Cybersecurity Program Analyst

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks an experienced project manager to lead cybersecurity assessment and authorization initiatives across multiple programs. You will oversee integrated project plans, schedules, and deliverables while ensuring risk management and regulatory compliance.

The role requires 3+ years in project or program management with cybersecurity or federal IT exposure, strong communication, and travel up to two days per week.

Qualifications

• Public Trust clearance eligibility required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline; equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• 3 years of experience supporting project management, program management, cybersecurity compliance, or federal IT initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Assessment & Authorization (A&A), Authority to Operate (ATO), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes.
• Experience developing and maintaining project schedules, reports, briefings, and technical documentation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience supporting customer-facing deliverables.
• Must be able to travel to customer site up to two days a week.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, risks, issues, action items, and performance metrics across multiple cybersecurity assessment and authorization projects.
• Coordinate and support RMF, A&A, and ATO activities by working with ISSOs, system owners, security teams, government stakeholders, and assessors to track assessments, findings, remediation efforts, and authorization package progress.
• Prepare, maintain, and review cybersecurity documentation, including SARs, RARs, SAPs, ATO letters, waiver memoranda, SOPs, templates, briefing materials, and other program deliverables.
• Develop executive-level reports, dashboards, status updates, and presentations that communicate project health, schedule performance, risks, issues, milestones, and authorization activities.
• Facilitate meetings, develop agendas and briefing packages, document decisions and action items, and coordinate follow-up activities with program, security, and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure project and security documentation complies with organizational, regulatory, and cybersecurity requirements and is maintained accurately throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyze program performance, provide recommendations to leadership, track KPIs, and support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Identify and implement process improvements, documentation standards, and best practices to enhance program execution and cybersecurity authorization activities.
• Draft and maintain official correspondence and customer-facing communications supporting authorization, compliance, and program management efforts.
• Provide ad hoc project, program, cybersecurity, and administrative support to meet evolving mission, customer, and contract requirements.

Skills

Security+ certification

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Project Management / Cybersecurity / Information Systems

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, risks, issues, action items, and performance metrics across multiple cybersecurity assessment and authorization projects.
• Coordinate and support RMF, A&A, and ATO activities by working with ISSOs, system owners, security teams, government stakeholders, and assessors to track assessments, findings, remediation efforts, and authorization package progress.
• Prepare, maintain, and review cybersecurity documentation, including Security Assessment Reports (SARs), Risk Assessment Reports (RARs), Security Authorization Packages (SAPs), ATO letters, waiver memoranda, SOPs, templates, briefing materials, and other program deliverables.
• Develop executive-level reports, dashboards, status updates, and presentations that communicate project health, schedule performance, risks, issues, milestones, and authorization activities.
• Facilitate meetings, develop agendas and briefing packages, document decisions and action items, and coordinate follow-up activities with program, security, and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure project and security documentation complies with organizational, regulatory, and cybersecurity requirements and is maintained accurately throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyze program performance, provide recommendations to leadership, track key performance indicators, and support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Identify and implement process improvements, documentation standards, and best practices to enhance program execution and cybersecurity authorization activities.
• Draft and maintain official correspondence and customer-facing communications supporting authorization, compliance, and program management efforts.
• Provide ad hoc project, program, cybersecurity, and administrative support to meet evolving mission, customer, and contract requirements.

Requirements

• Public Trust clearance eligibility required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• 3 years of experience supporting project management, program management, cybersecurity compliance, or federal IT initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Assessment & Authorization (A&A), Authority to Operate (ATO), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes.
• Experience developing and maintaining project schedules, reports, briefings, and technical documentation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience supporting customer-facing deliverables.
• Must be able to travel to customer site up to two days a week.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management and cybersecurity compliance, with a strong focus on managing integrated project plans, schedules, and documentation while ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. Proficient in developing executive-level reports and facilitating stakeholder communication to enhance program execution.