Cybersecurity Project Manager

About the role

The C5ISR Center Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) is a defensive cyber operations organization supporting the Department of War, operating 24x7x365 with continuous monitoring, threat detection, incident response and vulnerability management. Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity Project Manager to support a large-scale cyber engineering program, partnering with senior program leadership, technical leads and engineering teams to plan and execute cybersecurity and IT modernization initiatives. The position is hybrid, with 3 days on site at Adelphi, and requires U.S. citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility.

Key responsibilities

• Manage multiple cybersecurity and IT projects from planning through implementation, meeting cost, schedule, quality and performance requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables and resource requirements.
• Define project scope, objectives, priorities and success criteria with technical and program leadership.
• Identify, track, mitigate and escalate risks, issues, dependencies and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams supporting infrastructure modernization, application development, cloud migration and technology deployments.
• Monitor progress, adjust schedules and priorities, and provide status, risk, schedule and performance reporting to leadership and Government stakeholders.
• Support resource planning, perform quality reviews and facilitate communication among teams and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field, with 4+ years of IT project management experience; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
• Experience managing IT projects such as technology deployment, infrastructure modernization, web application development or cloud migration.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity practices and standards.
• Experience overseeing small technical teams and managing multiple projects with limited supervision.
• U.S. citizenship with an active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI eligibility.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity, defensive cyber operations, SOC or DoW/DoD environments.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevSecOps or other modern delivery methodologies.
• PMP, CAPM or equivalent project management certification, and cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CEH, GCIH, GISF.

Pay range: $87,100 - $157,450.