship: Meet with team members and provide technical guidance and strategy for Services team across various verticals and technical abilities.
  • Solve problems: Be the go-to person for solving problems, such as when the team is struggling to meet goals or there is a crisis.
  • Be adaptable: Ability to pivot quickly in response to changing market needs.

GuidePoint Security specializes in providing expert guidance for navigating the cyber landscape, offering services that include insights into the evolving threat landscape and aligning product decisions with resource capacity. They also assist with product comparisons and integration to optimize cybersecurity resources, focusing on technologies such as threat intelligence, security assessments, and cybersecurity product integration.

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Onspring enhances GuidePoint's GRC automation capabilities.
  • Recognition of women leaders boosts GuidePoint's brand and attracts diverse talent.
  • Zero Trust architecture adoption aligns with GuidePoint's cloud security focus.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging cybersecurity firms may offer similar services at lower costs.
  • Rapid evolution of cyber threats may outpace GuidePoint's current capabilities.
  • Partnership with Orca Security may expose GuidePoint to security vulnerabilities.

What makes GuidePoint Security unique

  • GuidePoint Security offers Phishing as a Service to enhance cybersecurity training.
  • The company is recognized as a Trusted Cloud Provider by the Cloud Security Alliance.
  • GuidePoint's Emerging Cyber Vendor Program supports federal cloud security initiatives.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Holidays

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Phone/Internet Stipend

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pet Insurance