REQ#: RQ183635Public Trust: BI Full 6C (T4) Requisition Type: Pipeline Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.  At GDIT, people are our differentiator!

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will manage personnel within one district for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information Technology (OIT) Transformation Support Services (TSS).  This candidate will responsibility for staffing, coordinating and leading this effort to provide IT enterprise service operations (SO) for one of five districts overseeing OIT remediation support services. This support will include program management; systems, software/system technical support; cyber security; and potentially disaster recovery.

The candidate will have an extensive knowledge and background in leading Cybersecurity Risk Information Sharing Program in a highly decentralized staff for a single district spanning multiple U.S. states. The candidate will be expected to mature customer relationships within the Information Security Office (ISO) and coordinated with the Enterprise Security Operations (ESO). The Program Manager will work closely with multiple VA ISO stakeholders to maintain an optimum operational status across a single district.

This candidate will be responsible for the staffing, operational efficiency, senior customer interactions, and program performance measured by Quarterly Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) prepared by VA. This candidate will lead a team of highly focused IT staff to support CRISP across networks, devices and systems. The candidate will establish and deploy a set of IT resources of 100+ staff members. Core capabilities include leading a team to define program risks and mitigation, establish both communications and change management plans, continuous cyber security reviews and remediation.  The primary focus for this position is cybersecurity remediation services – patching and upgrades to negate vulnerabilities.  The candidate will need to be versed in VA’s Continuous Readiness in Information Security Program (CRISP) program and understand the relevant support areas including configuration and change management. Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Leading a team of highly qualified technical staff to continuous readiness of security patching and upgradesForging relationships with multiple OIT division leaders as well as other Contracting leads across VA’s multi-vendor environmentPresent strategies, objectives risks and timelines to achieve the desired OIT ISO objectivesReviewing trends of ISO actions to support ISO continuous improvementProvide thought leadership to VA in progressing their CRISP programIdentify opportunities to satisfy material weakness findings and vulnerability supportCapture and report on quantity-based performance metrics used to track CRISP functions for status reportingUtilize professional judgement, critical thinking skills and research to improve program processes and resolve issues affecting program performanceDocument VA requests via Action Items and develop materials to respond to these requestsExecute change and resource management processes that integrate with the multi-district CRISP program governance processesSupport action item management and definition and mitigation of program risksSupport real-time transparency reporting for all support staff within assigned district

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in business related field, engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline with at least 12+ years of experienceMust have one of the following: ITIL v3 Expert, ITIL v4 MP, PMP or PgMP certificationMust have 5+ years of progressive experience managing security remediation and configurationMust have 3+ years in managing network/system/application vulnerability scanning and security patching to support Continuous Readiness in Information Security ProgramMust have experience of managing a technical staff of 100+ team membersMust have experience supporting a Government agency, preferably Veterans Affairs, with FFP, FUP, or Cost-Plus task orders under an IDIQMust demonstrate critical thinking skills to resolve stakeholder conflictsMust have outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present business leadersMust be able to obtain a Position of Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting

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Desired Qualifications:

Significant experience with infrastructure upgrades and/or IT incident managementActive VA access including assigned CAG and PIV

Location: This Position is Remote!

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WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU

Full-flex work week.  401K with company match.  Customizable health benefits packages.  Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators.  Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.  Rewards program for high-performing employees.