Program Manager

Primary Duties

• Serve as the single Program Manager and authorized interface with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and NIH/OD OIT stakeholders, with authority to commit contractor resources
• Maintain overall accountability for cost, schedule, technical, and mission performance across all SOW task areas
• Develop and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) covering all contract activities
• Lead Transition-In (≤30 days) and Transition-Out activities to ensure uninterrupted mission-critical cybersecurity services
• Establish and maintain a structured reporting framework (weekly, monthly, FISMA, and ad hoc reporting; executive dashboards)
• Organize and lead recurring status meetings and support Quarterly Program Reviews (QPRs) with Government leadership
• Deliver and maintain the Task Order Management Plan and Program Management Plan
• Distinguish factual reporting from advisory analysis and support Government decision-making; perform no inherently governmental functions
• Identify, track, and mitigate program risks and issues and maintain the Risk Register
• Ensure all deliverables meet quality, timeliness, completeness, and accuracy standards
• Hold contractor personnel accountable for performance against SLAs and SOW requirements
• Lead a multidisciplinary cybersecurity team spanning SOC/incident response, security engineering, vulnerability management, and RMF/ISSO support
• Cookmate teammate and subcontractor personnel and ensure flow-down of all security, personnel, and reporting requirements
• Manage staffing, coverage, and surge within a remote-first operating model

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of progressive IT/cybersecurity experience, including at least 5 years leading programs or projects on federal contracts of similar scope and complexity
• Demonstrated experience managing cybersecurity operations in FISMA / NIST 800-53 environments
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Plus a senior security certification: CISSP or CISM (or comparable)
• Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA reporting, SOC operations, vulnerability management, and Zero Trust (OMB M-22-09)
• Familiarity with ITSM/ticketing platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) and program/project management tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to hold teams accountable and manage subcontractor performance
• Prior experience supporting NIH, HHS, or other federal health/research agencies
• ITIL v4 Foundations; experience managing 24x7 cybersecurity operations
• Experience with performance-based federal task orders