Enterprise Cybersecurity Program Manager - Fort Belvoir, VA, Metro Park (3956)
SMXSMX is actively seeking a Program Manager to lead a critical enterprise cybersecurity contract supporting national infrastructure, ensuring high-quality, secure program outcomes. This role demands expertise in translating complex customer requirements into technical solutions and driving success in a collaborative, regulated environment. This is a full-time on site position.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Strategic Program Execution: Transform customer cybersecurity goals into actionable plans aligned with strategic objectives.
- Effective Communication: Convey technical information clearly to diverse stakeholders, including project managers, technical teams, and non-technical audiences.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with program managers to synchronize efforts, ensuring integrated and seamless program delivery.
- Team Leadership: Guide a multidisciplinary team of cybersecurity specialists, data engineers, and support staff to meet program milestones.
- Account Management: Manage personnel account access, including timely creation and termination of system accounts.
- Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes to ensure deliverable accuracy and compliance with program standards.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to Intelligence Community Directives, DoD regulations, DFARS, NIST, DISA guidelines, and implement the RMF across program activities.
- Risk Assessment: Oversee regular cybersecurity risk assessments, ensuring adherence to Intelligence Community and DoD standards and risk management strategies.
- Integrated Cybersecurity: Embed cybersecurity measures throughout project phases to meet security objectives and enhance program resilience.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize cybersecurity metrics to inform strategic priorities, mitigate risks, and adjust program focus.
- Stakeholder Transparency: Maintain open communication on cybersecurity incidents, status, and updates with stakeholders, fostering trust and strong relationships.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify process enhancements to optimize cybersecurity defenses and efficiency, adapting to new threats and regulations.
- Interdisciplinary Coordination: Lead coordination among cybersecurity analysts, incident responders, and IT support teams to achieve unified program goals.
- Strategic Adaptability: Develop and execute long-term cybersecurity strategies that align with DoD priorities and adapt to regulatory shifts.
- Risk-Based Decision Making: Balance cybersecurity needs with operational priorities, ensuring secure, efficient program delivery.
- Incident Response Leadership: Lead crisis response during cyber incidents, ensuring timely detection, containment, and recovery, with post-incident analysis to enhance future readiness.
- Cybersecurity Culture and Mentorship: Foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness and mentor team members on best practices.
- Performance Monitoring: Establish and report on key performance metrics to support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.
Required Skills, Experience & Education
- Active TS security clearance and eligible for SCI and NATO read-on prior to starting work.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or a similar certification in IT project management
- IAM Level 2 - CISSP or CASP+
- Educational and experience: Masters in STEM with 10+ years of IT project leadership or Bachelors in STEM with 15+ years of IT project leadership
Desired Skills, Experience
- ITIL v3 or v4
- Certified Scrum Master
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
- Experience as an ISSO on Army Intel programs
- 5 years working as a project manager in cyber programs
Application Deadline: December 3, 2024
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