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The role ensures all assessment tasks are completed within established timelines, meet quality standards, and comply with applicable requirements, while also providing hands-on support for complex system assessments.\nThe Project Manager manages resource assignments, supervises the assessment team, facilitates effective communication among stakeholders, and ensures seamless coordination across all parties involved. Additionally, the role includes responsibility for the accurate and timely completion of deliverables, such as reports, documentation, and status updates.\nResponsibilities\nKey Responsibilities\nOversee assessment delivery across multiple concurrent systems, managing project plans, schedules, and required reports.\nEnsure adherence to established procedures and documentation standards, proactively identifying risks and resolving issues to maintain project timelines and deliver high-quality results.\nForecast workload demand for assessments and monitor findings and remediation progress to ensure effective resolution and tracking.\nConduct control assessments, review team outputs, and validate the accuracy, consistency, and independence of results.\nProvide guidance on findings and remediation strategies while maintaining the objectivity of assessment efforts.\nAssign roles and responsibilities to team members, mentor assessors, oversee administrative duties, and coordinate efforts among various teams and stakeholders.\nServe as the direct supervisor for the assessment team, deliver performance feedback, managing timekeeping responsibilities, and ensuring high-quality output across team members.\nLead ongoing improvement initiatives for assessment processes, templates, and tools, including implementing new automated platforms and integrating updated procedural guidance.\nOther duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nQualifications - Here’s What You Need\nBachelor’s degree in Information Systems or a related field.\nPMP and CISM certifications.\nActive Top Secret security clearance required at the time of employment.\nOver 8 years of cybersecurity experience, including a minimum of 5 years conducting assessment activities and recent hands-on experience in system assessments.\nProven experience assessing classified and unclassified systems, with proficiency in both reauthorization and new system assessments.\nAt least 3 years of project management experience combined with 2 or more years of team leadership.\nDemonstrated expertise in project management, including the ability to plan, schedule, and track multiple concurrent assessments effectively.\nExtensive experience in developing formal, high-quality deliverables for federal contracts.\nStrong familiarity with NIST standards and guidelines, including NIST RMF (SP 800-37), SP 800-53/53A, CNSSI 1253, contingency planning, as well as experience with A&A tools such as Xacta, CSAM, or JCAM.\nMust be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.\nMinimum Skills:\nExcellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high-level attention to detail. \nProven ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast past environment with changing priorities; adaptable to change and a quick learner. \nMust be self-motivated and able to work well independently as well as on a multi-functional team. \nAbility to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately \nProficient in MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel. \nProficient in assessment methodologies, with a strong capability to evaluate evidence and develop clear, well-supported findings.\nSkilled in reviewing the work of assessment teams, upholding quality standards, and ensuring consistency across all assessment activities.\nProven leadership abilities in guiding team members, managing workload allocations, and providing constructive feedback to drive performance improvement.\nExcellent communication skills, enabling efficient coordination with stakeholders, teams, and leadership, while clearly articulating technical findings to a variety of audiences.\nExhibits sound judgment, independence, attention to detail, and flexibility to balance management responsibilities with hands-on assessment tasks.\nPreferred Qualifications: \nTop Secret/SCI clearance.\nExperience managing federal authorization and assessment (A&A) programs.\nExpertise in task order management.\nAdditional certifications such as CAP, CISSP, or CISA.\nHands-on experience with tools like JCAM or CSAM.\nFamiliarity with ongoing authorization processes.\nOur Commitment to you / overview of benefits \nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance; Wellness Program\nFlexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)\nShort-Term and Long-Term Disability options\nBasic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)\nVoluntary Life and AD&D options\n401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year\nPaid Time Off\nReports to: Program Manager\nWorking Conditions \nProfessional office environment, with the ability to work onsite in the main office.\nMust be physically and mentally able to perform duties extended periods of time.\nAbility to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed to meet the demands of this position. \nMust be able to establish a productive and professional workspace.\nMust be able to sit for long periods of time looking at computer screen.\nMay be asked to work a flexible schedule which may include holidays.\nMay be asked to travel for business or professional development purposes.\nMay be asked to work hours outside of normal business hours.\nOther Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.\nCayuse is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. 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