Cybersecurity Program Manager

Work Location: Hybrid/Washington, DC. On-site in DC 1-2 times per week, availability for more often preferred.

Join Gunnison Consulting's robust cybersecurity practice as the Program Manager for one of our key clients on a successful program! We are seeking a motivated and customer-oriented professional to support our Department of State client. The candidate will lead a program supporting information system assessment and authorization (A&A) in accordance with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), in addition to client relationship management, organic business growth efforts, and contribution to corporate growth efforts.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Cybersecurity Support Services System Owner Support (SOS) Project Management

• Provides day-to-day to management of a 20+ person team of information assurance analysts focusing on Risk Management Framework Steps 0 - 3. Organizes, directs, and coordinates the planning and production of project deliverables, project commitments, including communications with clients and stakeholders.


• Identifies project risks and issues and implements issue and risk mitigations strategies.


• Manages performance management and career development for team members.


• Accurately manages program financials including forecasting and actuals and program funding levels.

Client Account Management and Business Growth Support

• Collaborates in-person with current and prospective clients to identify program improvements, innovations, or opportunities for scope expansion.


• Develops, maintains, and executes against agency account plan and develops strategies to pursue additional account workstreams. Proactively identifies opportunities for organic growth.


• Develops strategies and action plans to address performance gaps and enhance ability to execute.


• Contributes to broader corporate initiatives including proposal management and proposal writing.

Required Experience: 8 years managing IT programs and 5 delivering RMF-related programs.

Certification Requirement:

• Industry standard cybersecurity certification, e.g. CISSP, CISM, CSSP, Security+


• PMP certification preferred

Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree required. Degree in cybersecurity-related field preferred.

Clearance Requirement: Secret clearance.

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.


• Quality is our top priority.


• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.


• As a small firm there is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. Employees are treated like family. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.


• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.


• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.

Employee Benefits

Gunnison employee benefits meet or beat other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including:

• Bonuses AND profit-sharing


• 401k Matching


• Certifications and training allowance $2,500/year


• 3 weeks of personal leave your first year (160 hours can roll over every year)


• Up to 5 days of Flex-Time-Off per year

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

In 1994 Gunnison Consulting Group began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for 25 years.