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Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field Required Experience: 8+ years of experience managing DoD, federal cybersecurity,
Skills:Cost Management, Deliverables Management, Finance, Financial Management,
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Interim SecretClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCIJob Family:
Program Delivery and ExecutionRequirements
~1 min readJob Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Cybersecurity Program Manager. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on the Cybersecurity Program Manager joining our team to play a critical leadership role in supporting Defensive Cyberspace Operations and Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) missions. This position directly impacts the protection of global digital infrastructure and sensitive data by enabling the success of highly specialized cyber operations teams. The PM ensures cohesive, well‑coordinated execution of all contract requirements, maintaining compliance, ensuring continuity of operations, and driving high‑quality cyber defense outcomes that preserve the integrity of mission critical systems.
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- Required Experience:
- 8+ years of experience managing DoD, federal cybersecurity, or IT programs valued at $30M per year or greater
- 5+ years managing multidisciplinary technical teams
- Experience leading programs with classified systems, RMF activities, or cyber operations
- Required Certifications
- PMP – Project Management Professional required
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional strongly preferred
- CISM – Certified Information Security Manager strongly preferred
- Required Technical Skills:
- Program/Project Management expertise within DoD environments.
- Understanding of Defensive Cyberspace Operations and cybersecurity monitoring operations
- Familiarity with cyber defense tools (ACAS, SIEM, EDR systems)
- Experience with RMF (categorization through continuous monitoring)
- Ability to manage CDRLs and contract documentation requirements
- Experience supporting cyber‑specific SOP/TTP development
- Security Clearance Level:
- Minimum Secret; TS/SCI eligibility preferred
- Required Skills and Abilities:
- Exceptional communication across technical and executive audiences
- Strong problem‑solving, prioritization, and risk‑management skills
- Ability to lead cross‑functional teams in fast‑moving operational environments
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage sensitive information and enforce NDA/compliance requirements
- Preferred Skills:
- PMP, PgMP, or similar certification
- Prior experience managing CSSP or DCO programs
- Experience supporting elastic analytics environments or threat hunt operations
- Familiarity with JFHQ-DoWIN taskers, CTOs, FRAGOs, OPORDs.
- Experience managing geographically dispersed teams
- Location:
- Full-time, on‑site Huntsville, AL (telework limited)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Work Location:
USA AL HuntsvilleAdditional Work Locations:
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 9, 2026
- First seen
- October 10, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
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- Days active
- 5
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 33%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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