Program Manager Senior

Oversee complex programs that drive impactful mission outcomes for our customers as a Program Sr Manager. Here, you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and see where your program management career can go at GDIT.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

The Program Manager serves as the senior leader responsible for directing all aspects of a large, complex federal cybersecurity program serving the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This individual provides executive-level oversight, strategic direction, and integrated coordination across multiple cybersecurity domains including Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Assessment & Authorization (A&A), and Security Operations (SecOps). The Program Manager ensures contract performance, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and continuous improvement while maintaining strong relationships with senior federal leadership. 

Bring your program management expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all program operations, ensuring contract deliverables, performance metrics, and federal compliance requirements are consistently met.
• Serve as the primary interface with NCI senior leadership including the CIO, CISO, Deputy CISO, ISSOs, and division-level executives.
• Oversee cross-functional cybersecurity teams, including analysts, engineers, assessors, program staff, and technical SMEs.
• Provide strategic recommendations to federal leadership on program posture, risk, operational effectiveness, and modernization opportunities.
• Develop, refine, and manage executive-level briefings, dashboards, decision packages, and communications.
• Direct development and maintenance of program management artifacts such as roadmaps, risk registers, schedules, QASP/QAP documentation, staffing plans, and action trackers.
• Support continuous improvement efforts, including process optimization, automation strategies, and performance maturity.
• Manage budget execution, labor allocation, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Ensure adherence to federal requirements including FISMA, NIST RMF, NIH/HHS policies, and contractual obligations.

Qualifications

• Certification: Active PMP certification, and cybersecurity certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, Security+)
• Experience: 10+ years of cybersecurity leadership experience and 5+ years of managing complex federal programs or portfolios
• Security clearance level: the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Skills

• Experience supporting NIH, HHS, or biomedical research IT programs.
• ITIL Foundations certification (or ability to obtain within 3 months)
• Strong familiarity with ServiceNow platforms, enterprise GRC tools, and cybersecurity analytics.
• Experience leading modernization initiatives (e.g., Zero Trust, FedRAMP, RMF automation, common controls).
• Demonstrated success managing large cyber programs at health-focused or research-focused federal agencies
• Experience overseeing multi-disciplinary cyber teams and simultaneously managing multiple technical workstreams.
• Executive communication, diplomacy, and stakeholder engagement
• Strategic thinking and program visioning
• Financial and contract oversight
• Organizational change leadership
• High accountability and ownership
• Ability to translate complex cyber issues into business-impact narratives

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Full benefits, wellness programs, 401K matching, competitive salary, and paid time off.
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.