Senior Cyber Engineer with PM Experience

TekSynap; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Vacation

Job summary

TekSynap is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert with program management experience to lead government and corporate cybersecurity and IT programs. This role is based in San Antonio, TX, at JBSA–Fort Sam Houston, with a Monday–Friday day schedule and limited travel.

The candidate will advise leadership, manage contracts and deliverables, and ensure RMF, NIST, and JSIG compliance across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, engineering, business management, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience managing large-scale cybersecurity programs with concurrent work packages, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholders in DoW, federal government, or similarly regulated environments.
• Extensive RMF expertise including security authorization, ATO lifecycle management, continuous monitoring, and compliance validation; proficiency with eMASS and DoW tools.
• Knowledge of DoW cybersecurity policies, NIST standards, JSIG, FISMA, SOC II, and ISO 27001.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, communication, and technical writing skills.
• CISSP certification is required. Preferred: Master’s, CISM, PMP, and active DoW Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and set strategic direction for cybersecurity and IT programs, ensuring contractual requirements are met.
• Manage costs, schedules, staffing, risks, and quality across multiple concurrent projects.
• Serve as primary government stakeholder contact (CO, COR, Authorizing Officials, senior leaders).
• Plan programs, allocate resources, and oversee execution to deliver contract requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of cybersecurity engineers, analysts, system admins, network engineers, developers, vendors, and government personnel.
• Oversee program reporting, metrics, risk registers, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.
• Develop cybersecurity engineers, analysts, and PMs for effective execution and growth.
• Prepare executive briefings, staffing updates, risk assessments, and customer status reports.

Skills

RMF expertise

leadership

communications

analytical skills

technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

CISSP certification

CISM certification

PMP certification

DoW Secret Clearance

Tools

eMASS

DoW workflow tools

Job description

Salary: $120,000 - 150,000 per year

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field.
• 12 or more years of experience managing large-scale cybersecurity programs with concurrent work packages, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholders in DoW, federal government, or similarly regulated environments.
• Extensive Risk Management Framework (RMF) expertise, including security authorization, ATO lifecycle management, continuous monitoring, and compliance validation; proficiency with eMASS and DoW workflow tools.
• Extensive knowledge of DoW cybersecurity policies, directives, frameworks, and standards, including RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-207, DoDI 8500.01, DoDI 8510.01, JSIG, FISMA, SOC II, and ISO 27001.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, analytical, communication, and technical writing skills.
• Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
• Preferred: Masters degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Preferred: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Preferred: Active DoW Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a NACI background check.
• Must be able to meet the roles physical demands, including regularly handling objects, reaching, communicating, standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; lifting up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds as needed; and meeting the stated vision requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and set strategic direction for cybersecurity and IT programs, ensuring contractual requirements, mission objectives, and customer expectations are met.
• Manage costs, schedules, staffing, technical performance, risks, and quality across multiple concurrent projects and task areas.
• Act as the primary contact for government stakeholders, including contracting officers, contracting officer representatives, authorizing officials, and senior leaders.
• Plan programs, allocate resources, manage staffing and performance, and oversee execution to deliver contract requirements and program deliverables on time.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of cybersecurity engineers and analysts, system administrators, network engineers, developers, vendors, project managers, and government personnel.
• Oversee program reporting, performance metrics, executive briefings, risk registers, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Direct and develop cybersecurity engineers, cybersecurity analysts, and project managers to support effective execution and personnel growth.
• Prepare corporate and program reports, executive briefings, staffing updates, risk assessments, and customer status reports; communicate program risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, organizational policies, and applicable federal and DoW regulations.
• Provide senior cybersecurity expertise for RMF, cybersecurity compliance, and security authorization activities.
• Develop, review, assess, and maintain cybersecurity authorization packages supporting IATTs, IATOs, ATOs, ATCs, and continuous monitoring.
• Support cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk management to maintain and improve security posture.
• Review cybersecurity artifacts, including SSPs, Security Assessment Reports, Risk Assessments, POA&Ms, Security Control Traceability Matrices, Contingency Plans, Incident Response Plans, and Configuration Management Plans.
• Ensure alignment with DoW cybersecurity policies, NIST standards, JSIG requirements, FISMA, Zero Trust principles, and applicable security regulations.
• Lead vulnerability assessment and remediation using enterprise security monitoring solutions.
• Support systems security engineering, supply chain risk management, cyber resiliency, information protection, and secure infrastructure modernization.
• Assist with cybersecurity governance, security reviews, audits, assessments, and authorization decisions.
• Develop cybersecurity strategies, policies, procedures, and training to strengthen awareness, compliance, and operational resilience.

Technologies

• Support
• LESS
• Network
• Security

More

We are partnering with hackajob to recruit a Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert with program management experience for TekSynap. In this role, you will advise government and corporate leadership and help deliver mission-critical cybersecurity and IT programs supporting Department of War missions. TekSynap is a fast-growing technology company focused on well-planned information management solutions for federal government customers. The position is based in an office at JBSA–Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, day shift, with occasional evenings or weekends as program needs require; travel is less than 10%. The role involves low workplace noise and the physical demands described for the position; reasonable accommodations may be available. Our full-time benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans, vacation, and holidays. Employees must follow vaccination requirements imposed by contract, law, or regulation. The target salary range is $120,000–$150,000; actual compensation depends on factors including education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience.

last updated 41 week of 2026