Tyto Athene is searching for a Program Manager to support a law enforcement customer in Alexandria, VA. The Program Manager is responsible for researching, generating, and validating security controls that support the customers' Risk Management Framework (RMF) and ICD 503 Security Accreditation. Responsibilities include defining, creating, and maintaining Systems Security Plans (SSP) to support Accreditation and Authorization (A&A) reviews and coordinating with customer security organizations as part of a delivery pipeline to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO). Additionally, ISSOs review systems to identify potential security weaknesses, recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities and assist with implementing changes and documenting upgrades.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for planning, organizing, and executing all aspects of program scope, schedule, cost, technical, and staffing performance and activities on contract to ensure timely and quality delivery of services to the client
Formulate and enforce work standards, assign staff work schedules, and review and resolve work discrepancies
Ensure timely, complete, high-quality contract deliverables; ensure SLAs are met or exceeded 100% of the time
Select and provide metrics and dashboards to make program status and performance visible to the client and other stakeholders
Interface with client's senior management personnel, including briefings up to CIO/CISO level
Optimize processes to maximize efficiencies within the team and program, including process automation and functional integration across task areas and teams
Be a positive change agent, both within and outside the organization; propagate our corporate culture throughout the program
Lead risk management activities, including identification and recommended mitigations; track and manage risks and issues through closure
Build, grow, and develop high-performing teams aligned with the customer's mission and strategy
Manage program personnel to include interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, compensation, and training and development
Guide and mentor lower-level managers, team leads, and staff
Occasional travel to various program sites to ensure sound program execution may be necessary
Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and flexibly adapt to changing conditions
Must possess a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative requiring minimal supervision
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or related field. Bachelor's degree may be substituted with an additional 8 years of relevant functional experience
Minimum ten (10) years of general experience and eight (8) years of managing federated cybersecurity programs in Governance, Risk, and Compliance
State CFO Act agency/ federal civialian experience required
Strong leadership, written and verbal communication, and analytic and problem-solving skills are required
Ability to maintain flexibility in schedules and shift priorities as a result of operational priorities
Strong experience with Microsoft Office and other program and project management tools and applications is required
Desired:
MS Degree preferred
CISSP, CISA, CISM or equivalent highly preferred
Certifications:
CAP or similar certification is strongly preferred
Agile experience and certifications are a plus
ITIL certifications are a plus
Other relevant IT certifications are a plus
Certification: PMP Certification is required
Clearance: Secret Clearance Required
Location: This is an on-site role with expectations of being on the client site in Alexandria, VA five days a week.