Senior Communications Project Management Specialist
Gunnison Consulting Group•Washington, DC
•Remote
About The Position
This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison. Start date estimated to be on or around 12/01/2026, possibly sooner. The role involves serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholder communications, coordination, and status updates, with a focus on supporting ITSO cybersecurity communications, stakeholder coordination, and project management activities. The specialist will conduct Scrum meetings, oversee Kanban/Scrum board activities, and develop clear communications for various audiences. This is a fully remote position.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in communications, project management, program support, technical writing, or federal consulting support
- 5+ years supporting cybersecurity, IT, risk management, governance, compliance, or security awareness activities
- Experience serving as a primary point of contact for customer, stakeholder, or team communications
- Experience facilitating Scrum meetings, project meetings, working sessions, or recurring status meetings
- Experience managing Kanban, Scrum, or Agile task boards to track work, priorities, status, and deliverables
- Experience developing communications for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience coordinating with cybersecurity SMEs, program managers, customer leadership, and cross-functional teams
- Experience supporting project schedules, status reporting, meeting facilitation, action item tracking, risks, issues, and deliverables
- Experience supporting peer reviews, quality assurance, document reviews, or deliverable quality control
- Strong writing, editing, briefing, and quality-control skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations independently
- PMP CompTIA Security+ or comparable foundational cybersecurity certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Business, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
- Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
Nice To Haves
- Prior AOUSC, federal judiciary, federal civilian, or government consulting experience
- Familiarity with cybersecurity governance, risk management, security policy, security awareness, vulnerability management, incident response communications, or compliance programs
- Familiarity with NIST, FISMA, RMF, cybersecurity controls, security assessments, or federal security documentation
- Experience supporting executive-level briefings, customer-facing status reports, communications plans, or change management activities
- Experience with SharePoint, Power BI, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, BMC Helix, or similar collaboration/reporting tools
- Certified ScrumMaster, Professional Scrum Master, or SAFe Scrum Master
- ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, SSCP, GIAC GISF, or ISACA Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- ITIL Foundation
Responsibilities
- Serve as primary point of contact for stakeholder communications, coordination, and status updates
- Support ITSO cybersecurity communications, stakeholder coordination, and project management activities
- Conduct Scrum meetings, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Oversee and maintain Kanban/Scrum board activities, including task tracking, backlog updates, workflow management, and action item follow-up
- Develop clear communications for technical and non-technical audiences
- Draft, edit, and coordinate cybersecurity bulletins, presentations, newsletters, announcements, meeting materials, and executive-ready content
- Translate cybersecurity, risk, policy, compliance, and technical information into concise customer-facing communications
- Coordinate with ITSO leadership, cybersecurity SMEs, project teams, and AO stakeholders
- Support planning, tracking, and reporting for cybersecurity initiatives, awareness campaigns, governance activities, and recurring customer deliverables
- Maintain schedules, action items, risks, issues, decisions, meeting notes, and status updates
- Prepare briefing materials, status reports, dashboards, communications plans, and customer review packages
- Coordinate peer reviews, quality assurance reviews, and final deliverable checks prior to customer submission
- Support documentation management, quality control, process improvement, and knowledge transfer
- Facilitate meetings, capture outcomes, track follow-up actions, and support timely completion of deliverables
- Operate in a fast-paced federal consulting environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Benefits
- 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
- 11 paid Holidays each year
- 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year
- 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Public Transportation Subsidies
- Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
