Lead Program Manager

The Program Manager will oversee all contractual, technical, and operational aspects of multiple concurrent task orders, ensuring alignment with customers mission to enhance their cybersecurity posture.

This role requires a seasoned leader with demonstrated experience managing large-scale federal cybersecurity programs, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and maintaining accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and performance across a complex, multi-agency environment. The successful candidate will serve as TekSynap’s primary liaison to the customer and GSA, driving mission outcomes through innovation, disciplined program management, and operational excellence. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for enterprise endpoint configuration, patching, and deployment standards across Contract and Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact with the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for all IDIQ and Task Order activities.

Program Oversight and Mission Alignment: Oversee program execution, ensuring alignment with the customers mission and strategic cybersecurity objectives.

Integrated Team Coordination: Manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and quality assurance for multiple concurrent TOs, ensuring performance metrics and SLAs are met or exceeded.

Reporting and Risk Management: Develop and present monthly and quarterly performance reports, financial summaries, and risk assessments to customers leadership, identifying trends and recommending mitigations.

Compliance and Governance: Ensure program adherence to DHS policies and frameworks, including FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, and DHS SELC lifecycle management requirements.

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

Experience:

• 10-15+ years of progressively responsible experience managing large scale IT or cybersecurity programs.
• 5+ years of direct experience managing multi-agency or enterprise level IDIQ contracts.
• Demonstrated experience with DHS or CISA programs (e.g., CDM DEFEND, or SOC/NOC O&M)
  
  

Certifications:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional required.
• ITIL v4 Foundation or equivalent service management certification.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or CISM strongly preferred.
• Agile/SAFe certification desirable for task order agility alignment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

CISA CDM Experience or CISA experience

TekSynap is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead enterprise-wide cybersecurity operations, capability deployment, and sustainment efforts.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

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.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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: WASHINGTON METRO AREA (WMA)/Hybrid
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Low
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: 30% within WMA
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizenship

Clearance: Public Trust/Top Secret

OTHER DUTIES 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.