Program Manager - Alexandria, VA

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Job Description
Akima Data Management is seeking a highly qualified Program Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team supporting mission-critical cybersecurity, information technology, and operational services. This position requires a hands-on leader who will be onsite full-time, providing direct supervision, guidance, and operational oversight to ensure all contract requirements are met with the highest standards of quality, performance, and customer satisfaction.


Responsibilities

Lead contract execution, workforce planning, staffing, quality assurance, budget tracking, operational reporting, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful program delivery.
Direct the development and maintenance of cybersecurity strategies, plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), performance metrics and executive dashboards.
Manage Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities, Assessment and Authorization (A&A/CATO) processes, FISMA compliance, NIST control implementation, audit support, and POA&M remediation efforts.
Oversee enterprise risk management activities, including risk register maintenance, cybersecurity assessments, scorecards, incident reporting, and risk mitigation planning.
Coordinate and evaluate penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and red, blue, and purple team exercises to strengthen security posture.
Provide leadership for Zero Trust initiatives, IPv6 transition efforts, enterprise security architecture, and cybersecurity engineering teams.
Guide cloud security strategy and architecture across Azure and Microsoft 365 environments, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements and best practices.
Manage vulnerability scanning, remediation programs, IAVM compliance activities, and cybersecurity compliance reporting.
Oversee the implementation and operation of security technologies, including firewalls, secure web gateways (SWG), endpoint protection platforms, antivirus solutions, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems.
Direct Security Operations Center (SOC) activities, including incident response, digital forensics, threat monitoring, investigation, and executive reporting.
Manage Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) programs, including authentication, authorization, privileged access, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services.
Lead disaster recovery (DR) and continuity of operations (COOP) planning, testing, exercises, and recovery operations to ensure mission resilience.
Establish and monitor service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), operational metrics, and performance reporting to support continuous service improvement.
Serve as the primary interface with government stakeholders, executives, technical teams, and external partners to communicate program status, risks, issues, and strategic objectives.
Ensure all cybersecurity operations, engineering, and governance activities align with contractual requirements, agency policies, and federal regulatory standards.
Contribute to Request for Information, Request for Proposal and other administrative requests from executive staff.
 

Qualifications

An Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain an SCI eligibility.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, System Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems

7+ years of experience managing cybersecurity engineering, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting programs.
5+ years of experience leading RMF, A&A/CATO, FISMA, NIST, and audit-compliance activities.
5+ years of experience overseeing SOC operations, incident response, and enterprise security monitoring.
5+ years of experience implementing Zero Trust architectures and cloud security solutions in Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
Strong expertise in risk management, stakeholder engagement, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting.
IAM level III certification such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.



Pay Range

$190K to $200K
Benefits

Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.