Director of Cybersecurity

About this role

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart. 

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person,  forge the future with Voyager.

Job Summary

The Director of Cybersecurity is responsible for protecting Voyager's information systems, data, users, and mission-critical technology environments from intentional or inadvertent compromise, disruption, or unauthorized access.

This leader will own enterprise cybersecurity strategy and execution across security architecture, security operations, vulnerability management, incident response, identity and access management, cloud security, network security, and regulated-environment controls.

The role requires a leader who can operate in complex aerospace, defense, and space technology environments, translate risk into action, build scalable security programs, and partner with IT, engineering, legal, contracts, program management, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Cybersecurity Strategy & Program Leadership

• Develop and execute Voyager's cybersecurity strategy, roadmap, governance model, and operating rhythms.

• Lead enterprise security programs that protect corporate systems, engineering environments, cloud services, collaboration platforms, and regulated data.

• Translate business, program, and government requirements into practical cybersecurity priorities, policies, controls, and investments.

• Report security posture, risks, incidents, remediation progress, and strategic needs to the CIO and senior leadership.

Security Operations & Incident Response

• Lead security monitoring, alert triage, incident response, forensics coordination, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and remediation tracking.

• Establish incident-response playbooks, tabletop exercises, escalation paths, and communication protocols for security events.

• Oversee SIEM, EDR, email protection, vulnerability scanning, identity protection, logging, and related security tooling.

• Partner with IT operations and networking teams to reduce attack surface, strengthen endpoint hygiene, and improve detection and response.

Architecture, Engineering & Risk Management

• Serve as a security architecture leader for application, cloud, identity, network, endpoint, and collaboration initiatives.

• Guide secure design for Microsoft 365, GCC High or government-cloud environments, identity platforms, endpoint management, and network segmentation.

• Drive risk assessments, control design, exception management, and remediation prioritization across enterprise systems.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and security products that improve Voyager's resilience, visibility, and operational effectiveness.

Regulated Program & Compliance Partnership

• Partner with compliance, legal, contracts, and program teams to support CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, ITAR/EAR, CUI, NASA, and DoD security obligations.

• Ensure security controls and evidence support audit readiness, government reviews, prime contractor assessments, and proposal requirements.

• Support secure handling of controlled unclassified information, export-controlled technical data, and classified-program requirements as applicable.

• Coordinate cybersecurity requirements with facility security, program security, and enterprise risk stakeholders.

Team, Vendor & Stakeholder Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop cybersecurity talent, including internal staff, external partners, and managed security providers.

• Manage security vendors, contracts, budgets, licensing, and technology performance.

• Communicate clearly with technical teams and executive audiences, including in sensitive or time-critical situations.

• Promote a security culture that is practical, mission-aware, and focused on enabling Voyager teams to move quickly and safely.

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Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI US government security clearance is required at the time of hire , with the ability to maintain clearance eligibility

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity, information security, or IT risk experience, including 5+ years leading security teams, programs, or major security initiatives.

• Experience leading security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, identity and access management, endpoint security, network security, and cloud security initiatives.

• Experience developing and implementing information security architectures, policies, procedures, roadmaps, and enterprise controls.

• Experience supporting regulated, government-contracting, aerospace, defense, space, or mission-critical technology environments.

• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, NIST 800-53, DFARS, ITAR/EAR, CUI, risk management, audit readiness, and control evidence.

• Strong leadership, communication,

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