Senior Cyber Program Manager – RMF & DoD Expert

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

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.