MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented
Executive Director/Program Manager to join our team in
Ashburn, VA.
You are responsible for providing disciplined leadership and structural organization to rapidly implement critical, high-impact security solutions that directly protect the Nation's digital borders while ensuring continuous, compliant contract delivery for 24x7x365 network, cyber, and cloud services.
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
- Serve as the key leader and program representative, engaging with senior customer officials on all aspects of program performance.
- Sets the program strategy in partnership with the customer.
- Manages, directs, and allocates resources to ensure on-time delivery of top-quality services and meet or exceed contract Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Develops and implements long-term IT roadmaps and strategy, and monitor alignment of tactical activities, crucial for evolving SOC capabilities.
- Performs risk management, including identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating risks, and communicating/escalating risks and issues.
- Be available to support the customer during ad hoc and after-hours emergencies in a fast-paced operations environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or cybersecurity.
- At least one or a combination of the following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC).
- Ten (10+) years overall network engineering management and wide area network experience, with technical and management teams.
- Seven (7+) years of direct project and program management experience managing Government contracts in IT infrastructure, cloud, or cybersecurity programs of increasing complexity.
- Three (3+) years of experience as a Program Manager responsible for all aspects of contract vehicle and/or multiple task order performance.
- Proven, successful delivery of enterprise level support on large (100+ personnel) enterprise IT, cybersecurity, NOC, SOC, or similar program(s).
- Demonstrate successful experience in managing 24/7/356 SOC.
- Demonstrate capabilities to analyze highly complex cybersecurity and network issues, recommend plans of action, and manage Contractor teams supporting resolution of these issues.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing and optimizing ITIL-based processes within a fast-paced SOC environment.
- Experience leading the integration and optimization of SIEM and SOAR platforms (i.e. Splunk & Swimlane) to improve threat detection efficacy and reduce Mean Time to Respond (MTTR).
- Experience leading the implementation, governance, and reporting of case/ticketing systems (i.e. ServiceNow, Remedy, JIRA) to ensure compliance, provide executive reporting, and measure performance.
Clearance Requirements
- Must have an active/ current Top Secret SCI clearance.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
- Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
- The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
