Cybersecurity Program Manager

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers.

Leidos is seeking to fill a Program Manager position to manage a Cybersecurity contract providing personnel to perform 24/7 enterprise-level, comprehensive, and flexible Cybersecurity services support. Our mission is to deliver exceptional service, value, and expertise with efficient, high performing, and innovative teams. We achieve this as a prime and as a subcontractor. In this role you will have fiduciary and performance responsibilities to address the financial, programmatic, and workforce related responsibilities encountered. Personnel will be deployed into an environment which includes our Prime’s personnel and other subcontractor’s. This position is key and requires the ability to effectively nurture and grow relationships with government and strategic partners. The successful candidate will be an experienced Program Manager that favors action and enjoys developing and leading a diverse talent pool. You are expected to work collaboratively with our management, quality, and talent acquisition teams to deliver the commitments of the negotiated agreements and contract requirements.

The ideal Program Manager will be the interface for the government and provide overall leadership and guidance for all program personnel and is responsible for the delivery of complex information systems or computer network support services and shall have demonstrated capabilities to stabilize and modernize IT infrastructure and operations support operations. The program manager will have authority to commit resources and make decisions for the organization in response to Government concerns.

The position location is onsite in Fairmont, WV with possibilities of being in Boulder, CO.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the main point of contact and provide program execution oversight for all IT operational and security-related matters on program.
• Provide oversight on financial performance, risk management, subcontracts, change management, and contract management.
• Provide operational oversight, coaching, mentoring, and development for staff and succession planning for the program. 
• Provide support staff for base work as well as optional and surge support.
• Developing and maintaining project plans to track each of the major initiatives with for the Program.
• Estimating the resources and time required to complete the work.
• Obtaining approval from the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to start work and allocating work to the contractor staff.
• Identifying and resolving all project related technical and managerial issues.
• Reporting on the progress of performed work and on the use of staff resources.
• Reporting on any risk of not meeting deadlines and/or operational shortfalls of the services provided by the contractor.
• Obtaining Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) sign off on deliverables.
• Leverage Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Service Level Objectives (SLO) to ensure adequate service performance and availability.
• Promote the Leidos brand and work to enhance our reputation.
• Collaborate with business development, capture, line leadership and other functions to develop winning solutions for business growth, including re-compete, new business, and take-away opportunities.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or master’s with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of stakeholders.
• Have in-depth understanding of the Security Operations Center (SOC) functions, cyber engineering, and information assurance disciplines.
• Travel as needed to customer sites.
• Possess or ability to obtain and maintain one or more of the following certifications or equivalent industry certifications:
  • PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP)
  • PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Projects in Controlled Environments - PRINCE2 Practitioner
  • Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM)
• Possess or ability to obtain and maintain one or more of the following technical certifications or equivalent industry certifications:
  • ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • ISC2 Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)
  • ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • ISACA Certified Information System Manager (CISM)
  • ISACA Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
  • GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
  • EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)
  • Cisco Certified Architect (CCAr)
  • Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security
  • Axelos ITIL Master
  • Axelos ITIL Strategic Leader (SL)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years working in project management roles delivering 24x7 IT services, with a demonstrated impact on modernizing IT infrastructure and stabilizing IT operations.

Clearance / Citizenship:

• US Citizenship is required.
• Must currently have and be able to maintain top security clearance, specifically DoD/Top Secret Clearance.

Original Posting:

March 13, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.