Program Manager - Alexandria, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Alexandria, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Akima Data Management is seeking a Program Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering mission-critical cybersecurity, information technology, and operational services. The role is onsite and full-time in Alexandria, Virginia, and provides 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 cybersecurity program delivery across workforce planning, staffing, quality assurance, budget tracking, operational reporting, stakeholder engagement, security operations, engineering, and governance. The role serves as the primary interface with government stakeholders, executives, technical teams, and external partners, and ensures activities align with contractual requirements, agency policies, and federal regulations. The position also contributes to executive staff requests, including Requests for Information and Requests for Proposal.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI eligibility.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems.
7+ years of experience managing cybersecurity engineering, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting programs.
5+ years of experience leading RMF, A&A/CATO, FISMA, NIST, and audit-compliance activities.
5+ years of experience overseeing SOC operations, incident response, and enterprise security monitoring.
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 development and maintenance of cybersecurity strategies, plans, standard operating procedures, performance metrics, and executive dashboards.
Manage Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities, Assessment and Authorization (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, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements and best practices.
Manage vulnerability scanning, remediation programs, IAVM compliance activities, and cybersecurity compliance reporting.
Oversee implementation and operation of 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 Identity, Credential, and Access Management 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 contract requirements, agency policies, and federal regulatory standards.
Contribute to Requests for Information, Requests for Proposal, and other administrative requests from executive staff.