Group Manager - Cyber Mission Assurance Group

Posting TitleGroup Manager - Cyber Mission Assurance Group

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LocationCO - Golden

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Position TypeRegular

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Hours Per Week40

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Working at NRELThe National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

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We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

Staff in NREL’s Cybersecurity Research Center (CRC) work to secure the energy transformation by leading cutting-edge, impactful cybersecurity research that enables scalable and quantifiable cyber risk reduction for future energy systems. Primary objectives to realize this vision include:

• Fully understand cyber risks to help guarantee the benefits of the energy transformation.
• Make cybersecurity less of an art, more of a science.
• Advance cyber resilience such that failures of any part of the grid have limited consequence.
• Proactively address future cyber challenges and transform them into opportunities.

The Cyber Mission Assurance (CMA) group, one of five cybersecurity R&D groups within the CRC, focuses on applied research for operational cyber defense of critical clean energy systems for high-consequence applications requiring uninterruptible energy. Research in this area includes operational mission assessments; incident response analysis and playbooks for advanced energy systems; cyber supply chain analysis and mitigations; and cyber training, exercises, and mission rehearsal related to evolving technology innovation and interdependencies.

This technical Group Manager (GM) position will provide technical leadership and strategic direction of people and capabilities for a highly technical cybersecurity research group within the CRC. This GM position will also be responsible for strategic guidance and oversight of a world-class training and exercise program focused on workforce development needed to address the unique challenges of operational cyber defense and incident response for advanced energy systems that include clean energy and distributed energy technologies.

Other responsibilities include:

• Develop and enhance technical capabilities relevant to advancing cyber-defense of energy systems while delivering world-class research, development and evaluation results.
• Ensure research outputs – cybersecurity practices, lessons learned, and technologies – achieve real-world adoption to maximize impact.
• Understand cybersecurity needs of clients including key industry partners, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and other federal agencies.
• Guide research and development in foundational and applied sciences for advancing supply chain security, and software supply chain in particular, of complex energy future systems.
• Develop and enhance technical capabilities relevant to novel cyber operations capabilities, incident response and recovery approaches across people, process, and technology.
• Strategic partnering with industry, national security sector partners, and other national labs is a high priority.
• Identify and lead response to funding opportunities from DOE and other sources.
• Manage technical research staff, including hiring, mentoring, motivating, and evaluating performance.
• Be an advocate and role model for staff members through assistance in understanding and complying with NREL policies, procedures, and core values, and create a supportive work environment that encourages innovation, entrepreneurship, and enables staff to reach their full potential.
• Represent NREL's efforts in science and engineering for cyber-defense of emerging energy networks at technical, business, and stakeholder events.

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Basic QualificationsGroup Manager III:
Bachelor’s Degree and 14 year’s experience in technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree and 12 year’s experience in technically related research discipline; Or, PhD and 9 years experience in related technical research discipline.
Group Manager II:
Bachelor’s Degree and 9 years experience in technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree in and 7 years experience in technically related research discipline; Or, PhD and 4 years experience in technically related research discipline.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

Group Manager III:

• One or more years of formal performance management experience.
• Degree in appropriate field is required.
• Demonstrated leadership of high-profile, impactful research program(s).
• Demonstrated abilities in developing and managing key relationships with strategic industry, government, and national security leaders across relevant technology areas.
• Previous work with energy sector partners, DOE, DOD, and other government agencies.
• Demonstrated skill in dealing with legal and ethical management issues and practices.
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of the issues and best practices in the applicable field of expertise.
• Excellent organization, project management, budgeting and financial management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and direct personnel with diverse skills, work styles and values, both directly and through subordinate management.
• Excellent organization, project management, budgeting and financial management experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Clearance*. *Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

Group Manager II:

• Previous management, budget development and/or significant leadership in an individual contributor role.
• Degree in appropriate field is required.
• Demonstrated leadership of high-profile, impactful research program(s).
• Demonstrated abilities in developing and managing key relationships with strategic industry, government, and national security leaders across relevant technology areas.
• Previous work with energy sector partners, DOE, DOD, and other government agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legal and ethical management issues and practices.
• In-depth knowledge of the issues and best practices in the applicable field of expertise.
• Generally viewed as subject matter expert for group or work units.
• Strong organization and project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to make appropriate decisions regarding work activities and projects.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and direct personnel with diverse skills, work styles and values.
• Excellent organization, project management, budgeting and financial management experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Clearance*. *Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous management and overhead budgeting experience.
• Experience with the operation and security of energy systems and other industrial control systems.
• Proven application of scientific technical expertise of engineering research within relevant technology areas.
• Current DOE “Q” security clearance or equivalent.

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Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)Job Profile: Group Manager III / Annual Salary Range: $137,600 - $247,700

Job Profile: Group Manager II / Annual Salary Range: $114,500 - $206,100

NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits SummaryBenefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

* Based on eligibility rules

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Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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