Audit Remediation Project Manager

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Audit Remediation Project Manager leads audit remediation execution by directing project tasks and team performance across vulnerability and compliance workstreams, managing the end-to-end lifecycle of audit findings and ensuring compliance with SEC governance and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee the audit remediation team executing project tasks and contract deliverables across ISS security and infrastructure support areas
• Lead triage of new audit findings, assign accountable resources, and establish corrective action plans with defined closure criteria
• Coordinate remediation activities for internal and external audits, including iCFR, FISMA, GAO, and OIT Security assessments
• Ensure remediation evidence, status updates, and supporting documentation are complete, timely, and audit-ready for SEC review
• Oversee identification, tracking, prioritization, and resolution of vulnerabilities across endpoints and infrastructure
• Direct teams in reviewing vulnerability reports, assessing severity and impact, and sequencing remediation to reduce mission risk
• Monitor closure activities and enforce remediation timelines, including KEV remediation within required timelines
• Drive proactive improvements in operational practices and standards to reduce reintroduction of vulnerabilities
• Translate high-level work plans into detailed assignments, milestones, dependencies, and execution schedules
• Monitor and track project progress, risks, issues, and performance deficiencies; provide recurring status reporting to stakeholders
• Create and mature standards, SOPs, and governance procedures aligned with SEC policy, change control, and federal compliance expectations
• Maintain management reporting that provides clear visibility into remediation progress and risk posture
• Provide day-to-day leadership for cross-functional remediation efforts involving engineers, security teams, and federal stakeholders
• Facilitate collaboration sessions to align technical decisions, priorities, and deliverables before implementation
• Set quality expectations for work products and ensure consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across workstreams
• Coach team members on execution discipline, documentation quality, and escalation practices to meet contract objectives

Requirements:

• Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required)
• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 8-12 years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 8+ years of professional experience, including at least 7 years of related experience managing and overseeing project details and deliverables
• 3+ years of experience managing projects performing vulnerability assessment for the federal government
• Demonstrated experience managing and overseeing audit remediation project tasks and deliverables
• Managing and overseeing audit remediation team tasks and deliverables
• Supporting vulnerability identification and remediation activities in federal environments
• Creating and establishing standards and procedures for project execution
• Translating high-level work plans into detailed assignments for team members
• Monitoring and tracking project and work-plan progress
• Experience supporting SEC or another federal financial regulatory agency environment
• Experience managing enterprise vulnerability and remediation programs across endpoint and infrastructure domains
• Familiarity with KEV requirements and POA&M reporting and closure practices in federal environments
• Experience developing executive reporting for remediation progress, risk posture, and audit readiness
• PMP, CISSP, CISM, or ITIL certification with practical application in federal IT operations
• PMP, CISSP or CISM, ITIL 4 Foundation