Rise8
About Rise8
We're transforming the United States Government, and we know that takes a dream team. We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. We offer competitive pay and benefits, invest in employee growth, and provide a culture you can't find anywhere else.
About You
You want to make tomorrow better than today.
You have a passion for high-speed security and care about risk management over compliance.
You believe the biggest vulnerability in any system is time and you live to securely reduce cycle time.
You enjoy daily decision making and real product delivery.
You help ensure project success and client satisfaction.
You enjoy collaborative teams, pairing with team members, and inviting your clients to participate.
You like to work alongside, and learn from, lean and agile leaders.
You are a creative problem solver comfortable with uncertainty.
You are a curious and keen learner who thrives on enhancing practices and knowledge.
Role Overview As a IT Director at Rise8, you will own day-to-day IT operations and engineering work that keep Rise8 secure, productive, and compliant. You will be the primary hands-on technologist for endpoint & device management, identity & access, cloud/on-prem integrations, and the technical enabler for our compliance efforts (NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC).
Responsibilities
Lead IT operations: endpoint management (MDM/EDR), patching, device provisioning/deprovisioning, backups, and asset inventory.
Manage identity & access: SSO, MFA, service accounts, role-based access, and contractor onboarding/offboarding workflows. Support CAC/PIV and DoD authentication patterns where required.
Implement and enforce NIST SP 800-171 controls and support CMMC evidence collection: maintain control baselines, run periodic checks, and provide artifacts for SSPs and POA&Ms.
Own relationships with infrastructure, endpoint, and security vendors; coordinate support with third-party teams (managed service providers).
Assist with secure cloud configuration (AWS/Azure/GCP), VPNs, firewall rules, VPCs/subnets, and connectivity required for customer environments.
Integrate secure tooling, logging/monitoring hooks, and onboarding developer workstations/environments for DevSecOps and delivery teams.
Serve as first/second line for operational incidents, coordinate containment/remediation with Cyber team, and help execute tabletop and post-incident reviews.
Automate repetitive operational tasks, improve runbooks/playbooks for recurring workflows.
Maintain documentation and runbooks: keep operational runbooks, configuration baselines, and network/topology docs current for audits and handoffs.
Triage and resolve employee IT issues, coordinate change windows, and maintain a good employee support experience across a remote workforce.
Work closely with the Director of Cybersecurity to ensure operational alignment with compliance roadmaps, audits, and continuous monitoring initiatives.
Qualifications
10+ years in IT/sysadmin/engineering roles with hands-on responsibility for endpoint management, identity, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience implementing or operating controls mapped to NIST SP 800-171 controls and supporting CMMC-focused efforts or government-side NIST 800-37 RMF and NIST 800-53 controls.
Proficient with modern endpoint management and security tooling (MDM, EDR), SSO/MFA solutions (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace), and device provisioning workflows.
Solid systems & network troubleshooting skills (macOS, Linux, Windows, TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls).
Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and secure configuration practices.
Strong operational discipline: runbook creation, change coordination, incident triage, and documentation.
Excellent communication skills; able to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and work cross-functionally.
Comfortable working in a remote-first, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance or an existing clearance is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience supporting DoD/GovCon environments (NIPR/SIPR familiarity, CAC workflows).
Hands-on with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/Bash) or basic scripting for operational tasks.
Experience with logging and observability stacks (SIEM, ELK, Splunk) and integrating telemetry for security/compliance.
Prior exposure to FedRAMP, RMF, or other federal compliance frameworks.
Experience with M365/Azure AD or Google Workspace administration at scale.
Certifications such as Security+, CISSP (preferred for Director-level growth), or relevant cloud certifications.
Salary The annual salary range for this role is $140,000 to $180,000. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.
Benefits
Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce.
Premium Insurance: 100% cover of employee premium and up to 80% of dependent premium on base health plan; 100% cover of employee and dependent Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability coverage.
Retirement: 401k match at 10% gross pay.
Paid time off (PTO): 4 weeks combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, birthday, jury duty, and bereavement.
Education & Training: Accrued budget of up to $3,500 per year for classes, travel, events, and materials.
Home Office and Merch: $750 per year for home office technology and equipment and $100 per year for Rise8 merch.
Wellness Budget: 100% reimbursement on a variety of wellness activities and products up to $500 per calendar year.
Life Time Corporate Partner program: optional $75 monthly credit towards Life Time membership (900 annual benefit).
Equipment: MacBook Pro provided; additional equipment as needed.
Required Citizenship & Clearance All positions involve work with Federal Government customers that require employees to be U.S. citizens. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and will undergo a background investigation. Obtaining a U.S. security clearance is required; an existing clearance is a plus.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Rise8 is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider you for this role regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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About You
You want to make tomorrow better than today.
