Cybersecurity Project Manager

Leidos

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Adelphi, MD
Salary
$87,100–$157,450 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k
This role $122k
$73k most similar roles pay here $218k

This role pays less than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $140,925–$193,037 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $122k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 264 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 245 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cybersecurity Project Manager

As a Cybersecurity Project Manager within the C5ISR Center Cyber Security Service Provider, you will support a large-scale cyber engineering program in a high-visibility environment. You will partner with senior leadership and technical teams to plan and execute cybersecurity and IT modernization initiatives, including infrastructure modernization, application development, and migrations from on-premises environments to the cloud. Your daily responsibilities involve managing project plans, schedules, risks, resources, and deliverables while ensuring cost and performance requirements are met. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, provide status reporting to stakeholders, and oversee technical activities like technology deployments and cybersecurity enhancements. The role requires expertise in cybersecurity practices, infrastructure modernization, and cloud migration. Key skills include managing multiple concurrent projects, risk mitigation, and communication with senior leadership. Preferred qualifications include PMP or other project management certifications and specialized cybersecurity certifications like CISSP or CEH.

What you'll do

  • Manage multiple cybersecurity and IT projects from planning through implementation to meet cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
  • Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and potential impacts on the schedule.
  • Coordinate cross-functional technical teams for infrastructure modernization, application development, cloud migration, and technology deployments.
  • Provide regular status, risk, and performance reporting to internal leadership and government stakeholders.
  • Perform quality reviews to ensure all deliverables meet program and customer expectations.
  • Manage resource planning and task assignments across geographically dispersed technical teams.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship with an active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility is required.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field is preferred.
  • Candidates must have at least 4 years of IT project management experience.
  • Experience managing projects involving technology deployment, infrastructure modernization, web application development, or cloud migration is required.
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity practices and standards is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage project schedules, milestones, risks, deliverables, and competing priorities is required.
  • Experience providing oversight and direction to small technical teams is required.
  • PMP and cybersecurity certifications (such as CISSP or CEH) are preferred.

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