Senior CISO Program Manager - Security & IT Operations

CACI; National Harbor (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Task Order Manager to join our team supporting the Department of Homeland Security. This person is responsible for planning, direction, and overseeing the DSS HQ's Network Operation Center, Security Engineering, and Information System Security Officer support teams under the CISO directorate.

This role provides overall technical, security, and program management leadership for cyber, systems/applications, network, and AI-enabled services supporting the HQ IT enterprise.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain DHS Entrance on Duty (EOD)
• Ability to obtain Top-Secret w/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 15 years of relevant experience or equivalency
• ITILv4 Foundations with strong ITIL practices
• Proficiency with SNOW (ServiceNow)
• Experience managing teams delivering mission-critical IT/security operations
• Customer-facing experience at senior levels, PMRs and requirements gathering
• Crisis/incident response experience with post-mortem reporting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and day-to-day management for the CISO Task Order
• Serve as primary DHS CISO Directorate point of contact across Security Engineering, NOC, and ISSO
• Direct IT and cybersecurity projects across systems engineering, network ops, and cloud
• Apply ITIL processes and DHS governance to secure, resilient operations
• Develop staffing plans for cleared personnel across all roles
• Monitor DHS SLAs, analyze trends, implement improvements
• Lead transition activities with knowledge transfer and continuity
• Oversee integration of CISO tools, controls, and processes
• Oversee POA&Ms and vulnerability remediation coordination
• Ensure backup, DR, COOP, and continuity planning
• Drive continuous improvement, metrics, dashboards, and reporting
• Oversee end-user training on security tools and policies
• Ensure rapid incident response and escalation
• Be senior escalation point and authorize resource reallocations
• Ensure incident response processes during major outages
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Skills

DHS EOD clearance

Top-Secret SCI clearance

ITIL foundations

Snow (ServiceNow)

Security operations leadership

Crisis/incident response

Stakeholder communication

Project/Program management

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree + 15 years experience

Tools

SNOW

Job description

CACI is seeking a Task Order Manager to join our team supporting the Department of Homeland Security. This person is responsible for planning, direction, and overseeing the DSS HQ's Network Operation Center, Security Engineering, and Information System Security Officer support teams under the CISO directorate.

This role provides overall technical, security, and program management leadership for cyber, systems/applications, network, and AI-enabled services supporting the HQ IT enterprise.