Program Manager

About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests. Requisition #: 1432 Job Title: Program Manager Location: Reston, VA Clearance Level: TS (SCI Eligible) SUMMARY Agile Defense is seeking highly technical Program Manager to lead an enterprise cybersecurity program delivering and developing 24/7 Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) services for a variety of federal customers. Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to work independently and as part of a team, with demonstrated leadership capabilities. Skills and experience in Program Management, Cyber Operations (IR, Hunt, Threat Intel), Security Engineering and modernization are required for this position. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience supporting a 24x7x365 CSOC environment as an analyst or engineer, experience as a technical team leader within the SOC, and program management experience. These positions provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and deep technical expertise across key mission areas, including cyber operations, security engineering, information assurance intelligence, and modernization initiatives. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Program Manager will have professional experience that demonstrates capabilities to analyze highly complex cybersecurity issues, recommend plans of action for Contractor and Government staff, and manage Contractor teams supporting resolution of these issues. This individual will serve as the Contractor’s primary contact for USG Government personnel. Corporate duties such as solution/proposal development, corporate culture development, mentoring employees, supporting recruiting efforts, serve as liaison with various customers (internal and external) will also be required. The program is currently operating in hybrid with scheduled remote and onsite requirements at approved customer locations when directed to do so by the customer. Additional include: · Conduct quality assurance reviews of all CSOC activities through reviewing of metrics and case analysis · Lead efforts Planning, organization, scheduling and progress reporting of various projects. · Construct and optimize operational workflows for various functional teams across multiple shifts. · Develop, collect, analyze security operational metrics to optimize CSOC performance and minimize organizational risk. · Research, evaluate, recommend, and design new security technologies and support infrastructure. · Develop technical cyber security solutions in response to customer requests or in support of proposal solution development. · Provide technical writing support in support of corporate response to RFPs/RFQs from various customers. · Support new Agile Defense engagements as transitional program or operations lead. · Support documentation of all business and workflow processes in this area. · Provides technical consultation in cyber security capability development. · Maintains current knowledge of relevant cyber security and related technologies · Serve as a technical Cyber SME, onsite task lead, and primary point of contact for customer. · Maintain a 24x7 shift schedule and minimum-manning requirements. QUALIFICATIONS Required Certifications An active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification ISC2 Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) certification in good standing Seven (7) years of direct project and program management lead cybersecurity programs Education, Background, and Years of Experience Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, STEM, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Required Skills Candidates will have a minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience with a solid understanding of incident response, insider threat investigations, digital forensics, and cyber threats. Excellent organizational and attention to details in tracking activities within various Security Operation workflows. A working knowledge of the various operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) commonly deployed in enterprise networks, a conceptual understanding of Windows Active Directory is also required, and a working knowledge of network communications and routing protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, etc.) and common internet applications and standards (e.g. SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SQL, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.). Familiarity with Zero Trust and Information Assurance. Preferred Skills Progress experience in leading a Cybersecurity Program that includes Cyber Operations, Security Engineering and Information Assurance. Experience with the identification and implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls for deployment and implementation in the enterprise network environment. Ability to act as a subject-matter expert multiple on related task and/or programs Hybrid role in Reston, VA WORKING CONDITIONS Environmental Conditions Hybrid role in Reston, VA Strength Demands Physical Requirements