Federal Security Program Manager

Rhymetec•New York, NY

15h•Remote

About The Position

Rhymetec was founded in New York City in 2015, growing steadily in the areas of compliance, cyber security and data privacy. Our mission is to ensure our clients are compliant faster, so they can focus on their core business and less on the complexities of building effective and compliant infosec programs.

Requirements

4+ years working in a federal cybersecurity and GRC space
Demonstrated ability to function in a fast-paced, multi-program environment with changing priorities
Previous experience in managing waterfall, hybrid, and agile delivery teams
Good leadership skills include the ability to influence and gain consensus in the absence of direct authority
Ability to anticipate potential problems and proactively troubleshoot to resolve issues
Understanding of cloud architecture and modern cloud systems
Project management and people management delegation skills
U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required

Nice To Haves

Federal certifications preferred (CCP highly preferred)

Responsibilities

Lead technical federal compliance programs from scoping to delivery at scale for Rhymetec’s customers with a focus on government contractor and federal agency requirements including CMMC, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-171.
Manage a small team of Security Analysts, driving performance through structured coaching, clear accountability measures, and consistent delivery of high-quality customer outcomes.
Build information security programs for Rhymetec’s clients. This includes conducting gap assessments against federal and commercial cyber security frameworks, conducting risk assessments, and building strategy for creating and enhancing cyber security programs aligned to NIST 800-53, CMMC, and FedRAMP baselines.
Achieve and maintain compliance for cyber security frameworks selected by Rhymetec’s customers.
Participate and manage CMMC, FedRamp, GovRamp, and other external audits on behalf of customers, and provide evidence to CPA’s and/or QSA’s.
Lead project management for Rhymetec’s customers and create tasks and milestones to achieve required objectives.
Ensure customers achieve the required security objectives such as compliance frameworks on time.
Monitor and enforce SLAs for responding to customer requests.
Develop methods of tracking project progress and performance. Analyze results to determine potential issues, risks, and enhancements.
Improve and maintain customer retention by serving as a trusted federal compliance advisor, guiding clients through the complexity of government security requirements and positioning Rhymetec as a long-term strategic partner.