Program Manager

Skyward

Program Manager managing Risk Management Program for federal cybersecurity. Leading tasks in continuous monitoring, security authorization, and risk-based asset management.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeMaryland • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the single point of accountability for task order management and execution. You’re the captain of this ship.
Act as the primary liaison to the Government Program Manager, COR, and federal team leads. Run the weekly status cadence and the ad hoc fire drills with equal poise.
Plan, execute, and track all program activities across three task areas: Program Management & Project Support, Risk Management Operations, and Risk-Based Asset Management.
Integrate management and technical activities across the task order so Cybersecurity Assurance, Continuous Monitoring & Analytics, Vulnerability, Configuration, and Database Management are all moving in the same direction.
Manage corporate resources, supervise contractor staff and subcontractors, and review the work of team members for quality, accuracy, and alignment to performance standards.
Own the program’s deliverable engine: Project Management Plan, Risk Management Plan, Quality Control Plan, Weekly Status Reports, Monthly Program Management Reviews, Risk Register, Roadmaps, Ad hoc reports, and a Telework Plan that actually works.
Develop written recommendations, executive briefing materials, and oral presentations for stakeholders.
Drive risk identification, validation, and response in alignment with the NIST Risk Management and Cybersecurity Frameworks.
Champion continuous improvement: stand up automation, refine SOPs and playbooks, and use metrics to make the program measurably better quarter over quarter.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS and a minimum of five (5) continuous years of Program Management experience in cybersecurity (or equivalent area) leading federal IT or cyber programs of similar scope.
One active PMI certification: PMP, PgMP, or PMI-RMP. (Yes, it has to be active.)
An active ISC2 CISSP, CISM, or comparable professional cybersecurity certification.
An active Agile certification: PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Alliance CSM, or comparable.
Demonstrated experience leading multi-stream cybersecurity programs (10+ FTEs across cyber compliance, continuous monitoring, vulnerability/configuration management, or similar).
Working knowledge of FISMA, the NIST RMF, OMB Circular A-130, and DHS 4300A — enough to translate them into operational decisions, not just cite chapter numbers.
Experience managing federal contract performance.
Strong writing chops for executive briefings, memos, SOPs, policy, and decision papers — you can take a messy technical issue and produce a one-pager a CISO will actually read.
A track record of running cross-functional, remote, and collocated teams in dynamic environments using Agile/SAFe practices.
Comfort with the program manager’s tool belt: MS Project or Jira, MS Teams, SharePoint, and reporting/dashboarding tools you can read fluently even if you’re not the one building them.
Excellent stakeholder management instincts: you can de-escalate, re-prioritize, and re-baseline without anyone leaving the meeting upset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance (fully paid for employees)
15 days of paid leave
7 days of sick leave
2 days bereavement leave
11 paid Federal holidays
Up to 40 hours for jury duty
401K with 4% employer contribution (and no vesting period)
Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave
Company provided laptop
$5,000 per year for professional development
$600 per year for technical supplies and equipment
$2,000 referral bonus
Life and disability insurance
HSA and FSA
Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits
Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. Who says government work can't be exciting!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Program ManagementRisk ManagementCybersecurityContinuous MonitoringVulnerability ManagementConfiguration ManagementDatabase ManagementAutomationMetrics AnalysisProject Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder ManagementProblem SolvingTeam ManagementAdaptabilityWriting SkillsPresentation SkillsCollaborationConflict Resolution

Certifications

PMPPgMPPMI-RMPCISSPCISMPMI-ACPSAFe AgilistCSMAgile CertificationCybersecurity Certification