Program Manager (R-00259)

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business, was founded on the principle that the purposeful enablement of people and technology in an organization directly ties to the quality of its outcomes. True Zero recognizes that those outcomes begin and end with our people, and that is what we have built a community of like-minded, driven, and passionate individuals and innovators who are aligned in a common goal of delivering top-tier services to our customers. Our culture and commitment have been recognized through numerous accolades, including being named one of the Best Places to Work in 2023 in two categories (“Prosperous and Thriving” ($5MM-$50MM in gross revenue) and “Mid-Atlantic Region” (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)), and again in 2025 as a Best Places to Work honoree. In addition, True Zero earned coveted spots on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America in 2022, 2023, and 2025, a testament to our sustained growth driven by our people-first approach and unwavering dedication to excellence.

Position Overview

True Zero Technologies is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Program Manager to provide strategic leadership, technical oversight, and comprehensive program management for large-scale cybersecurity and information technology initiatives within complex federal environments. This senior leadership position is responsible for overseeing the complete program and project lifecycle, managing multidisciplinary technical teams, coordinating resources and budgets, and ensuring successful delivery of cybersecurity solutions aligned with federal customer objectives, contractual requirements, and applicable security standards.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience leading federal cybersecurity programs, strong technical knowledge of enterprise security technologies and cloud infrastructure, and demonstrated expertise in program governance, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. The candidate must demonstrate exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to oversee multiple cybersecurity workstreams, manage complex technical initiatives, and engage effectively with senior government officials to deliver secure, innovative, and high-quality solutions on schedule and within budget.

Job Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Program & Project Lifecycle Management: Plan, organize, coordinate, and oversee the complete lifecycle of cybersecurity technology and infrastructure initiatives, including technology lifecycle management, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closeout. Ensure program activities align with federal customer priorities, contractual requirements, and established delivery objectives.
• Technical Project Planning & Execution: Establish project requirements, priorities, schedules, and deadlines while overseeing solution development activities, including planning, architecture, design, programming, testing, implementation, and operational transition. Ensure technical deliverables meet defined performance, quality, and security standards.
• Resource Acquisition & Workforce Management: Assess program and project resource requirements, secure necessary personnel and technical capabilities, and coordinate support from internal teams, external specialists, subcontractors, and other functional disciplines to ensure successful execution of cybersecurity initiatives.
• Project Scope, Budget & Milestone Management: Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans identifying scope, objectives, deliverables, dependencies, resource allocations, budgets, personnel requirements, and major milestones. Monitor execution against established baselines and implement corrective actions to address schedule, cost, or performance challenges.
• Technical Solution Delivery & Innovation: Manage approved project scopes and direct the delivery of innovative cybersecurity and IT solutions that address complex technical and operational challenges. Identify opportunities to accelerate development, improve operational efficiency, strengthen security capabilities, and support federal customer business and mission objectives.
• Solution Planning & Technical Team Leadership: Coordinate enterprise solution planning, oversee technical solution development teams, and provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and ongoing coaching to direct reports and multidisciplinary personnel. Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across program delivery teams.
• Technology Research & Strategic Alignment: Direct technical research and evaluation of emerging cybersecurity technologies, engineering practices, and enterprise IT solutions by assessing organizational goals, strategic priorities, operational requirements, and customer initiatives. Recommend technologies and architectural approaches that improve security, scalability, and mission effectiveness.
• Solution Roadmap Development & Quality Assurance: Oversee the creation and execution of strategic technology roadmaps, translating long-term solution visions into actionable implementation plans, technical milestones, and measurable outcomes. Ensure all projects meet established quality requirements, operational standards, and customer expectations.
• Federal Customer Leadership & Contract Liaison: Serve as the primary liaison between True Zero Technologies and federal customer leadership, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, facilitating executive-level communications, resolving program challenges, and ensuring alignment between contractor performance and government mission priorities.
• Contract Oversight & Federal Cybersecurity Compliance: Oversee all contract-related activities and ensure program execution aligns with federal cybersecurity missions, contractual obligations, and applicable regulations and guidance, including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), NIST standards, Executive Order 14028, CISA guidance, and other relevant federal cybersecurity policies.
• Strategic Planning & Cross-Functional Cybersecurity Leadership: Lead program-level strategic planning, resource allocation, prioritization, and stakeholder engagement across cybersecurity functional areas, including Security Operations Center (SOC), Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), Red Team operations, DevSecOps, and enterprise architecture. Ensure effective coordination and integration across technical workstreams.
• Program Risk, Performance & Executive Reporting: Establish and maintain comprehensive program risk management processes, performance metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and executive reporting mechanisms. Monitor financial, operational, technical, and contractual performance; identify emerging risks; implement mitigation strategies; and communicate program status to federal stakeholders and organizational leadership.
• Zero Trust, CDM & DevSecOps Integration: Ensure Zero Trust Architecture, Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), and DevSecOps principles are incorporated throughout cybersecurity program activities and technical workstreams. Promote secure system design, automated security controls, continuous monitoring, and integration of cybersecurity capabilities across enterprise environments.

