Program Manager

Position Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and coordinates the full project lifecycle for cybersecurity technology infrastructure initiatives, including technology lifecycle management.
• Oversee projects from initiation through closeout, encompassing all phases: planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and formal closeout.
• Establishes project requirements, priorities, and deadlines in alignment with program objectives and federal mission needs.
• Manages and coordinates complete life-cycle delivery of complex solutions, including planning, design, development, testing, and implementation to meet defined requirements.
• Identifies project needs and acquires the resources (personnel, tools, budget, etc.) required to ensure successful program execution.
• Develops detailed project plans that define major tasks, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables based on scope, budget, and personnel.
• Manages the agreed-upon project scope and delivers innovative solutions to complex technical and operational challenges, accelerating the pace of development and driving the achievement of mission objectives.
• Covers solution planning activities, heads cross-functional solution teams, and provides strong technical leadership and ongoing coaching of direct reports.
• Directs technological research efforts by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
• Oversees the development of solution roadmaps that translate strategic vision into executable plans, ensuring all projects meet quality, schedule, and compliance standards.
• Serves as the primary liaison between the contractor and federal agency leadership maintaining trust, transparency, and alignment throughout program execution.
• Oversees all contract activities, ensuring alignment with federal cybersecurity mission and compliance with applicable frameworks, regulations, and policies including FISMA, NIST, EO 14028, and other relevant cyber guidelines and policies including but not limited to FISMA/NIST/CISA.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 15+ years of experience in supporting large-scale Information Technology (IT) programs as a Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, or Senior Project Manager capacity.
• Active Public Trust 6c clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification — mandatory.
• Strong technical understanding of Cybersecurity IT, including but not limited to: SIEM, EDR, CDM, DevSecOps, Identity and Access Management, and AWS GovCloud systems and services.
• Demonstrated experience managing agile development teams, with the ability to assess how enhancements, defects, or change requests impact overall system architecture.
• Strong knowledge of recent and emerging advances in cybersecurity, computer science, and engineering.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated experience presenting complex material to senior government officials and executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and communicate across diverse teams, including internal delivery teams, client project offices, external service providers, and subcontractors, to define scope, schedule, cost, and quality management plans.
• Experience managing large-scale federal cybersecurity programs.

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Technology Management, or a related discipline.
• Prior experience supporting federal civilian agency cybersecurity programs (e.g., CFO Act agencies, DHS, Treasury, or similar) with direct accountability to federal Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) and program leadership.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• ITIL Foundation or higher
• SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Agilist
• PWS Certified Security - Specialty or equivalent cloud security certification
• Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance, formerly CAP (CGRC)
• Hands-on familiarity with the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, including dashboard integration, asset management, and agency reporting requirements.
• Experience implementing or overseeing Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) initiatives in alignment with OMB M-22-09 and CISA's Zero Trust Maturity Model.
• Background managing Security Operations Center (SOC) programs, including 24x7x365 operations, SLA management, and incident response workflows.
• Experience overseeing DevSecOps program delivery, including CI/CD pipeline security, container security, and integration of security tooling into agile development workflows.
• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud and/or other FedRAMP-authorized cloud environments, including cloud security architecture and operations.
• Experience managing programs subject to FISMA reporting, Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance.
• Prior experience supporting Red Team / Adversarial Simulation programs or offensive cyber operations in a program management capacity.
• Budget management experience on programs exceeding $10M annually, including cost variance analysis, EVM, and financial reporting to federal clients.
• Familiarity with CMMC requirements for defense contractors or equivalent federal supply chain security frameworks.
• Experience managing geographically distributed, multi-disciplinary teams across multiple contract task orders or work streams simultaneously.