Digital Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Discipline Manager

Barrios Technology is an engineering solutions partner with more than 45 years of experience supporting NASA and the commercial space industry. We deliver innovative engineering, software, and technology integration services across NASA centers nationwide. Barrios prides itself on a people-focused culture that values creativity, diversity, professional growth, and a healthy work-life balance.

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. Bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. Currently there is an exciting opportunity for a Discipline Manager to join the team with Barrios, a teammate company.

The Digital Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Discipline Manager is responsible for leading and developing the workforce, ensuring the department possesses the people, leadership, capacity, and operational effectiveness necessary to support current programs and future business growth. The role serves as the primary leader for workforce management within the department and is accountable for balancing organizational needs, employee development, customer commitments, and capability growth across the entire Digital Infrastructure and Cybersecurity discipline.

This position requires a leader grounded in enterprise infrastructure and security practice, with the technical depth to evaluate and develop capability across systems and database administration, server and hosting operations, networking, end user support, and cybersecurity. The Discipline Manager sets technical standards across those areas, judges the proficiency of the people performing the work, and keeps the workforce current against evolving cloud, network, and federal compliance requirements.

Discipline Vision

Implements strategic direction established by the Services Director and translates organizational objectives into actionable workforce and operational plans.
• Anticipates future workforce needs and works with Group Supervisors and Leads to ensure the department develops the capabilities and talent necessary to support future business opportunities.
• Sets technical capability direction and standards for infrastructure, networking, hosting, end user support, and cybersecurity, and directs the adoption and governance of tools and technology within the discipline

Workforce Leadership

• Provides leadership, coaching, and performance management for employees and subordinate leaders across the department.
• Establishes clear performance expectations, supports career development, and ensures employees receive the guidance and opportunities needed to grow professionally.
• Creates an environment that encourages technical excellence, engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous development.
• Works closely with the Service Delivery Manager and HR recruiter to identify hiring requirements, define critical skill needs, and attract highly qualified talent.
• Develops strategies to retain key personnel and maintain organizational stability

Department Operations

• Ensures the Discipline successfully supports all assigned programs and projects while maintaining workforce health and organizational effectiveness.
• Maintains awareness of current and projected workload across all groups.
• Maintains visibility of employee assignments, workload distribution, and staffing demands across all groups
• Evaluates workforce capacity relative to customer demand and develops plans to address shortages, surpluses, or emerging skill gaps.
• Monitors operational performance, identifies challenges, and implements solutions that improve efficiency, responsiveness, and execution.
• Provides oversight of departmental staffing expenditures, workforce investments, training allocations, and operational resources.
• Ensures available resources are used effectively and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Identifies workforce and operational risks that could impact execution, employee retention, technical capability, or future growth.
• Develops mitigation strategies and works with leadership to address issues before they become organizational constraints.

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience, including at least 4 years managing people.
• Demonstrated customer service mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to lead functional teams, developing the capabilities of those teams and supporting employee career development.
• Collaborative leadership approach that balances the priorities of several Barrios stakeholders (ex. Growth, Program Management).
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and target clear and concise messages to the appropriate audience.
• Working knowledge of enterprise infrastructure operations, including server administration, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, and end user support.
• Working knowledge of enterprise networking and cloud or hybrid infrastructure (AWS and/or Microsoft Azure).
• Working knowledge of federal cybersecurity practice, including NIST SP 800-53, the Risk Management Framework, and NIST SP 800-171 or CMMC.
• Experience with security operations, including vulnerability management, incident response, and identity and access management.
• Experience supporting environments with export-controlled (ITAR/EAR) or controlled unclassified information requirements.

Preferences:

• Experience supporting NASA, Department of Defense, or other federal agency programs.
• Information System Security Officer or Manager experience, including authorization packages and plans of action and milestones.
• Active certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent.
• Experience with FedRAMP, Microsoft 365 GCC High, or Zero Trust implementation.
• Experience in a government contracting environment, including labor category mapping and basis of estimate development.
• Experience in the space or aerospace industry.

Essential Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Applicant selected may be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods.
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lb.
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary.
• Generally, an office environment but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
• This position may require some commuting and traveling to other installations as needed.

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Barrios Technology is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in several states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.

Barrios Technology is an Equal Employment Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.