Deputy Cyber RMF & Compliance Program Lead

Excentium, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Excentium, Inc. seeks a Deputy Program Manager to lead cybersecurity services and stand in for the Program Manager as needed in a federal RMF program focused on ISSO support.

The role emphasizes modernizing RMF/A&A processes, continuous monitoring, and DevSecOps integration, with a mandate to elevate the program beyond routine compliance. The DPM will partner with the PM, interface with CO/COR, and help grow a high-performing ISSO/compliance team, while remaining available for deployment across

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• At least eight (8) years of experience in cybersecurity program management.
• A current Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project management certification.
• A current Secret-level personnel security clearance.
• Experience with federal government cybersecurity requirements.
• Availability to begin within the timeframe specified at contract award.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the secondary point of contact for all contractual, administrative, and performance matters under the contract, standing in for the Program Manager as needed.
• Provide overall leadership, resource planning, and coordination to ensure deliverables and timelines are met.
• Interface directly with the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to resolve issues and report status.
• Support the program's staffing plan, including recruitment, retention, and timely substitution of personnel consistent with Key Personnel requirements.
• Assist with risk identification, issue resolution, and change-management processes.
• Help prepare and deliver periodic status reports (activities, progress against milestones, performance metrics, risks, resource utilization, financial status).
• Support quality assurance and quality control for all deliverables prior to customer submission.
• Assist with transition-in and, at contract completion, transition-out activities, including knowledge transfer to a successor contractor.
• Help ensure continuity of Key Personnel roles and support prompt notice to the customer of any proposed change.
• Identify opportunities to get more value from the customer's existing RMF practice, and recommend continuous monitoring/authorization approaches, automation, or other process improvements where appropriate, building the business case to bring them to the customer's stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

PMP

Secret clearance

Federal government security

Availability

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IT/Cybersecurity)

Master's degree

Job description

Excentium, Inc. seeks a Deputy Program Manager to lead cybersecurity services and stand in for the Program Manager as needed in a federal RMF program focused on ISSO support.

The role emphasizes modernizing RMF/A&A processes, continuous monitoring, and DevSecOps integration, with a mandate to elevate the program beyond routine compliance. The DPM will partner with the PM, interface with CO/COR, and help grow a high-performing ISSO/compliance team, while remaining available for deployment across