Program Manager - Active TS/SCI

GuidePoint Security • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a skilled Program Manager who will lead the development, implementation, and communication of cybersecurity programs for the federal government sector. Responsible to strategic thinking and alignment, stakeholder management and communication, and program planning and coordination. Coordinate multi-functional teams, guide vendor selection, oversee budgets and schedules. Deliver briefings, presentations, and project status updates to senior government stakeholders, CISOs, and C-suite executives.

Requirements

• MUST have an active TS/SCI clearance for consideration
• 12+ years of direct Project Management experience.
• 12+ years of managing a technical team focused on Cyber Security or Operations; working directly on security products like (SIEM/SOAR, IAM, endpoint protection, or cloud security.)
• 7+ years of experience managing a Program with over 10 people
• 7+ years of experience in public sector/DOD/IC contract management
• A BS degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent hands-on experience in software engineering or IT infrastructure.
• Required Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Required Security+ Certification
• Required Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification
• Knowledge and awareness of the certification in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework standards for information technology (IT) infrastructure, development, and operations
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership, communication, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office/Microsoft Project/Atlassian Jira/Atlassian Confluence
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes

Nice To Haves

• SAFe Certification
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM)
• Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)
• Lean Six Sigma (Greenbelt +)
• ITIL 4 Foundations Certification or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain contract management plans, project plans, identify resource needs, and manage project schedule and budget; collaborate effectively across teams to define strategy, goals, and commitment to timelines and deliverables.
• Manage subcontract engineering teams delivering cybersecurity projects, develop and maintain subcontract funding and distribution, lead inclusive integration of matrix teams, and align business strategy between subcontract and prime contract holders.
• Lead teams of cyber security engineers delivering cybersecurity projects using established project management methodologies, define project scope, cost, success criteria, dependencies, assumptions, and constraints with stakeholders.
• Design and implement global technologies and services to meet the Federal Region's business needs; manage development teams on system design and gap analysis, in addition to prioritization of critical strategic components of the deployments.
• Coordinate the collection of business requirements across multiple regional partners, including the documentation of system configuration and integration specifications, test plans and use cases.
• Direct the rollout of new and existing functionality to multiple agencies including delivery of standard operating procedures, workflow diagrams, training materials and post-launch support resources.
• Develop measures to define progress and success; establish ongoing reporting requirements and key performance indicators for confirming return on investment; maintain project budgets and forecasts.
• Work at an individual and team level to develop project growth and opportunities beyond initial project scope.
• Own all project communications to project members and stakeholders on progress, issues, and risks including regular status updates and periodic white paper analysis; ability to brief C-suite executives, CISOs, security analysts, and compliance officers.

Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior