Deputy Project Manager / Technical Lead

The Deputy Project Manager / Technical Lead will report to the Project Manager and serve as the second in command for the program, while acting as the technical lead for cybersecurity testing activities. This role will translate program objectives into executable testing strategies and detailed procedures, coordinate technical execution across concurrent agency engagements, review findings and root cause determinations, support project management activities, and assume Project Manager responsibilities when needed.

What You Will Do

Develop and maintain the Testing Strategy and Detailed Testing Procedures, including the pre-approved technique catalog and rules of engagement. Own the traceability matrix linking each test to its MITRE ATT&CK technique, NIST CSF subcategory, regulatory criterion, and expected telemetry source. Oversee emission, observation, and outcome reconciliation across concurrent agency engagements.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a growth opportunity with direct exposure to senior technical practitioners and a funded certification pathway. The role requires significant technical coordination with government stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, and agency personnel across multiple concurrent engagements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity consulting, assessment, audit, or security operations
• Experience serving as a technical point of contact or coordinating technical testing activities on at least one engagement
• Experience contributing to cybersecurity testing procedures, playbooks, or assessment methodologies
• Experience developing and maintaining cybersecurity testing procedures, playbooks, and evidence standards
• Hands on experience performing penetration testing, configuration reviews, cloud assessments, or security control validation
• Working knowledge of detection engineering and SIEM effectiveness testing
• Familiarity with adversary simulation and threat emulation frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Atomic Red Team, or MITRE CALDERA
• Experience creating risk-based testing plans aligned to NIST CSF control categories
• Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, Windows security architecture, Microsoft Entra ID, major cloud platforms, identity management, logging, and monitoring technologies
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate technical activities across multiple agencies and testing environments concurrently
• Experience creating testing procedures, scripts, playbooks, and evidence collection methodologies
• Strong technical writing skills, including testing strategies, procedures, and technical memoranda
• Experience briefing executive leadership and audit personnel on cybersecurity risks and findings

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($90,000–$100,000)
• Growth opportunity with direct exposure to senior technical practitioners and a funded certification pathway
• Flexible remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to work with a growing SDVOSB, 8(a), and HUBZone company