Oversee and coordinate multiple projects, facilitating teams on large cyber consulting projects relating to agency-wide implementation of the NIST Risk Management Framework.
Analyze new and complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions affecting schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management.
Provide applications systems analysis and long- and short-range plans for application selection, systems development, systems maintenance, and production activities.
Facilitate multiple cyber initiatives, track project progress, issues, and risks.
Provide recommendations and guidance to the customer to enable project improvements and reduce enterprise risk.
Assist with development of a comprehensive information security and privacy program based on laws, regulations, and industry best practices.
Maintain and create project charters, levels of effort, schedules, and objectives for assigned cybersecurity projects.
Analyze potential impacts of project scope changes and make recommendations to cyber programs.
Monitor team progress against project plans; lead team meetings, track issues, decisions, action items, and follow up to drive closure.
Lead development of briefing materials for customer updates and decisions.
Participate in business development activities such as RFP/RFQ reviews, proposal development, and drafting concept and white papers.
Analyze schedules, risks, and quality of project deliverables; work with Service Delivery Managers and stakeholders to manage project changes.
Perform other duties or special projects as required; travel to customer location in Washington, D.C. may be required.
Requirements
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills with staff at all levels.
Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with Senior Agency management and leadership.
Strong familiarity with NIST Risk Management Framework at the subject matter expert level, particularly including SP 800-30, -37, -39, -53, and -53A/B.
Ability to guide the development of enterprise-specific implementation guidance for agency management.
Ability to analyze and interpret Federal legislation, directives, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates, and guidance provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) against existing information security and privacy policy to identify required updates.
Ability to conduct research on new and emerging information technologies and develop comprehensive information security and privacy policy, standards/guidelines, and procedures.
Must have working knowledge of the Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended) and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA).
4-year college degree or equivalent work experience (preference for Computer Sciences, Electronics Engineering, or other engineering or technical disciplines).
5+ years of project management and related experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Secret clearance at minimum required.
Technical background in the deployment of cyber monitoring tools (preferred).
Cyber professional certification preferred.
Experience conducting stakeholder interviews to document procedures to facilitate the implementation of security and privacy initiatives.