Program Manager - Active TS/SCI

GuidePoint Security · National Capitol Region

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-09-23
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Program Manager

**Contracts awaiting on Final Award from government Procurement. Pipeline estimate 60 – 90 days. MUST have active TS/SCI clearance

General Description

We are looking for a skilled Program Manager who will lead the development, implementation, and communication of cybersecurity programs for the federal government sector. Responsible to strategic thinking and alignment, stakeholder management and communication, and program planning and coordination. Coordinate multi-functional teams, guide vendor selection, oversee budgets and schedules. Deliver briefings, presentations, and project status updates to senior government stakeholders, CISOs, and C-suite executives.

About the Federal Region

GuidePoint Security is the trusted partner that defense and civilian government agencies rely on to lead their cybersecurity efforts and protect their organizations. We help solve their most complex security challenges, mature security architectures, and proactively reduce risk. Our purpose-built solutions ensure compliance, safeguard critical assets, and align security with organizational objectives. Backed by deep expertise, strong partnerships, and advanced technologies, we deliver scalable, adaptive capabilities that evolve with the threat landscape so Federal agencies can lead with confidence and protect what’s next.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Project Management – Develop and maintain contract management plans, project plans, identify resource needs, and manage project schedule and budget; collaborate effectively across teams to define strategy, goals, and commitment to timelines and deliverables.

• Subcontract Management - Manage subcontract engineering teams delivering cybersecurity projects, develop and maintain subcontract funding and distribution, lead inclusive integration of matrix teams, and align business strategy between subcontract and prime contract holders.

• Leadership - Lead teams of cyber security engineers delivering cybersecurity projects using established project management methodologies, define project scope, cost, success criteria, dependencies, assumptions, and constraints with stakeholders

• Deliver Solutions – Design and implement global technologies and services to meet the Federal Region's business needs; manage development teams on system design and gap analysis, in addition to prioritization of critical strategic components of the deployments.

• Business Requirements - Coordinate the collection of business requirements across multiple regional partners, including the documentation of system configuration and integration specifications, test plans and use cases.

• Implementation - Direct the rollout of new and existing functionality to multiple agencies including delivery of standard operating procedures, workflow diagrams, training materials and post-launch support resources.

• Measurement - Develop measures to define progress and success; establish ongoing reporting requirements and key performance indicators for confirming return on investment; maintain project budgets and forecasts.

• Developing Team Capabilities – Work at an individual and team level to develop project growth and opportunities beyond initial project scope.

• Communication - Own all project communications to project members and stakeholders on progress, issues, and risks including regular status updates and periodic white paper analysis; ability to brief C-suite executives, CISOs, security analysts, and compliance officers.

Required Experience and Education

• MUST have an active TS/SCI clearance for consideration

• 12+ years of direct Project Management experience.

• 12+ years of managing a technical team focused on Cyber Security or Operations; working directly on security products like (SIEM/SOAR, IAM, endpoint protection, or cloud security.)

• 7+ years of experience managing a Program with over 10 people

• 7+ years of experience in public sector/DOD/IC contract management

• A BS degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent hands-on experience in software engineering or IT infrastructure.

• Required Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

• Required Security+ Certification

• Required Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification

• Knowledge and awareness of the certification in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework standards for information technology (IT) infrastructure, development, and operations

• Demonstrated exceptional leadership, communication, time management, facilitatio

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