Senior Program Director for Zero Trust

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Strategic Initiatives

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Financial Management, Information Technology (IT), Leadership, Project Management, Risk Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Senior Program Director for Zero Trust DoD security initiatives. Work location is Falls Church, Virginia (Hybrid).

As a Senior Program Director for Zero Trust, you will help ensure that our client's mission to safeguard their systems through a zero-trust architecture is achieved efficiently and effectively.

HOW A SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR ZERO TRUST WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Build, maintain, and improve GDIT performance teams - foster an environment of learning and support mentors/coaches within programs.

• Develop and maintain a work environment where all employees’ contributions are valued and included as part of the whole solution.

• Foster individual and team development; improve as a unit. Work with engineers and growth team to support continuous efforts to enhance team performance, progress and collective success.

• Communicate effectively at the individual and team level; provide effective feedback and concentrate on active listening; seek team member input on solutions.  Ensure daily interaction with task leads and in turn with their supervisors to foster effective two-way communications to help identify any issues early and correct as necessary.

• Capitalize on the strengths of all individuals and seek opportunities to grow their strengths as part of the whole organization Continuously looking for opportunities for current employees to grow within the program and organization.

• Identify training opportunities and encourage employees to seek self-development and advanced education.

Build and enhance technical competency areas focused on driving innovation, emerging technology, and differentiated business models into existing and prospective programs – establishing mature technical capability teams that can deliver advanced technologies to client missions.

• Identify, mentor, and grow existing technology talent within the business to establish a continuous pipeline of technical experts capable of delivering on contracts and supporting growth targets.

• Recruit and retain new technology experts to enhance existing on-contract technology deployment and operationalize a Centers of Excellence model.

• Continuously review existing programs, in collaboration with program delivery staff, to identify new technology insertion opportunities and enhancements to existing tools, techniques, and processes.

• Engage GDIT CTO Digital Accelerator Teams and External Strategic Alliances to identify relevant connection points, translate customer needs/pain points into technology solutions, and establish clear go-to-market strategies for driving new technologies into the business.

• Identify opportunities to take capabilities and solutions from specific program areas and more broadly apply them to other Defense current and prospective programs.

• Develop and manage solution development and deployment timelines, ensuring all milestones are met on time and within budget.

• Utilize your expertise in Zero Trust concepts and practices to continuously enhance the security posture and solution maturity.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED – REQUIRED:

• CLEARANCE: Active SECRET Security Clearance

• EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a relevant years of experience

• YEAR’S EXPERIENCE: 10+ years of experience in IT security, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

• TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • In-depth knowledge of Zero Trust principles, cybersecurity frameworks, and risk management.

  • Demonstrated experience in leading innovative technology development – capable of decomposing customer problems, identifying technology-based solutions, building proof-of-concept development plan, executing hands-on development, and identifying path to scale.

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