Cybersecurity and AI Automation Lead - Kentro

Overview

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Kentro is seeking a Cybersecurity and AI Automation Lead to serve as the senior cybersecurity authority and leads the AI and automation workstream. As senior cyber authority, the Lead advises ATO Managers, ISOs, and the AODR on complex authorization scenarios, validates control inheritance design across area segments, and ensures that processes, training, and reporting accurately reflect federal cybersecurity policy and best practice. As AI & Automation Lead, the role leads the AI Opportunity Assessment, designs and pilots AI-enabled process improvements, and scales AI capabilities across the enterprise — identifying standardization opportunities and labor reduction initiatives that deliver measurable enterprise value while preserving security, compliance, and federal AI policy integrity.

Location: This position can be performed remotely within the United States and will support Eastern Time working hours.

Responsibilities

Senior Cybersecurity Authority

• Provide senior cybersecurity subject matter expertise to the Support Cell, ATO Managers, ISOs, EndPoint Engineering, and the AODR.
• Validate and advise on the inheritance of common controls and the flow of inherited controls into area segments within the CAM Module.
• Review and approve security-relevant SOPs, transition plan content, training materials, AI pilot designs, and reporting to ensure technical accuracy and policy alignment.
• Provide senior technical authority on RMF activities including categorization, control selection, implementation, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring as represented in the CAM Module.
• Support complex or escalated ATO matters and act as a trusted advisor to ATO Managers on risk acceptance and POA&M decisioning.
• Liaise with the AODR and security leadership on policy interpretation, control implementation strategy, and emerging cybersecurity requirements.

AI & Automation Leadership

• Lead the AI Opportunity Assessment to identify high-value AI and automation use cases.
• Design and execute AI pilots, including evaluation criteria, success metrics, and risk controls.
• Identify standardization opportunities where AI and automation can reduce variability and labor across all VA Areas.
• Lead labor reduction initiatives, partnering with the Reporting &