Program Manager (HSM/Zero Trust/ Post-Quantum Cryptography)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Program Manager (HSM/Zero Trust/Post-Quantum Cryptography) based in the United States. This is a high-impact program leadership role focused on enterprise security, cryptographic infrastructure, Zero Trust, and post-quantum cryptography modernization.

You will oversee complex initiatives spanning HSM operations, managed security services, cybersecurity, compliance, and technical transformation.

The role combines strategic program management with hands-on coordination across multidisciplinary engineering and cybersecurity teams.

You will serve as a key customer interface, ensuring alignment across technical teams, stakeholders, partners, and government representatives.

Success will depend on your ability to manage cost, schedule, risk, quality, staffing, SLAs, and mission-critical deliverables.

You will help strengthen enterprise security capabilities while guiding modernization efforts and knowledge-transfer initiatives.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced federal program leader who can navigate complex security environments and deliver measurable outcomes.

Accountabilities

• Provide overall program leadership and accountability for cost, schedule, performance, staffing, risk, quality, and successful delivery.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Contractor Project Management Plan, covering program approach, timelines, tools, resources, risks, communications, maintenance scheduling, and managed-service SLA governance.
• Coordinate activities across HSM sustainment, managed HSM services, Zero Trust initiatives, post-quantum cryptography modernization, professional services, and knowledge-transfer programs.
• Lead regular program status reviews and maintain clear, continuous communication with government program managers, contracting representatives, security stakeholders, and other key parties.
• Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, corrective actions, escalations, and mitigation strategies to maintain delivery momentum.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of monthly progress reports and other contractual deliverables, including operational status, system availability, partition utilization, tickets, patching, PQC milestones, staffing, and government-furnished property.
• Oversee staffing continuity, resource allocation, surge requirements, and coordination with subcontractors, technology providers, and OEM partners.
• Review technical and lifecycle recommendations with a focus on operational impact, schedule, risk, performance, and contractual compliance.
• Support annual HSM and PQC training, knowledge transfer, transition-in, and transition-out activities.
• Monitor contractual SLAs and performance metrics, including HSM availability, critical hardware response, patching, PQC milestones, and deliverable timeliness.
• Coordinate technical, cybersecurity, HSM operations, PQC, OEM, and compliance resources to maintain an integrated delivery approach.
• Provide evidence of at least two comparable prior programs, including your role, scope managed, and measurable outcomes achieved.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of program management experience, preferably within the federal sector.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex IT programs of comparable scope and scale, particularly within government or highly regulated environments.
• Experience managing cybersecurity, cryptographic infrastructure, enterprise security operations, PKI, KMS, or related security programs.
• Strong leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering, cybersecurity, and technical teams.
• Proven ability to manage federal customer relationships, technical deliverables, schedules, risks, SLAs, performance metrics, and contractual obligations.
• Demonstrated experience with at least two comparable programs, with measurable outcomes and clearly defined responsibility.
• Strong understanding of HSM, PKI, KMS, Zero Trust, FIPS 140-3, and post-quantum cryptography environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, problem-solving, and escalation-management skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, balance competing priorities, and maintain delivery quality in complex environments.
• PMP, PgMP, ITIL, or similar program-management certification is preferred.
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs or another large federal civilian agency is a plus.
• Strong judgment, organizational discipline, and the ability to translate complex technical and security requirements into actionable program plans.

Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact cybersecurity and technology transformation programs.
• Work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Opportunity to take on significant responsibility across enterprise security, cryptographic infrastructure, Zero Trust, and post-quantum modernization initiatives.
• A culture that values employee ideas, expertise, collaboration, and professional contribution.
• Growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding organization.
• An inclusive workplace committed to respect, equal opportunity, and employee success.
• Reasonable accommodations available throughout the application and employment process for qualified individuals.

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