cFocus Software seeks a vSOC Project Manager to join our program supporting the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
Duties:
Qualifications:
- Active Public Trust clearance
- B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 15+ years of Project/Program Manager experience
- Experience managing Security Operations Centers (SOC) or vSOC programs
- Strong understanding of SIEM platforms, particularly Microsoft Sentinel
- Knowledge of incident response, threat detection, and SOC workflows
- Familiarity with NIST frameworks (800-53, 800-61, 800-92) and Zero Trust principles
- Experience managing SLAs, KPIs, and operational metrics (MTTD, MTTR)
- Ability to manage cross-functional cybersecurity teams and stakeholders
- Experience with Microsoft Defender, AWS logging, and cloud security monitoring
- Experience managing compliance requirements (CUI, PII, PHI, FTI)
- Strong communication and reporting skills for executive-level briefings
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Preferred certifications include but are not limited to
- GCIA, GCIH, CISSP, CEH, or equivalent cybersecurity certifications
- Microsoft Sentinel or Microsoft security platform certifications
- Relevant cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS security)
- Privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPM) where applicable
Duties:
- Provide overall program management and leadership for vSOC operations
- Serve as the primary point of contact for CBO stakeholders and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
- Oversee 24x7x365 SOC operations including Tier I, II, and III analysts and engineering support
- Ensure compliance with SLAs for monitoring, triage, response, and reporting
- Manage delivery of required reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and incident reports)
- Coordinate incident response activities and escalation for high-severity events
- Lead program planning, scheduling, risk management, and resource allocation
- Ensure alignment with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender-based security operations
- Oversee log management, ingestion health, and reporting deliverables
- Coordinate vulnerability and patch management reporting and remediation tracking
- Ensure compliance with NIST standards, IRS 1075, and federal security requirements
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives including detection engineering and automation
- Support disaster recovery (DR) and continuity testing activities