You have a passion for high-speed security and care about risk management over compliance.
You believe the biggest vulnerability in any system is time and you live to securely reduce cycle time.
You enjoy daily decision making and real product delivery.
You help ensure project success and client satisfaction.
You enjoy collaborative teams, pairing with team members, and inviting your clients to participate.
You like to work alongside, and learn from, lean and agile leaders.
You are a creative problem solver comfortable with uncertainty.
You are a curious and keen learner who thrives on enhancing practices and knowledge.
Role Overview As a IT Director at Rise8, you will own day-to-day IT operations and engineering work that keep Rise8 secure, productive, and compliant. You will be the primary hands-on technologist for endpoint & device management, identity & access, cloud/on-prem integrations, and the technical enabler for our compliance efforts (NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC).
Responsibilities
Lead IT operations: endpoint management (MDM/EDR), patching, device provisioning/deprovisioning, backups, and asset inventory.
Manage identity & access: SSO, MFA, service accounts, role-based access, and contractor onboarding/offboarding workflows. Support CAC/PIV and DoD authentication patterns where required.
Implement and enforce NIST SP 800-171 controls and support CMMC evidence collection: maintain control baselines, run periodic checks, and provide artifacts for SSPs and POA&Ms.
Own relationships with infrastructure, endpoint, and security vendors; coordinate support with third-party teams (managed service providers).
Assist with secure cloud configuration (AWS/Azure/GCP), VPNs, firewall rules, VPCs/subnets, and connectivity required for customer environments.
Integrate secure tooling, logging/monitoring hooks, and onboarding developer workstations/environments for DevSecOps and delivery teams.
Serve as first/second line for operational incidents, coordinate containment/remediation with Cyber team, and help execute tabletop and post-incident reviews.
Automate repetitive operational tasks, improve runbooks/playbooks for recurring workflows.
Maintain documentation and runbooks: keep operational runbooks, configuration baselines, and network/topology docs current for audits and handoffs.
Triage and resolve employee IT issues, coordinate change windows, and maintain a good employee support experience across a remote workforce.
Work closely with the Director of Cybersecurity to ensure operational alignment with compliance roadmaps, audits, and continuous monitoring initiatives.
Qualifications
10+ years in IT/sysadmin/engineering roles with hands-on responsibility for endpoint management, identity, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience implementing or operating controls mapped to NIST SP 800-171 controls and supporting CMMC-focused efforts or government-side NIST 800-37 RMF and NIST 800-53 controls.
Proficient with modern endpoint management and security tooling (MDM, EDR), SSO/MFA solutions (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace), and device provisioning workflows.
Solid systems & network troubleshooting skills (macOS, Linux, Windows, TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls).
Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and secure configuration practices.
Strong operational discipline: runbook creation, change coordination, incident triage, and documentation.
Excellent communication skills; able to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and work cross-functionally.
Comfortable working in a remote-first, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance or an existing clearance is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience supporting DoD/GovCon environments (NIPR/SIPR familiarity, CAC workflows).
Hands-on with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/Bash) or basic scripting for operational tasks.
Experience with logging and observability stacks (SIEM, ELK, Splunk) and integrating telemetry for security/compliance.
Prior exposure to FedRAMP, RMF, or other federal compliance frameworks.
Experience with M365/Azure AD or Google Workspace administration at scale.
Certifications such as Security+, CISSP (preferred for Director-level growth), or relevant cloud certifications.
Salary The annual salary range for this role is $140,000 to $180,000. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.
Benefits
Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce.
Premium Insurance: 100% cover of employee premium and up to 80% of dependent premium on base health plan; 100% cover of employee and dependent Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability coverage.
Retirement: 401k match at 10% gross pay.
Paid time off (PTO): 4 weeks combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, birthday, jury duty, and bereavement.
Education & Training: Accrued budget of up to $3,500 per year for classes, travel, events, and materials.
Home Office and Merch: $750 per year for home office technology and equipment and $100 per year for Rise8 merch.
Wellness Budget: 100% reimbursement on a variety of wellness activities and products up to $500 per calendar year.
Life Time Corporate Partner program: optional $75 monthly credit towards Life Time membership (900 annual benefit).
Equipment: MacBook Pro provided; additional equipment as needed.
Required Citizenship & Clearance All positions involve work with Federal Government customers that require employees to be U.S. citizens. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and will undergo a background investigation. Obtaining a U.S. security clearance is required; an existing clearance is a plus.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Rise8 is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider you for this role regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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