Senior Program Manager - Information Enterprise and Special Access Programs Technology

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:

ANSER is seeking a Program Manager for a federal program for Information Technology and Special Access Programs for the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) office. In this key role you will be the single point of contact and interface with the Government Contracting Officer (CO), the contract level Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), government management, and organization representatives. You will have responsibility for overall program performance and management of ANSER and sub-contractor employees.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Define clear data governance policies and framework, including roles and responsibilities for data ownership, stewardship, and custodianship establishing data classification and handling policies to protect sensitive and classified information.
• Develop policies for data classification, (e.g., CUI, Secret, Top Secret, etc.) based on DoD standards and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO).
• Establish data access controls and policies based on need-to-know and security clearance requirements.
• Develop and implement a robust data management framework that ensures the integrity, accessibility, security, and compliance of data throughout its lifecycle, in accordance with SAP IT & DoD directives and mission-critical systems.
• Implement processes for ensuring data quality across DoD systems, including procedures for data validation, cleansing, and monitoring. Define data quality standards and metrics (e.g., accuracy, completeness, consistency).  Develop governance for data validation and verification to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
• Establish a data classification and categorization system to ensure that data is appropriately protected based on its sensitivity, mission-criticality, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the coordination and deployment of data tagging and labeling mechanisms to classify data across DoD SAP enterprise.
• Implement data security controls and privacy protections to safeguard sensitive DoD data from unauthorized access, breaches, or misuse. Implement encryption and security protocols for protecting data at rest and in transit.
• Evaluate, propose, and integrate data governance tools and technologies to automate and enhance the management of data across the DoD enterprise.
• Evaluate and select data governance tools that meet DoD requirements for data management, metadata management, and data lineage tracking.
• Implement tools for automating data quality management, access control, and auditing processes. Integrate data governance tools with existing DoD systems and platforms to enable end-to-end data management.
• Develop and standardize processes for collecting and integrating data from various sources within the DoD enterprise, ensuring that data is accurate, complete, and timely.
• Ensure that all data is accurate, complete, timely, and consistent across DoD systems.
• Define data quality metrics and standards (e.g., accuracy, completeness, timeliness).
• Implement data quality monitoring tools and systems to track data quality over time.
• Develop policy and governance of data storage solutions to ensure compliance with DoD security requirements for data at rest and data in transit.
• Support a Data Governance Board to oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of data governance policies, ensuring the secure, compliant, and effective use of data across the DoD enterprise.
• Create a detailed implementation plan for implementing data masking solutions across relevant systems and datasets.
• Deploy selected data masking techniques across relevant systems and databases according to the implementation plan.
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Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Mathematics or other appropriate related field to technology or program management.
• Ten (10) or more years progressive relevant experience providing government or defense agencies decision support, analysis, technical program support related to cybersecurity and/or systems engineering and supporting cybersecurity, technology programs.
• Six (6) or more years managing large defense technical programs.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of cybersecurity standards and policies.
• Current PMP Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs, systems and infrastructure.
• Previous experience presenting or briefing high level stakeholders, military officials and policy makers.
• Cybersecurity Certification such as CISSP or other relevant certification.
• Prior experience managing managers or task leads.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.