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Program Manager (Cybersecurity)

BTI Upper Marlboro, MD

Upper Marlboro, MD

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Job Description

BTI is seeking a Program Manager (Cybersecurity) to lead and oversee cybersecurity services supporting the State of Maryland Department of General Services. This onsite role in Upper Marlboro, MD provides senior-level management across governance, risk management, compliance, secure system design, and operational defense, with a focus on delivering outcomes through coordinated project execution and stakeholder communication.

Program Leadership and Oversight

Provide overall leadership, management, and oversight for assigned cybersecurity services and projects.
Serve as the primary point of contact for Department of General Services stakeholders, project sponsors, technical teams, subcontractors, and other program participants.
Manage cybersecurity initiatives within Functional Area 1, Oversight and Governance, and Functional Area 3, Protection and Defense.
Oversee projects spanning cybersecurity governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, secure system design, vulnerability management, security operations, and operational defense.

Planning, Execution, and Program Management

Develop and maintain program plans, project schedules, staffing plans, risk registers, performance reports, status reports, and other required program documentation.
Monitor program scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables, and performance measures.
Apply Agile project management methodologies to technology, cybersecurity, and application development projects.
Lead Agile planning activities, including requirements development, backlog management, sprint planning, progress reviews, and continuous improvement.
Coordinate projects across the software development life cycle, including planning, requirements analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, operations, maintenance, and system retirement.
Work with technical and business stakeholders to define project requirements, cybersecurity requirements, staffing needs, deliverables, priorities, and acceptance criteria.

Staffing, Team Coordination, and Delivery Models

Oversee the recruitment, assignment, onboarding, and management of qualified cybersecurity and technology personnel.
Evaluate employee and candidate skills against technical, cybersecurity, functional, and contractual requirements.
Develop staffing strategies that support continuity, scalability, and timely personnel replacement.
Manage technology projects delivered through development teams, professional services, and staff augmentation models.
Ensure assigned personnel understand and comply with State policies, cybersecurity standards, contractual requirements, and project procedures.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams that may include cybersecurity analysts, governance and compliance professionals, risk specialists, security architects, application developers, engineers, and operational defense personnel.

Risk Management and Stakeholder Communication

Identify program risks and performance issues and develop mitigation, remediation, and escalation plans.
Maintain effective communication with executive leadership, government stakeholders, technical personnel, vendors, and business representatives.
Support quality assurance, performance monitoring, resource forecasting, and continuous process improvement.
Ensure services and deliverables are completed accurately, on schedule, and in accordance with applicable contract requirements and service-level expectations.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum of five years of demonstrated experience providing cybersecurity resources or managing cybersecurity services for one or more of the following: Federal government agencies; State government agencies; Local or Tribal governments; Nonprofit organizations; Commercial enterprises with at least 100 employees.
Demonstrated experience supporting projects involving one or more of the following: cybersecurity governance; risk management; regulatory or security compliance; secure system design; cybersecurity operations; protection and operational defense.
Senior-level experience supporting State, Federal, or local government agencies or private-sector organizations on technology projects.
Experience managing technology engagements involving both project development and staff augmentation.
Knowledge of project and program management principles, practices, tools, and reporting methods.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and their application within cybersecurity, technology, and application development environments.
Experience developing project requirements, resource requirements, staffing plans, schedules, status reports, and risk-management documentation.
Knowledge of staffing processes, including recruiting, resource planning, employee skills assessment, candidate qualification, onboarding, personnel assignment, and performance monitoring.
Knowledge of current software development paradigms, technologies, and delivery practices.
Strong understanding of the software development life cycle.
Experience operating within government and private-industry organizational environments.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, deliverables, technical resources, and stakeholders.
Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, written communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing cybersecurity programs for the State of Maryland or another state government organization.
Experience supporting public-sector cybersecurity contracts or task orders.
Knowledge of security governance, risk, compliance, secure architecture, vulnerability management, incident response, and security operations.
Experience managing cybersecurity professionals across multiple technical disciplines.
Experience working in hybrid delivery environments that combine Agile and traditional project management practices.
Familiarity with government procurement, contract performance, deliverable management, service-level agreements, and staff augmentation requirements.
Experience presenting program status, risks, staffing needs, and performance information to government executives and senior leadership.
Project Management Professional certification or a comparable project/program management credential.
Agile, Scrum, or cybersecurity-related certifications.

Core Competencies

Cybersecurity Program Management
Oversight and Governance
Protection and Operational Defense
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Agile Project Delivery
Application Development Oversight
Software Development Life Cycle
Requirements Development
Cybersecurity Staffing and Resource Management
Employee Skills Assessment
Staff Augmentation Management
Risk and Issue Management
Government Contract Support
Stakeholder and Executive Communication
Performance Monitoring and Reporting

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