SOC Program Manager

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As a technically focusedSOC ProgramManager,you will be responsible forthe technical direction and growth of a Security Operations Program focused on highly secure US Government clients.Do something big! Join our team as we help our National Security community meet the demands of ever-emerging cyber threats!

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as director of a SOC program focused on high secure government clients but also setting standards for our commercial SOC engagements

• Fill the key role on our SOC delivery teams, reporting to senior leadership and build positive relationships with our Account Executives, and clients

• Be the thought leader on our SOC capabilities, offerings, automation and solutioning for new and existing clients.

• Successfully develop and execute project plans

• Be accountable by working through others to track the health of our projects, deliverables, and document client interactions for multiple projects following AIS' Project Management approach

• Contribute to proposals and statements of work for new projects

• Provide management and guidance to ensure delivery teams meet all contractual obligations (scope, requirements, SLAs) and meet deadlines and budgets

• Identify, track, mitigate, and report on risks to delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction

• Build relationships with new and existing clients

• Collaborate with AIS Account Executives to uncover new opportunities

• Lead and participate in staffing, delivery status, planning, and project meetings

• Thoroughly prepare for all client interactions with a focus on service and delivery excellence

• Maintain situational awareness of day-to-day activities on the ground, serving as the first escalation point for the client and identify opportunities for continuous improvement of delivery services

• Approve timesheets and expenses, distribute and manage internal communications, deliver performance reviews, provide team mentorship, and help individual team members with career development goals

• Support bid and proposal activity and ensure all contract and performance documentation is current

Location and Travel Details

This opportunity will require frequent onsite visits in Reston / Mclean / Tysons Virginia with some flexibility for remote work.

Security Clearance and Citizenship Requirements

Must have and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a SCI/Poly.
Current/Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is highly preferred.

Required For This Opportunity

• Over 5 years of proven experience managing Cyber Security Programs

• Experience managing Security Operations Center projects, preferably on the Microsoft platform

• Proven experience with managing contracts: estimations, scheduling, budgeting, profitability, issue resolution, and authoring proposals/statements of work

• Experience supporting and growing the capabilities of delivery staff members

• Excels in overcoming delivery challenges, building relationships with clients, and meeting or exceeding client expectations

• Driven to reduce or mitigate risks with sound program management address problems as needed

• Create and manage spend plans to meet timelines and budget

• Good experience in a variety of SOC engineering/ administration tools

• Accountable for the team handling of daily alerts, incidents; monitors, tracks, analyzes and records.

• Work with other IT professionals to resolve fast moving vulnerabilities such as spam, virus, spyware and malware.

• Monitor security vulnerability information from vendors and third parties.

• Strong engineering analysis ability

Nice To Have Skills

• Experience in security engineering to operate M365 and Azure platforms

• Project Management Certification - Certified Scrum Master

• MSFT: SC-200, SC-900, AZ-900, AZ-500

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