Job Requirements

Job Requirements

• Federal IT & Cybersecurity Program Management Experience: Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience supporting information technology initiatives in roles such as Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, or Senior Project Manager, including demonstrated responsibility for leading complex technical programs, managing multidisciplinary teams, and overseeing large-scale project execution.
• Large-Scale Federal Cybersecurity Program Leadership: Proven experience managing large-scale federal cybersecurity programs involving complex enterprise environments, multiple technical workstreams, significant resource requirements, and federal customer engagement. Demonstrated ability to oversee cybersecurity operations, coordinate contractual deliverables, and ensure alignment with federal mission objectives and security requirements.
• Professional Project Management Certification: Must possess an active, industry-recognized project management certification, such as Project Management Professional (PMP), demonstrating proficiency in program and project planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and delivery methodologies.
• Federal Security Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Non-Sensitive / High Risk Public Trust security clearance (Tier 4/6c), as required to support federal information technology and cybersecurity programs.
• Enterprise Cybersecurity & Cloud Technical Expertise: Strong technical understanding of enterprise cybersecurity technologies and infrastructure, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), DevSecOps, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and AWS GovCloud systems and services. Ability to provide strategic oversight of complex cybersecurity solutions and technical integrations.
• IT Service Management & ITIL Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in IT service management principles, processes, tools, and techniques associated with ITIL Foundation practices. Experience applying service management methodologies to program delivery, operational transitions, service quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Agile Development & Application Lifecycle Management: Proven experience managing Agile software development and engineering teams, including coordinating iterative development activities, overseeing technical backlogs, and managing delivery priorities. Strong understanding of how application enhancements, defects, change requests, and evolving technical requirements affect system architecture, integration, security, and overall project delivery.
• Emerging Technology & Engineering Knowledge: Strong knowledge of current and emerging technological advances in computer science, cybersecurity engineering, cloud computing, enterprise architecture, and infrastructure modernization. Ability to evaluate innovative technical solutions, assess organizational impacts, and provide strategic guidance on technology adoption and implementation.
• Executive Communication & Federal Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated experience delivering executive briefings, presenting technical and program information, preparing performance reports, and communicating complex cybersecurity initiatives, risks, and recommendations to senior government officials and organizational leadership.
• Cross-Functional Leadership, Governance & Stakeholder Coordination: Demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior managers, functional subject matter experts, internal service delivery teams, federal customer representatives, external provider project teams, and subcontractors to develop, negotiate, and obtain approval for project scope, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and quality management plans.
• Program Execution, Performance Monitoring & Delivery Excellence: Proven track record of successfully executing, monitoring, controlling, and managing complex cybersecurity and IT programs to achieve high-quality, on-time, and on-budget completion. Experience identifying and mitigating program risks, resolving technical and operational challenges, maintaining contractual performance standards, and ensuring successful delivery of customer requirements.