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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a seasoned Cyber Product Manager with strong background in Offensive Cyber Operations to join our growing team!
USCC Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) Program Management Office (PMO) is seeking an experienced Cyber Product Manager to drive the development, delivery, and sustainment of mission critical cyber capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of SAFe Agile principles, thrives in highly dynamic environments, and has a strong track record of working with Product Owners, cyber operators, and cross-functional delivery teams to shape complex technical solutions into fielded capabilities that support national defense missions.
What You'll Be Doing:
Define and communicate the product vision and roadmap for cyber mission systems in support of OCO.
Provide thought leadership and work with key stakeholders to understand requirements, build partnerships, and provide technology solutions
Lead Product backlog refinement, ensuring features and capabilities are well defined, prioritized, and decomposed into actionable user stories.
Collaborate with other Product Managers, Release Train Engineers, and Scrum Masters to drive Program Increment (PI) execution, risk mitigation, and cross team collaboration.
Engage with Joint Cyber Warfare stakeholders, NSA, Services and CCMDs to gather feedback and align capability delivery.
Participate in technical exchange meetings (TEMs) operational working groups, and other OCO forums.
Partner with clients to understand business objectives, user behaviors, and product vision, develop product concepts, roadmaps, test plans, and functional specifications
Collaborate with designers and engineers to conceptualize, design, and deliver multi-platform applications
Lead engagements alongside company partners as well as the top designers and technologists in the industry
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline and 12+ years of industry experience, to include 5+ years of experience in offensive cyber operations, exploitation, and or a related field.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
In-depth knowledge of exploitation frameworks, reverse engineering tools, and offensive cyber techniques (e.g., Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, IDA Pro, Ghidra).
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment, with a strong focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Familiar with SAFe.
Facilitate interactions between all stakeholders and understand team needs.
Hands on personality that gets entrenched with product and constant engagement with stakeholders.
Monitor and control schedules and their dependencies.
Strong leadership, communication and analytical skills, along with experience with Agile methodologies and cloud services.
Strong background in Human Intelligence (HUMINT) with demonstrated experience in sensitive activities, with specific focus on Cyber Personas.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Atlassian tools, such as Jira and Confluence.
Build and implement product strategies aligned with the OCO PMOs vision, develop roadmaps, and prioritize features.
Work with various stakeholders, including clients, senior management, and other teams, to gather feedback and shape product requirements.
What Desired Skills You May Bring:
10+ years' experience and Master's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
Experience with APTs: Demonstrated experience in tracking, analyzing, and mitigating Advanced Persistent Threats.
Programming Skills: Proficiency in programming/scripting languages commonly used in exploitation (e.g., Python, C/C++, Assembly).
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $176,900.00 - $332,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 12+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years in offensive cyber operations, exploitation, or related field.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
- In-depth knowledge of exploitation frameworks, reverse engineering tools, and offensive cyber techniques (e.g., Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, IDA Pro, Ghidra).
- Familiarity with SAFe Agile principles and experience driving Program Increment (PI) execution.
- Experience leading product backlog refinement and decomposing features into actionable user stories.
- Experience collaborating with Joint Cyber Warfare stakeholders, NSA, Services, and Combatant Commands (CCMDs).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, facilitate stakeholder interactions, and build partnerships.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experience with cloud services and integrating cloud-based solutions into product roadmaps.
- Strong background in Human Intelligence (HUMINT) with demonstrated experience in sensitive activities focused on Cyber Personas.
- Proven ability to monitor and control schedules, manage dependencies, and provide product leadership.
- Hands-on orientation with continuous stakeholder engagement and willingness to be deeply involved in product details.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field and 10+ years' experience.
- Experience with Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) — tracking, analyzing, and mitigating threats.
- Programming/scripting proficiency in languages used for exploitation (e.g., Python, C/C++, Assembly).
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
