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Deputy Program Manager

Agile Defense· Program Operations – Operations & Program Management
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Hybrid (Reston, VA)$145k - $185kRegularPosted 8mo ago

About the role

Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) Lead and Deputy Program Manager role supporting federal customers with 24x7 CSOC operations, cyber defense capabilities, and program management.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Deputy to the Program Manager of the CSOC Program to provide cyber defense capabilities to federal entities provide comprehensive Computer Network Defense support through security event monitoring, advanced analytics, cyber hunt, response and digital forensics, vulnerability assessment, and cyber intelligence activities in support of the SOC operational mission.
  • Maintain a 24x7x365 schedule and minimum-manning requirements.
  • Construct and optimize operational workflows for 24x7 teams across multiple shifts.
  • Develop, collect, analyze security operational metrics to optimize CSOC performance and minimize organizational risk.
  • Serve as a technical Cyber SME, onsite task lead, and primary point of contact for customer.
  • Lead efforts Planning, organization, scheduling and progress reporting of various projects.
  • Develop technical cyber security solutions in response to customer requests or in support of proposal solution development.
  • Support new Agile Defense engagements as transitional program or operations lead.
  • Support documentation of all business and workflow processes in this area.
  • Provides technical consultation in cyber security capability development.
  • Acts as a subject-matter expert to multiple tasks and/or programs.
  • Provide technical writing support in support of corporate response to RFPs/RFQs from various customers.

Qualifications

  • Candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of direct operational and program management experience in delivery of Cybersecurity program or related projects.
  • Candidates will have a minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience with a solid understanding of incident response, insider threat investigations, digital forensics, and cyber threats.
  • A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience with experience in the last two (2) years that includes host-based and network-based security monitoring, identifying and analyzing anomalous activities with familiarity in insider threat monitoring software, host-based forensic tools, intrusion detection systems, intrusion analysis functions, security information event management (SIEM) platforms, endpoint detection and response tools, security operations ticket management.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, STEM or cybersecurity
  • Required Skills: The ability to create insider threat focused dashboards, reports and workflow diagrams. Experience collecting data, chain of custody and reporting results; handling and escalating security issues or emergency situations appropriately; providing incident response capabilities to isolate and mitigate threats to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability for protected data. Experience with mentoring junior members in an open collaborative environment.
  • Preferred Skills or Certifications: GCFA, GREM, GCIH, OSCP, GPEN, GFCE or equivalent preferred.

Skills

Required:Cybersecurity operations managementSecurity event monitoringCyberhunt / Threat huntingSIEMIncident response
Nice to have:Digital forensics

Benefits

  • $145,000 - $185,000 a year
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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