Remote - Cybersecurity with 10+years preferred Cybersecurity Sr. IT Project Manager

Spruce Technology Inc.
United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology JIRA Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Security Cyber Security Identity and Access Management Intrusion Detection and Prevention Network Security Zero Trust Network Access Time Tracking Software Software Vulnerability Management Software Security
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Functional Dependencies Information Technology CIS Benchmarks Servicenow

Job description

The Cybersecurity Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of strategic cybersecurity initiatives that strengthen the organization’s security posture, reduce risk, improve compliance, and enable business objectives. Each project manager role will be anchored to projects within a key cybersecurity domain or, in some cases, to initiatives requiring partnership across multiple cybersecurity domains, such as Identity Security, Threat Management, Security Operations, Product Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Network Security, Cloud Security, and Emerging Technologies. The Cybersecurity Project Manager serves as a trusted delivery leader who translates strategy into execution, aligns stakeholders around shared outcomes, manages risks and dependencies, and ensures initiatives are delivered predictably and transparently. This individual operates across technical and business teams, partnering with cybersecurity leaders, architects, engineers, product teams, vendors, and executives to drive successful outcomes.

Success in this role extends beyond delivering scope on time and within budget. The Cybersecurity Project Manager connects cybersecurity strategy to execution and ensures initiatives achieve their intended cybersecurity outcomes, such as risk reduction, control coverage, remediation, adoption, resilience, or capability maturity., Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition. Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, decisions, and action items. Coordinate delivery across cybersecurity teams, technology organizations, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners. Drive execution of initiatives related to areas such as Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Security Operations, Threat Detection & Response, Network Security, Application Security, Cloud Security, AI Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Security Architecture. Facilitate planning sessions, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, governance forums, and project steering meetings. Identify delivery risks, resource constraints, cross-team dependencies, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation and response plans. Establish and maintain project reporting that provides clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, milestones, and business outcomes. Experience developing status reporting and stakeholder communications, including leadership-level communications. Partner with cybersecurity leaders to align project execution with strategic objectives, capability roadmaps, and organizational priorities. Manage project scope, goals, and timeline while ensuring alignment with approved objectives. Partner with portfolio management to maintain project budgets and forecasts, including resource allocations and time tracking for the project. Drive accountability for commitments and facilitate timely resolution of issues and blockers. Support vendor engagements, contract deliverables, procurement activities, and implementation planning when applicable. Ensure delivery artifacts, documentation, governance requirements, and project controls are maintained throughout the project lifecycle. Promote consistency in project delivery practices while adapting approaches to Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery models as needed. Lead project teams without direct authority.

Requirements

We currently have an opening for the position of Cybersecurity Sr. IT Project Manager. Candidates must have strong experience working with government agencies., Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, Engineering, or a related field. 10 years of project management experience leading projects in technology, cybersecurity, risk management, or related disciplines. Demonstrated experience managing initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and cross-functional dependencies. Experience delivering projects in one or more cybersecurity domains such as Identity Security, Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Network Security, Cyber Risk, Governance, Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering. Strong knowledge of project management disciplines including planning, risk management, dependency management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and reporting. Experience developing executive-level communications, status reporting, and decision-support materials. Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment in matrixed organizations. Experience managing project financials, budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, or investment-funded initiatives. Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills. Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment with changing priorities. Fluency in ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management (PPM) for project financial management, forecasting, resource allocation, and time tracking. Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-ACP, or equivalent. Experience working within Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery environments. Experience with enterprise delivery and planning tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Jira Align, or similar platforms. Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements such as NIST, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC, PCI, or related standards. Understanding of cybersecurity technologies and concepts including identity management, threat detection, vulnerability management, cloud security, incident response, security governance, and security architecture.

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