Cybersecurity Program Manager - TS/SCI

Spry Methods

• $200K — $210K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI clearance eligibility
  • 5+ years in IT leadership and accountability
  • 5+ years in IT strategic planning
  • 5+ years in developing workforce strategies
  • 5+ years in IT budgeting and programming
  • 5+ years in managing compliance with security programs
  • 5+ years in ensuring digital accessibility of technologies
  • Experience with cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC)
  • Experience with cybersecurity risk assessments and audits
  • Ability to manage multiple technical teams and resources
  • Experience supporting incident response processes
  • Preferred background in Federal IT and cybersecurity programs
  • Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework and related processes
  • Strong communication skills with executive stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage contractor and subcontractor personnel.
  • Act as primary point of contact for contractor activities.
  • Facilitate communication among Government stakeholders and contractor teams.
  • Track project requirements, risks, and schedules.
  • Ensure contractor compliance with program requirements and quality standards.
  • Coordinate tasks to avoid resource conflicts across projects.
  • Support IT strategic planning and organizational processes.
  • Maintain cybersecurity compliance frameworks effectively.
  • Oversee and conduct risk assessments and vulnerability tests.
  • Coordinate security audits and implement corrective actions.
  • Lead crisis-response activities for security incidents.
  • Manage relationships with third-party security vendors.
  • Promote education in cybersecurity and information privacy.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead critical cybersecurity initiatives
  • Collaborative environment with diverse technical teams
  • Engagement with high-level Government stakeholders
  • Impact on organizational accountability and strategy
  • Exposure to advanced cybersecurity practices and frameworks
Full Job Description
Spry Methods is seeking a Cybersecurity Program Manager to provide leadership and oversight for personnel supporting enterprise information technology and cybersecurity operations. This key personnel position will serve as a primary contractor point of contact, coordinate work across technical teams, and ensure activities are completed efficiently and in accordance with program requirements. The Task Lead will support IT strategy, workforce planning, budgeting, investment management, cybersecurity, privacy, and digital accessibility. The position will also oversee cybersecurity compliance, risk assessments, vulnerability testing, security audits, incident response coordination, and third-party security vendors.

What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):

  • Provide management and oversight of assigned contractor and subcontractor personnel.
  • Serve as a primary contractor point of contact for CODE activities.
  • Facilitate communication and coordination between Government stakeholders and contractor teams.
  • Track requirements, technical activities, risks, decisions, schedules, and performance using established management practices.
  • Ensure the quality and efficiency of contractor performance and compliance with program requirements.
  • Coordinate tasks and dependencies across project teams to prevent resource conflicts.
  • Support IT strategic planning, workforce planning, budgeting, investment management, and organizational accountability.
  • Implement and maintain cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CMMC.
  • Oversee cybersecurity risk assessments and vulnerability testing to identify and mitigate emerging threats.
  • Coordinate internal and external security audits and track corrective actions.
  • Lead contractor crisis-response activities during significant security incidents, including detection, containment, recovery, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Oversee third-party security vendors and support evaluation of acquisitions against applicable security requirements.
  • Support agency-wide information security, privacy, digital accessibility, and cybersecurity education initiatives.
  • Assist with applicable financial and business processes without performing inherently governmental functions.
  • Make binding decisions for the contractor organization and proactively communicate technical, contractual, programmatic, personnel, and resource risks.


What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):

  • TS/SCI clearance eligibility
  • At least five years of experience in IT leadership and accountability, including responsibility for implementing IT management functions.
  • At least five years of experience in IT strategic planning.
  • At least five years of experience assessing IT workforce requirements and developing workforce strategies and plans.
  • At least five years of experience supporting annual and multiyear IT planning, programming, and budgeting.
  • At least five years of experience managing, evaluating, or assessing IT investments and resources.
  • At least five years of experience establishing, implementing, or supporting compliance with an organization-wide information security and privacy program.
  • At least five years of experience supporting digital accessibility of information and communications technologies.
  • Experience implementing cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CMMC.
  • Experience overseeing cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability testing, security audits, or corrective-action activities.
  • Experience coordinating work across multiple technical teams and managing dependencies, staffing, schedules, and resource conflicts.
  • Experience supporting incident or crisis-response activities involving detection, containment, recovery, and stakeholder communications.
  • Experience managing third-party technology or cybersecurity vendors.
  • Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other Federal IT and cybersecurity programs preferred.
  • Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework, ATO or continuous ATO processes, NIST SP 800-53, DoD 8140 workforce requirements, DevSecOps, and enterprise cybersecurity operations preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief Government and executive stakeholders


$200,000 - $210,000 a year

Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, certifications, clearance level, and contract requirements. This position is contingent upon contract award.

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