Program Manager

Program ManagerProgram Manager Colorado Springs, CO Active TS/SCI with SAP Eligibility Salary Range: $170,000 – $210,000Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.Job ResponsibilitiesUnderstand the mission you're supporting. Know what the operational units downstream of this system do with the data and why an interruption matters. Translate mission need into team priorities and speak credibly with the government about where the system can and cannot help.Manage the cybersecurity program. Work with the Program Security Officer and cyber team to maintain the system's ATO through the RMF lifecycle, control assessments, POA&M remediation, continuous monitoring, and coordination with the government ISSM, ISSO, and Security Control Assessor. You will guide this work and represent it to the customer's information assurance personnel, which requires enough depth to know when your team's answer holds up.Deliver contract products on schedule. Manage the team to produce and deliver every CDRL to government standard and on time, engineering baselines, test artifacts, configuration management products, cybersecurity packages, and logistics reports. Several deliverables cluster on the same due dates; sequencing the work so those weeks are survivable is a real part of the job.Interpret requirements and keep the dialogue open. Work the requirements language with the government continuously so both sides agree in advance on what satisfies them. Performance reviews should confirm what the customer already knows, never introduce it.Synchronize with government acquisition rhythms. Plan technical refresh, procurement, and modification work against when funding is available, and understand how Space Force manages program financials well enough to anticipate rather than react.Support the team and the subcontractors. Coordinate subcontractor performance, flow down security and reporting requirements, verify facility clearances, and support facility security posture across every site performing on the contract.Required SkillsRelevant experience, including demonstrated program or technical project management responsibility on classified DoD or IC programs covering cost, schedule, and deliverablesSpace Domain Awareness (SDA) or Space Situational Awareness (SSA) mission experience, with a working understanding of the operational concepts the system supportsWorking knowledge of cybersecurity and the Risk Management Framework, not just terminology, but practical experience with control implementation, assessment, POA&M management, and authorization maintenanceExperience working directly with U.S. Space Force acquisition and sustainment personnel, including familiarity with government program management and financial processesDemonstrated success leading teams to deliver contract-required products on schedule and to government standard, documentation updates, technical refresh efforts, or comparable deliverablesExperience interpreting contract requirements and working with a government customer to establish and verify how those requirements will be satisfiedBachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, or equivalent technical experienceDesired SkillsFamiliarity with Cross Domain Solution concepts, and with the accreditation, documentation, and management challenges that come with themKnowledge of Space Force sensors and their capabilities, sufficient to help the customer identify where this system could serve a given sensor or userExperience with facility security requirements for SCI and SAP environments, including SCIF and SAPF accreditation processesConceptual understanding of virtualization and containerization technologiesWorking knowledge of Agile concepts and processes, particularly as applied to software sustainmentDemonstrated ability to build and manage an integrated master schedule to synchronize work across multiple team components and report progress to a government customerSystems engineering background on space or ground segment programsPMP or a comparable program management certificationAdditional SkillsPosition is on-site in Colorado Springs, CO. Work is performed in classified facilities; remote and hybrid arrangements are not available.Occasional travel to alternate operating locations may be required.Selected candidate must be able to complete SCI and SAP indoctrination prior to or immediately following contract start.U.S. citizenship required.This position is contingent upon program award.Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.