Program Manager/Security Technical Lead: Knowledge Consulting Group

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Must be clearable to the Top Secret level.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversight of daily program activities. Performs cost, schedule, performance, risk, quality, security, and administrative duties relative to contract to include support to the addition of new contract tasking.
• Provides senior level consulting to the Information Assurance Division on subjects including program development, best industry practices, and enhancement of existing program areas.
• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customers to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Provides the Customer with appropriate metrics (results, cost, and schedule) to track performance to successfully meet missions and objectives.
• Provides reports and meets with the client, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative as required.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract changes.
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.
• Proactively implement and manage and integrated contractor IT Security Program.
• Ensure appropriate resource and staffing needs are addressed.
• Define appropriate processes for managing deliverables and work products of personnel supporting multiple teams.
• Task management – assigning duties to team members (not otherwise assigned by Government program leads) ensuring adequate priorities of the tasks are appropriately staffed for coverage. Provide task priority de-confliction or arbitration when operational priorities conflict across teams.
• Report all pertinent matters involving the security of programs, mission support systems, and applications to the Government leads for action.
• Attend all required meetings such as senior staff meetings, working meetings, review boards and other applicable and assigned meetings.
• Ensure staff members receive annual IT Security Awareness Training and Significant Security Responsibility Training.
• Ensure team performs in a professional manner at all times. Responsible for taking appropriate administrative and disciplinary actions in a timely fashion in support of the contractor and subcontractor staff;.
• Ensure compliance of all staff members to all federally mandated laws such as security clearance requirements, building access rules, etc.
• Provide senior level consulting as appropriate to the Information Assurance Division of ICE, such as program development, best industry practices, enhancement of existing program areas, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:
Program Manager is responsible for leading a Security Management Oversight and Compliance program for DHS-ICE. Must possess at least 5 years of related Program Management experience (i.e. projects involving at least 15 people) with a college degree and must possess a PMP certification. A background in cyber security is required. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or similar security professional certification is desired. Must be versed in project management methodologies and skilled at using PM tools such as Microsoft Project.

**THERE WILL BE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE CUSTOMER IN D.C.