Cyber Program Manager

Tyto Athene, LLC•Washington, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Tyto Athene is searching for a Program Manager with a strong background in Cybersecurity Security Operations Centers for an exciting opportunity in Washington DC. Responsibilities: Responsible for planning, organizing, and executing all aspects of program scope, schedule, cost, technical, and staffing performance and activities on major, complex contracts to ensure timely and quality delivery of services to the client; contracts may include task areas that require 24x7x365 support Manage subcontractors to ensure their strict adherence to Tyto and client standards of quality and performance; provide a “one team” view to the client Formulate and enforce work standards, assign staff work schedules, and review and resolve work discrepancies Ensure timely, complete, high-quality contract deliverables; ensure SLAs are met or exceeded 100% of the time Select and provide metrics and dashboards to make program status and performance visible to the client and other stakeholders Interface with client’s senior management personnel, including briefings up to CIO/CISO level Perform security reviews, identify security needs and gaps as well as recommendations Leverages industry knowledge, best practices, lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to develop, implement and continuously improve all services offered under the SOC Establish effective communications and reporting with IT stakeholders and managers to ensure awareness and continuous feedback related to cyber issues at the appropriate levels in the organization Optimize processes to maximize efficiencies within the team and program, including process automation and functional integration across task areas and teams Be a positive change agent, both within and outside the organization; propagate our corporate culture throughout the program Lead risk management activities, including identification and recommended mitigations; track and manage risks and issues through closure Build, grow, and develop high-performing teams aligned with the client’s mission and strategy Manage program personnel to include interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, compensation, and training and development Guide and mentor lower-level managers, team leads, and staff Work closely with the SOC Manager to function as the single point of coordination and accountability, ensuring that all technical work, communications, and decision-making remain aligned, timely, and defensible Maintain awareness of incident status, severity, impact, response actions, and escalation posture, and to be prepared to brief, coordinate, or intervene as required Actively facilitate, direct, and coordinate response activities for third-party breaches or vendor related incidents in coordination with the client Serve as Quality Control Manager ensuring all deliverables and assigned tasks meet client standards Occasional travel to various program sites to ensure sound program execution may be necessary Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and flexibly adapt to changing conditionsMust possess a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative requiring minimal supervision

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or an additional 4 years of related experience)
Active program management certification is required (e.g., PMP)
Active advanced cybersecurity certification is required (e.g., CISSP, ISSMP)
Minimum five (5) years of experience managing large, federated cybersecurity projects
Minimum 10 years of leadership experience with progressively higher responsibility in public and/or private sector in the Cybersecurity Operations consulting fields
Must have direct, hands-on experience and extensive knowledge leading and managing large, complex cybersecurity operations task orders ensuring that the technical solutions, cost controls, and schedules are implemented efficiently and effectively.
Strong leadership, written and verbal communication, and analytic and problem-solving skills
Ability to be on camera for all meetings with the client
Active Top Secret required

Nice To Haves

Experience with business development, including proposal writing and reviewing, is a plus.
Agile experience and certifications are a plus.
Other relevant IT certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, organizing, and executing all aspects of program scope, schedule, cost, technical, and staffing performance and activities on major, complex contracts to ensure timely and quality delivery of services to the client; contracts may include task areas that require 24x7x365 support
Manage subcontractors to ensure their strict adherence to Tyto and client standards of quality and performance; provide a “one team” view to the client
Formulate and enforce work standards, assign staff work schedules, and review and resolve work discrepancies
Ensure timely, complete, high-quality contract deliverables; ensure SLAs are met or exceeded 100% of the time
Select and provide metrics and dashboards to make program status and performance visible to the client and other stakeholders
Interface with client’s senior management personnel, including briefings up to CIO/CISO level
Perform security reviews, identify security needs and gaps as well as recommendations
Leverages industry knowledge, best practices, lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to develop, implement and continuously improve all services offered under the SOC
Establish effective communications and reporting with IT stakeholders and managers to ensure awareness and continuous feedback related to cyber issues at the appropriate levels in the organization
Optimize processes to maximize efficiencies within the team and program, including process automation and functional integration across task areas and teams
Be a positive change agent, both within and outside the organization; propagate our corporate culture throughout the program
Lead risk management activities, including identification and recommended mitigations; track and manage risks and issues through closure
Build, grow, and develop high-performing teams aligned with the client’s mission and strategy
Manage program personnel to include interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, compensation, and training and development
Guide and mentor lower-level managers, team leads, and staff
Work closely with the SOC Manager to function as the single point of coordination and accountability, ensuring that all technical work, communications, and decision-making remain aligned, timely, and defensible
Maintain awareness of incident status, severity, impact, response actions, and escalation posture, and to be prepared to brief, coordinate, or intervene as required
Actively facilitate, direct, and coordinate response activities for third-party breaches or vendor related incidents in coordination with the client
Serve as Quality Control Manager ensuring all deliverables and assigned tasks meet client standards
Occasional travel to various program sites to ensure sound program execution may be necessary
Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and flexibly adapt to changing conditionsMust possess a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative requiring minimal supervision