Company Description

The Holston Group (HG) Inc. is SBA 8(a) Certified, Economically Disadvantage Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) with over 15 years of extensive experience in program management, business process engineering, acquisition, financial operations, and cyber capabilities. We are experts at building trusting and long-lasting partnerships, recruiting highly qualified personnel capable of providing quality deliverables and meeting deadlines across several competencies. HG understands customer challenges and maintains close working relationships with our customers to quickly understand their needs while delivering optimal solutions.

Job Description

The Senior Portfolio Manager assists with the development and propagation of standard program management processes and practices across USCYBERCOM portfolios to achieve robust acquisition oversight of disparate projects and programs. This support includes providing Portfolio Management assistance to support USCYBERCOM’s directorates with collaboration, communication, and knowledge sharing efforts through the establishment of program management tracking tools to enhance coordination efforts between Services’ Program Management Offices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop standard methods for tracking and reporting programs, acquisition strategies, and project statuses across portfolios.
• Coordinate crosswalks for milestones and interdependencies among projects and/or functional areas.
• Prepare and support delivery of presentations to assist with program/initiative/portfolio status reviews to assist USCYBERCOM with program decision making.
• Facilitate the integration of capabilities into courses of action (COA), assisting in the development of Division Standard Operating Procedures, and advocating for the Services to organize, train, and equip forces capable of delivering desired effects.
• Identify, assess, and advocate for current and future operational cyberspace requirements across combatant commands.
• Coordinate with commercial vendors, DoD, and other U.S. Government partners to facilitate capabilities research, development, technical assurance, and knowledge sharing.
• Conduct Functional Needs Assessments (FNA) and Functional Area Analyses (FAA) of Concept Plans (CONPLAN) and Operational Plans (OPLAN) to determine the adequacy of Service components and supporting agencies to deliver cyberspace effects.
• Contribute information to the Integrated Priority List (IPL) and Issue Paper process including developing, consolidating, and managing capability requests, point papers, briefing charts, spreadsheets, memos, and other documents within prescribed timelines for review and analysis.
• Analyze cyber capability funding requirements combined with execution history to develop concise descriptions of impacts and alternatives.
• Apply advanced business analytics to examine data related to budget, finance, schedule, capabilities, and processes, to identify inefficiencies and recommend solutions for the improvement of deficiencies, omissions, and gaps.
• Conduct records and knowledge management activities for USCYBERCOM cyber capability and portfolio management activities to include drafting program plans and documentation.
• Assist in the management of the USCYBERCOM’s cyber capabilities portfolio management efforts to include providing analysis, research, and advocacy support for the advancement of USCYBERCOM cyber capability and portfolio management activities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required plus 10 years of experience in relevant experience. In lieu of a Master’s degree, a Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of experience in performing requirements for a total of 12 years; or HS diploma/Associate's degree with an additional 6 years of experience in performing requirements for a total of 16 years.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Program Management Professional (PGPM) required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in developing, implementing, and managing a portfolio of projects within an organization similar to the complexity of the USCYBERCOM environment.
• Provide advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff.
• Experience working in a complex cyberspace operation and/or multi-stakeholder environment.

Security Clearance Requirements

• Candidate must possess a current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS//SCI) level clearance with CI polygraph.

Additional Information

The Holston Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. US Citizenship is required as a result of the parameters set for the Federal Government contract.