Senior Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization (A&A) Program Manager

Employment Qualifications:
Applicants responding to this position must be a US Citizen and may be subjected to a government security investigation which requires possessing the ability to view classified government information, background checks and drug screening. All applicants applying must have lived in the US for the past 5 years and cannot have traveled out of the country more than 6 months (cumulatively) in the past five years. (Military Service excluded).

The Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.

Job Title

Senior Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization (A&A) Program Manager

Location

Eagan, MN 55121 US
Falls Church, VA US (Primary)
Morrisville, NC 27560 US

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Mid-Senior Level

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

None

Security Clearance Required

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Job Description

About the Role

• Lifescale Analytics is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization (A&A) Program Manager to support a federal client in managing enterprise security compliance and system lifecycle initiatives.
• This role leads complex cybersecurity programs involving system accreditation, application retirement, compliance reviews, and enterprise risk reduction across hundreds of information resources.
• The ideal candidate has deep experience managing security governance programs, guiding stakeholders through system decommissioning processes, and coordinating large-scale compliance initiatives across technical and executive teams.
• This is a high-visibility role supporting mission-critical cybersecurity initiatives where the Program Manager operates with significant independence and regularly briefs senior leadership.
• Preferred locations: Eagan, MN | Morrisville, NC | Falls Church, VA. Remote support authorized. Note: Relocation expenses are not covered by the employer/client. Note: Relocation expenses are not covered by the employer/client.  
• US Citizenship required | Clearance eligibility required

    

Task description and/or any specific requirements:

• •  
• Experience in and proven ability to manage multiple projects from beginning to successful completion, including defining project scope and objectives, creating project plans/schedules, establishing and tracking metrics, and engaging with and guiding stakeholders at all management and leadership levels.
• Strong organizational skills sufficient to plan, coordinate, track and manage several ongoing and complex efforts, including: retirements and remnant clean-up of applications across the organization; revisions of outdated compliance reviews for hundreds of information resources; ongoing updates to vital documents.
• Experience with and understanding of process to retire applications/systems across large organizations, including verification of remnant removal, to minimize security risks to the organization, and ability to advise application stakeholders through the process.
• Knowledge of or experience with the SDLC Retirement/Decommission process.
• Strong written and oral communications skills, including ability to create project-related and training documentation, and ability to prepare presentations and brief executives, managers, and peers.
• Experience in information security and understanding of the information resource accreditation process.
• Knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity policies and processes sufficient to review, understand and provide inputs to internal security policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training documents.
• Ability to create SharePoint sites, including Team sites, and demonstrated experience in customizing and managing content on SharePoint sites, including documents, lists, and libraries.
• Additional responsibilities at the manager's request.

Job Requirements

Experience:

• A minimum of thirteen (13) to twenty (20) years’ relevant experience.
• Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently.
• Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
• Experience managing cybersecurity or information security initiatives
• Proven experience managing multiple complex programs simultaneously
• Experience supporting security accreditation / compliance processes
• Experience managing system retirement or decommissioning projects
• Strong experience creating project documentation, schedules, and governance artifacts
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and executive leadership

 

Education:

• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or similar credentials are preferred but not required.

 

Security & Eligibility Requirements

• Due to federal client requirements:
• US Citizenship required
• Must be eligible for a government security clearance
• Must have lived in the United States continuously for the past 5 years
• Candidates cannot have more than 6 months of international travel in the past 5 years (military exceptions apply)
• Must pass background investigation, credit check, and drug screening
• The Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.