ABOUT NOOKS
Are you seeking an exciting and unique opportunity to grow and support our national security? As a startup, we are offering a limited-time opportunity to be an equity owner in a pioneering new industry. Nooks is pioneering Classified Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) to provide government and industry partners with the fastest, most efficient access to classified infrastructure. We are building a nationwide network of accredited classified spaces and systems, ensuring that the best technologies equip our nation’s warfighters. At Nooks, we value innovation, collaboration, and a service-first mindset.
Nooks is seeking a Senior IT/ Cyber Product Manager to own and scale enterprise IT and cybersecurity capabilities across classified and unclassified environments. This role is responsible for translating mission needs into secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure products that support both day-to-day operations and rapid expansion.
You will lead product strategy and execution across infrastructure, cybersecurity, and secure facility delivery—partnering closely with engineering, security, operations, and leadership to deliver compliant, high-impact solutions that enable our customers’ most sensitive missions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Product Leadership & Strategy
- Own the product vision and roadmap for IT and cybersecurity platforms across classified and unclassified environments.
- Translate mission and stakeholder requirements into scalable, secure technical capabilities.
Align engineering, security, compliance, and operations on priorities and delivery. - Infrastructure & Secure Environment Delivery
- Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise infrastructure, including networks, endpoints, data centers, and collaboration platforms.
- Serve as product owner for new site standups, relocations, and secure environments (including SCIFs).
- Define standardized infrastructure designs, technology stacks, and bills of materials to support rapid growth.
- Cybersecurity, Operations & Lifecycle Management
- Embed cybersecurity and compliance requirements (RMF, NIST, CMMC) throughout the product lifecycle.
- Manage backlogs, delivery milestones, deployments, upgrades, and platform sustainment.
- Drive operational excellence through performance metrics, vendor management, automation, and continuous improvement.
- Experience & Technical Expertise
- 10+ years in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, or enterprise systems, with experience in product or program leadership.
- Proven experience delivering secure on-prem, cloud, or hybrid environments in regulated or DoD settings.
- Experience supporting new facility builds, secure environments, or complex network deployments.
- Security & Platform Knowledge
- Familiarity with DoD and federal security frameworks (NIST 800-171/53, RMF, CMMC, JSIG).
- Strong understanding of networking, identity, endpoint management, and data protection.
- Experience operating across Windows and macOS environments, and enterprise collaboration platforms (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace).
- Product & Leadership Skills
- Strong product management fundamentals: roadmaps, backlogs, delivery planning, and KPIs.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and executive stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional efforts in fast-paced, mission-driven environments.
Certifications
- CISSP, CISM, PMP, SAFe/Agile, CCSP.
Clearance
- Active TS clearance (SCI eligible).
Salary Range for all departments
Top Skills
What We Do
Nooks is tackling the challenging necessity of Classified-Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) for both industry and government customers to accelerate collaboration, technology adoption and engagement between industry and government to win the Great Power competition. Nooks will lower the barrier-of-entry/scale to qualified companies to engage in classified environments to rapidly bring innovative solutions to reality and revolutionize the landscape of classified operations.
We strive to build a culture of "People First, Service Always." We are a Veteran Owned Small Business, and we believe that service to country can continue even after leaving the military/government. We want each of our employees to grow, learn, and achieve more than they ever thought possible in a culture that embraces diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Come join our team!
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