Program Manager - Alexandria, VA

VetJobs•Alexandria, VA

1d•$190,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Akima Data Management is seeking a highly qualified Program Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team supporting mission-critical cybersecurity, information technology, and operational services. This is a hands-on leadership role performed onsite full-time, with direct supervision, guidance, and operational oversight to ensure contract requirements are met with high standards of quality, performance, and customer satisfaction. The Program Manager leads contract execution and manages cybersecurity, IT, and operational services, including workforce planning, staffing, quality assurance, budget tracking, reporting, risk management, security engineering, compliance, and service improvement. The role serves as the primary interface with government stakeholders, executives, technical teams, and external partners, and contributes to administrative requests such as RFIs and RFPs.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems.
At least 7 years of experience managing cybersecurity engineering, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting programs.
At least 5 years of experience leading RMF, A&A/CATO, FISMA, NIST, and audit-compliance activities.
At least 5 years of experience overseeing SOC operations, incident response, and enterprise security monitoring.
At least 5 years of experience implementing Zero Trust architectures and cloud security solutions in Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
Strong expertise in risk management, stakeholder engagement, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting.
IAM Level III certification such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead contract execution, workforce planning, staffing, quality assurance, budget tracking, operational reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
Direct the development and maintenance of cybersecurity strategies, plans, standard operating procedures, performance metrics, and executive dashboards.
Manage RMF activities, A&A/CATO processes, FISMA compliance, NIST control implementation, audit support, and POA&M remediation.
Oversee enterprise risk management, including risk registers, cybersecurity assessments, scorecards, incident reporting, and risk mitigation planning.
Coordinate and evaluate penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and red, blue, and purple team exercises.
Provide leadership for Zero Trust initiatives, IPv6 transition efforts, enterprise security architecture, and cybersecurity engineering teams.
Guide cloud security strategy and architecture across Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
Manage vulnerability scanning, remediation programs, IAVM compliance, and cybersecurity compliance reporting.
Oversee security technologies, including firewalls, secure web gateways, endpoint protection platforms, antivirus solutions, and SIEM systems.
Direct SOC activities, including incident response, digital forensics, threat monitoring, investigation, and executive reporting.
Manage ICAM programs, including authentication, authorization, privileged access, and PKI services.
Lead disaster recovery and continuity of operations planning, testing, exercises, and recovery operations.
Establish and monitor SLAs, KPIs, operational metrics, and performance reporting to support continuous service improvement.
Serve as the primary interface with government stakeholders, executives, technical teams, and external partners to communicate program status, risks, issues, and strategic objectives.
Ensure cybersecurity operations, engineering, and governance align with contractual requirements, agency policies, and federal regulatory standards.
Contribute to RFIs, RFPs, and other administrative requests from executive staff.