Cybersecurity Program Manager - TS/SCI

Sprymethods; Linthicum (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spry Methods in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Cybersecurity Program Manager to lead and coordinate IT and cybersecurity operations for a government-focused contractor. The role emphasizes program leadership, risk management, budgeting, and strategic alignment with enterprise security goals.

You will oversee cybersecurity risk assessments, audits, incident response, and third-party vendor security while coordinating across technical teams and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Five+ years leading IT programs and security initiatives.
• Experience implementing cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple teams and contractors.
• Strong written and verbal communication with executives and government stakeholders.
• DoD DoD cyber operations experience or exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide management of contractor and subcontractor personnel.
• Serve as primary contractor point of contact for CODE activities.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders and contractor teams.
• Track requirements, activities, risks, schedules, and performance.
• Ensure quality and compliance with program requirements.
• Coordinate tasks to prevent resource conflicts across teams.
• Support IT strategic planning, budgeting, and investment management.
• Implement cybersecurity frameworks and assess risks.
• Coordinate security audits and track corrective actions.
• Lead crisis-response activities during significant incidents.
• Oversee third-party security vendors and acquisitions.

Skills

IT leadership

Strategic planning

Cybersecurity frameworks

DoD RMF

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Program management

Job description

Spry Methods is seeking a Cybersecurity Program Manager to provide leadership and oversight for personnel supporting enterprise information technology and cybersecurity operations. This key personnel position will serve as a primary contractor point of contact, coordinate work across technical teams, and ensure activities are completed efficiently and in accordance with program requirements. The Task Lead will support IT strategy, workforce planning, budgeting, investment management, cybersecurity, privacy, and digital accessibility. The position will also oversee cybersecurity compliance, risk assessments, vulnerability testing, security audits, incident response coordination, and third-party security vendors.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and oversight of assigned contractor and subcontractor personnel.
• Serve as a primary contractor point of contact for CODE activities.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between Government stakeholders and contractor teams.
• Track requirements, technical activities, risks, decisions, schedules, and performance using established management practices.
• Ensure the quality and efficiency of contractor performance and compliance with program requirements.
• Coordinate tasks and dependencies across project teams to prevent resource conflicts.
• Support IT strategic planning, workforce planning, budgeting, investment management, and organizational accountability.
• Implement and maintain cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CMMC.
• Oversee cybersecurity risk assessments and vulnerability testing to identify and mitigate emerging threats.
• Coordinate internal and external security audits and track corrective actions.
• Lead contractor crisis-response activities during significant security incidents, including detection, containment, recovery, and stakeholder coordination.
• Oversee third-party security vendors and support evaluation of acquisitions against applicable security requirements.
• Support agency-wide information security, privacy, digital accessibility, and cybersecurity education initiatives.
• Assist with applicable financial and business processes without performing inherently governmental functions.
• Make binding decisions for the contractor organization and proactively communicate technical, contractual, programmatic, personnel, and resource risks.

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance eligibility
• At least five years of experience in IT leadership and accountability, including responsibility for implementing IT management functions.
• At least five years of experience in IT strategic planning.
• At least five years of experience assessing IT workforce requirements and developing workforce strategies and plans.
• At least five years of experience supporting annual and multiyear IT planning, programming, and budgeting.
• At least five years of experience managing, evaluating, or assessing IT investments and resources.
• At least five years of experience establishing, implementing, or supporting compliance with an organization-wide information security and privacy program.
• At least five years of experience supporting digital accessibility of information and communications technologies.
• Experience implementing cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CMMC.
• Experience overseeing cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability testing, security audits, or corrective-action activities.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple technical teams and managing dependencies, staffing, schedules, and resource conflicts.
• Experience supporting incident or crisis-response activities involving detection, containment, recovery, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience managing third-party technology or cybersecurity vendors.
• Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other Federal IT and cybersecurity programs preferred.
• Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework, ATO or continuous ATO processes, NIST SP 800-53, DoD 8140 workforce requirements, DevSecOps, and enterprise cybersecurity operations preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief Government and executive stakeholders