SMX 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
- 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: April 30, 2026
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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
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Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
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