Program Manager

The Program Manager provides day-to-day leadership and contract execution management for Agency IT and cybersecurity support services. This role plans and coordinates work across cybersecurity operations, compliance, and modernization activities to maintain a secure, compliant, and audit-ready environment under the strategic oversight of the Agency CIO/PMO. The Program Manager serves as the primary point of contact for task order performance, ensuring staffing, schedules, deliverables, quality, and stakeholder communications meet contract requirements.

Lead overall task order execution, including integrated planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, and performance reporting.
• Coordinate cybersecurity operations and continuous monitoring activities to ensure timely detection, response, and mitigation of threats; track actions to closure.
• Oversee audit readiness and documentation management, ensuring artifacts are current, complete, and organized to support internal reviews and external audits.
• Manage Security Assessment & Authorization (RMF/SA&A) support efforts, including development/maintenance of SSPs, risk assessments, POA&Ms, and other authorization package artifacts.
• Plan and coordinate FISMA reporting and CDM support activities; ensure required metrics and supporting evidence are submitted accurately and on time.
• Coordinate insider threat and privileged access governance support, including tracking access reviews, control implementation, and risk-reduction actions.
• Direct development and maintenance of cybersecurity policies, procedures, and governance documentation aligned to federal requirements (e.g., NIST and OMB guidance).
• Lead incident response coordination and communications, including escalation, stakeholder updates, and integration of threat intelligence into operational decisions.
• Oversee security training and awareness activities, including role-based training planning, delivery coordination, and compliance tracking.
• Ensure configuration management and change control processes are followed, documented, and auditable to maintain integrity and traceability.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination with engineering and enterprise architecture stakeholders to align technical planning and modernization efforts with mission needs.
• Manage subcontractors and/or supporting teams as applicable; set expectations, monitor performance, and ensure timely delivery of all contract requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or a related field (Master's preferred).
• 8+ years of experience managing federal IT contracts.
• PMP or equivalent project/program management certification.
• Strong knowledge of federal acquisition and IT governance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost, schedule, performance, and quality across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-ready status reports and briefing senior stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal cybersecurity programs, including RMF/ATO, FISMA reporting, and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM).
• Familiarity with NIST Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-37) and NIST security controls (e.g., NIST SP 800-53).
• Experience leading audit support efforts (e.g., OIG, GAO, independent assessments) and managing corrective action tracking.
• Experience coordinating incident response activities and integrating threat intelligence into operational planning.
• Background working with configuration management, change control, and IT service management practices in regulated environments.

Core Competencies and Deliverables

• Integrated project plan, schedule, and staffing plan aligned to task order requirements.
• Recurring status reports (weekly/monthly) covering accomplishments, risks/issues, metrics, and upcoming milestones.
• Risk/issue/action item logs with clear owners and due dates; documented decisions and meeting minutes as required.
• Quality reviews of audit-ready documentation and cybersecurity authorization artifacts prior to submission.
• Stakeholder communications plan and cadence for CIO/PMO coordination and performance reporting.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

• Possess the ability to fulfill any and all office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to: remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer entry, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds.
• May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• May work prolonged or irregular hours.
• Frequent local travel; occasional statewide or out-of-state travel.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Exposure to general office conditions while conducting office duties.

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Companies since 2018.

Edgewater Federal Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and continues to be our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status and/or other status protected by applicable law.