Cyber Program Manager

Job Description

ECS is seeking a Cyber Program Manager to work in our Washington, DC office.

As the Cyber Program Manager, you will play a key role in executing program management duties and driving strategic initiatives for large federal clients . This position requires a critical thinker with expertise in RMF, process improvements, and consulting services.

Contract & Program Management

• Serve as the first point of contact for all contractual, administrative, and performance matters.
• Provide overall Contract leadership, resource planning, and coordination to ensure call order deliverables and timelines are met.
• Interface with the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to resolve any issues and report status.
• Provide day-to-day oversight and guiding a team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Oversee day-to-day financial management, including budget tracking, resource allocation, and financial forecasting to ensure operational efficiency.
• Establish program objectives and performance metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement.

Technical Execution (RMF & Compliance)

• Oversee and execute all RMF Step 4 activities, including assessment planning, evidence collection, security control evaluation, and risk reporting.
• Ensure assessments follow NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5, SP 800-115, and Department of State guidance.
• Lead coordination with ISSOs, system owners, and stakeholders.
• Support documentation development (e.g., SAP, SAR, POA&Ms), evidence tracking, and compliance with RMF workflows.
• Provide technical and process support for issue resolution, remediation verification, and continuous monitoring tasks.
• Maintain version control and assist in preparing briefings and reports.

Client & Team Leadership

• Manage cross-functional, matrixed teams in an agile environment to achieve project objectives effectively.
• Work with Program Delivery Leads to identify and implement best practices in systems engineering and process improvements that align with program values of transparency, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain client relationships to define needs, address challenges, develop requirements, and recommend solutions.
• Foster and manage strong relationships with teaming partners, ensuring alignment with program goals and effective coordination across stakeholders.
• Embody servant leadership, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance processes and optimize resource allocation.

Salary Range: $180,000 - $210,000

General Description of Benefits

Required Skills

• Active Secret Clearance.
• 8+ years of progressive and broad cybersecurity and program leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional, matrixed engineering teams to effectively deliver solutions development in large and complex environments.
• Expertise in strategic planning / consulting services for a large, federal customer.
• Demonstrated excellent project, program, and portfolio management capabilities including the ability to lead evaluation of scope, staffing, risk, dependencies, communications, and quality.

Desired Skills

• PMP Certification (preferred but not required).
• CISSP Certification (preferred but not required).

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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.