Project Manager / Cyber Secretariat - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Professional growth & paid education

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Project Manager-Expert to support Cyber Security Governance activities. The role focuses on coordinating boards, ensuring decisions are documented, and tracking actions with senior leadership at the Office of Cyber Security.

Located at a customer site in Herndon, VA, the role requires TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance and a background in cybersecurity or IT.

Qualifications

• Technical training, Certification(s), experience, and/or Degree in Cyber Security/CS/IT.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Professional and collaborative demeanor.
• Very strong organizational skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support to the Executive Director & Front Office in daily operations.
• Manage day-to-day operations and governance processes.
• Develop and maintain briefing schedule.
• Ensure briefing materials are submitted to members on time.
• Record and maintain decisions and action items in official records (MFR).
• Track actions through completion in internal system.
• Draft correspondence, briefing notes, and talking points.
• Coordinate meeting logistics and maintain briefing schedule.
• Facilitate communication across teams and leadership.
• Ensure organizational compliance with directives and standards.
• Maintain official records including MFR in customer systems.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Transcription AI tools

Education

Cybersecurity/CS/IT degree

Tools

Transcription software

Job description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Project Manager-Expert supporting our customer's Cyber Security Governance activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

The Cyber Secretariat provides strategic, operational, and governance support to the various boards and councils within the Office of Cyber Security (OCS) Front Office, ensuring that it can effectively oversee cyber defense priorities, risks, capabilities, and initiatives across the organization. The Cyber Secretariat serves as the central coordination function between members, leadership, and project teams and acts as an information custodian for the boards and councils. The role ensures that board and council discussions are well-prepared, decisions are clearly documented, actions are tracked to completion, and projects are elevated appropriately.

HOW PROJECT MANAGER/CYBER SECRETARIAT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Provide project management support to the customer's Executive Director & Front Office area" in the day-to-day operations assisting in managing requirements and interacting with various senior leaders in the Office of Cyber Security (OCS).
• Manage the day-to-day operations and governance processes
• Develop and maintain briefing schedule
• Ensure briefing materials are submitted and provided to members within agreed timelines
• Record and maintain decisions, recommendations, action items and assigned owners in the official Memorandum for the Record (MFR)
• Track actions through completion using customer's internal system
• Draft correspondence, briefing notes, decision memoranda, talking points and other communication
• Manage official records
• Coordinate meeting logistics and manage briefing schedule
• Facilitate communication
• Ensure organizational compliance
• Maintain official records, including MFR, within customer systems with role-based access
• Stay abreast of Sponsor's directives, regulations, guidance, notices, and standards on cybersecurity
• Review deliverables for grammar, flow, and completeness
• Communicate with team leads and senior leadership
• Assess changes and rapidly change direction in support of new or changing requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Technical training, Certification(s), experience, and/or Degree (Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.)
• Experience: 8+ years of related experience.
• Required Qualifications --
• Professional and collaborative demeanor
• Very strong organizational skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Ability to determine and engage stakeholders across multiple organizations
• Extremely high attention to detail
• Understand the use of transcription software and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to interpret the transcripts and create reports
• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Polygraph
• Location: Herndon, VA - Customer Site
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

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