Program Manager - COMSEC IT Services w/TS Clearance

The Program Manager will provide executive leadership and overall management of a large, complex Department of State COMSEC IT Services program. The Program Manager will serve as the contractor’s primary management interface with Government leadership and will be accountable for technical performance, staffing, schedule, financial management, quality, risk, contract deliverables, and mission continuity.

This position requires a leader capable of managing highly cleared technical personnel supporting mission-critical cybersecurity, telecommunications, network engineering, cryptographic, software, logistics, and COMSEC operations., * Provide overall leadership, direction, and management of task-order performance.

• Serve as the primary contractor management interface with the COR and Government program leadership.
• Direct contractor and subcontractor personnel supporting all COMSEC task areas.
• Ensure technical, contractual, financial, staffing, schedule, and performance objectives are achieved.
• Maintain full program visibility into labor utilization, costs, schedules, deliverables, risks, issues, and operational performance.
• Lead staffing and resource-management activities.
• Maintain a qualified, cleared, and mission-ready workforce.
• Manage workforce retention, succession planning, cross-training, and continuity.
• Oversee integrated program schedules and major milestones.
• Manage program financial performance, forecasts, burn rates, and planned-versus-actual performance.
• Lead quality-management and continuous-improvement activities.
• Establish and maintain program risk and issue-management processes.
• Monitor program performance measures, KPIs, service levels, and corrective actions.
• Oversee contract deliverables and ensure accurate and timely submission.
• Lead Program Management Reviews and executive-level status briefings.
• Coordinate modernization activities while maintaining uninterrupted operational support.
• Ensure effective communication among Government stakeholders, technical teams, subcontractors, and corporate leadership.
• Manage program requirements, knowledge, resources, quality, organizational change, risk, and communications.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Department of State, Federal, security, cybersecurity, and contractual requirements.
• The PWS expressly assigns the Contractor Program Manager responsibility for overall direction and oversight and identifies schedule, financial, earned-value, TBM, performance, knowledge, resource, change, quality, requirements, risk, and communications management among the required program-management disciplines

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Springfield, VA
• Environment: 4 days Onsite in Office (hybrid)
• Noise level: Low
• Schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs
• Travel: Less than 10%

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizenship

Active Top Secret clearance required. TS/SCI eligibility/access may be required based on assigned duties., This position supports an upcoming government contract proposal and is contingent upon contract award and government approval. Candidates must meet all stated requirements and may be required to sign a Letter of Commitment (LOC).

• 10+ years of progressive program or project management experience supporting complex IT, cybersecurity, telecommunications, network engineering, or critical-infrastructure programs.
• 5+ years of program management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing large multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing Federal Government contracts or programs.
• Demonstrated experience with cost, schedule, staffing, risk, quality, and performance management.
• Experience developing, monitoring, and reporting program KPIs and performance metrics.
• Experience supporting mission-critical or high-availability IT environments.
• Experience managing subcontractors and geographically distributed personnel.
• Demonstrated experience implementing TBM across an enterprise of similar size, scope, and complexity
• Experience with ITIL-based IT service-management practices.
• Demonstrated experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts within federal environments. This includes the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Federal Civil agencies, and military organizations. Prior experience supporting the same or similar contract, with an in-depth understanding of the customer environment, requirements, and operational landscape, is highly desirable.

Certifications

• PMP required

AND

• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent senior cybersecurity certification strongly preferred.

AND

• ITIL certification

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Program Management, or a related field preferred.

Clearance

• Active Top Secret clearance required. TS/SCI eligibility/access may be required based on assigned duties., * Department of State experience.
• COMSEC or cryptographic systems experience.
• Classified national-security program experience.
• Evolve or comparable large Federal IDIQ/task-order experience.
• Experience managing 24x7x365 technical operations.
• Experience with ServiceNow, performance dashboards, TBM, financial reporting, and integrated master schedules., The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Target salary range: $180,000 - $230,000. The salary range displayed is an estimate and will be determined on several factors regarding the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience, as well as contract parameters and organizational requirements. The displayed salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees., We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.

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