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Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking a senior-level Cybersecurity Program Manager (GRC) with an active Top Secret clearance. The ideal candidate will have Federal Program Management experience with teams of at least 20 cybersecurity personnel plus hands-on experience leading IT Security Audits and SA&A activities. This is a full-time position located onsite with our customer in Washington DC.

What you will be doing

• Fully accountable for planning, organizing, and executing all aspects of program scope, schedule, cost, technical, and staffing performance and activities on complex cybersecurity contracts to ensure exceptional service delivery
• Manage subcontractors to ensure their strict adherence to AnaVation and client standards of quality and performance; provide a “one team” view to the client
• Ensure timely, complete, high-quality contract deliverables; ensure SLOs are met or exceeded 100% of the time
• Interface with client’s senior management personnel, including briefings up to CIO/CISO level 
• Lead IT Security Audits including FISMA, FISCAM, IRS, and OIG 
• Leverages industry knowledge, best practices, lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to develop, implement and continuously improve GRC services 
• Optimize processes to maximize efficiencies within the team and program, including GRC automation and functional integration across task areas and teams 
• Be a positive change agent, both within and outside the organization; propagate our corporate culture throughout the program
• Lead risk management activities, including identification and recommended mitigations; track and manage risks and issues through closure 
• Build, grow, and develop high-performing teams aligned with the client’s mission and strategy 
• Manage program personnel to include interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, compensation, and training and development 
• Guide and mentor subordinate managers, team leads, and staff 
• Work closely with the client to function as the single point of contact and accountability, ensuring that all technical work, communications, and decision-making remain aligned, timely, and defensible 
• Serve as Quality Control Manager ensuring all deliverables and assigned tasks meet QASP requirements 
• Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to changing conditions 
• Must possess a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative requiring minimal supervision

Minimum Qualifications (Education/Certications, Experience, etc):

• Active PMP, CISSP, and CISM certifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Business, or related
• 15+ years managing GRC-centric cybersecurity programs with at least 25 people
• 5+ years leading IT security audits including FISMA, FISCAM, IRS, OIG, etc
• 1+ years leading FISMA metrics reporting
• 1+ years leading cybersecurity shared services (e.g., SOC-aaS, GRC-aaS)

Clearance:

• Active Top Secret clearance

Other Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience with IT Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A) processes and documentation sufficient to mentor and advise team members
• Experience with GRC tools such as vulnerability management, vulnerability scanning, endpoint management, data protection, SIEM, and GRC automation platforms
• Expert-level command of the English language (oral and written), with experience interacting effectively at the CIO and CISO levels of large organizations
• Expert-level organizational skills and ability to keep a multitude of tasks and projects on track at all times and with minimal supervision