Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Technical Lead / Subject-Matter Expert (SME)

Position Title: Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Technical Lead / Subject-Matter Expert (SME)

Location: Bethesda, MD | Hybrid- Not Remote

Cybervance is a rapidly growing information security and information technology company based in Washington, D.C., and we are an equal opportunity employer. We design, develop, and manage the successful execution of training programs for government and private sector organizations. Cybervance believes in creating innovative solutions to deliver measured results.

We are seeking an experienced Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Technical Lead / Subject-Matter Expert (SME) to provide expert-level technical leadership, tool integration, and operational support for enterprise CDM initiatives. The CDM Technical Lead will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for the configuration, implementation, and optimization of CDM tools and dashboards to enhance continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and situational awareness across enterprise and federal environments.

This position requires a highly skilled cybersecurity professional with deep technical proficiency in CDM Program tools, data integration, and network security. The successful candidate will ensure seamless coordination between cybersecurity engineering, operations, and compliance teams to deliver secure, automated, and compliant CDM capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and subject-matter expert for the implementation, integration, and optimization of CDM tools and technologies across enterprise environments.
• Manage and maintain tools from the CDM Program’s Approved Products List (APL) within the Hardware Asset Management (HWAM), Software Asset Management (SWAM), and Vulnerability Management (VUL) categories.
• Lead efforts to collect, normalize, and integrate CDM data into enterprise dashboards and Elastic Stack environments for visibility and decision support.
• Support the design, configuration, and deployment of CDM solutions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal cybersecurity and data quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with security operations, infrastructure, and compliance teams to ensure end-to-end data visibility across network, endpoint, and cloud environments.
• Implement and maintain data pipelines that connect enterprise tools with CDM dashboards, ensuring efficient data ingestion, transformation, and visualization.
• Conduct data correlation and validation to support the identification of asset inventories, vulnerabilities, and configuration deviations.
• Provide technical guidance and hands-on engineering support for integrating CDM tools with SIEMs, vulnerability scanners, and asset discovery platforms.
• Perform technical troubleshooting, performance optimization, and version control management for CDM systems.
• Ensure solutions align with federal cybersecurity frameworks such as FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-137, and OMB M-21-31.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure interoperability between CDM capabilities and agency cybersecurity initiatives, such as risk management, patch management, and Zero Trust implementation.
• Maintain documentation, including engineering diagrams, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and system configuration guides.
• Provide training and mentorship to technical teams on CDM tool usage, data interpretation, and continuous monitoring processes.
• Communicate technical findings, data trends, and remediation recommendations to both technical staff and senior leadership.

Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience utilizing tools from the CDM Program’s Approved Products List (APL) in the Hardware Asset Management (HWAM), Software Asset Management (SWAM), and Vulnerability Management (VUL) categories.
• Proven experience working with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for CDM data integration and visualization.
• Demonstrated experience working with the CDM Dashboard, including configuration, data ingestion, and reporting.
• Strong background in network security, including configuration management, network monitoring, and vulnerability identification.
• Hands-on experience integrating and managing federal cybersecurity tools, dashboards, or continuous monitoring solutions.
• Deep knowledge of data collection, correlation, and normalization techniques within CDM environments.
• Proficiency with federal cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-137, and OMB M-21-31.
• Experience integrating CDM data with SIEMs and analytics platforms such as Splunk, Cribl, or QRadar.
• Strong understanding of cyber asset inventory, configuration management, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Familiarity with data governance principles, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and availability for continuous monitoring.
• Strong ability to lead technical teams, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and manage complex integrations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for explaining technical concepts and presenting findings to non-technical and executive audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate with federal stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams in high-impact cybersecurity environments.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is required.

Required Skills & Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).

• Current government security clearance: Public Trust.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in information security, Information Systems, or Engineering.
• Additional certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Elastic Certified Engineer, or CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+).
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) integration into CDM capabilities.
• Familiarity with data orchestration and automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).