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Project Program Associate Director

NTT DATA, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, United States


Senior Project Manager – IT / Information Systems Security

Company: NTT DATA Services

Location: Washington, DC, US

Job Summary The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for managing and overseeing the security posture of an organization’s information systems, applications, and enclaves throughout their lifecycle. They oversee security compliance, risk management, and policy implementation, often serving as the primary advisor to senior management on security issues such as NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, DIACAP, and RMF. The SPM supports authorization and assessment activities, maintains continuous monitoring programs, and responds to incidents to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data. The SPM manages day‑to‑day activities of various Information Systems Security personnel (ISSO, ISSE, etc.) and plays a central role in authorization activities ensuring information systems remain compliant, resilient, and aligned with federal and agency policy.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manages all the teams that comprise the ISaaS program.

Manages one or more projects or programs, may manage an operating office and supervises professional and technical personnel performing in their customary disciplines. Maintains aggressive efforts to achieve objectives.

Trains and supervises personnel.

Responsible for all phases of the program budget.

Performs analysis for call order reviews with various software.

Develops Quality Assurance Programs for all products and services.

Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring staff.

Assigns staff and provides technical direction as necessary to complete tasks.

Monitors call order, subcontract, and funding; prepares forecasts of program financial performance.

Develops and delivers required call order, departmental, project and/or financial reports.

Assesses risk, identifies business threats, and evaluates system or network security programs to create a security operations strategy while reducing risks to systems and data.

Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with various government teams to conduct cyber security operations across various branches of government.

Creates standard operating procedures in partnership with government personnel to enhance security operations, improve response capabilities, and meet compliance requirements.

Works with various government departments in deploying best security practices as a result of planned cybersecurity assessments on systems and data.

Basic Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years of experience as an IT and/or Information Systems Security project manager.

Master’s degree in information technology, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or computer science

Educational substitution: One [1] year of traditional education can be substituted for one and a half [1.5] years of work experience.

Project management professional (PMP) certification or other project management certification demonstrating management competence.

Active Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing the day-to-day tasks of ISSO, ISSE’s, and/or other cybersecurity personnel.

Experience performing role/responsibilities of an ISSO/ISSE.

A DoD 8140 certification which may include one or more of the following:

SASP, SSCP, CCISO, CCSP, CISSP-ISSMP, CGRC/CAP, CISM, CompTIA: Cloud+, Security+ CE, Security X, FITSP-M, SANS: GCIA, GCIH, GCSA, GICSP, CSEC, and/or GSLC

NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here.

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