IT Security Project Manager

The Work

The IT Security Project Manager leads an assessment team, overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of activities associated with the client Steps 4–6. The role ensures all assessment tasks are completed within established timelines, meet quality standards, and comply with applicable requirements, while also providing hands‑on support for complex system assessments.

The Project Manager manages resource assignments, supervises the assessment team, facilitates effective communication among stakeholders, and ensures seamless coordination across all parties involved. Additionally, the role includes responsibility for the accurate and timely completion of deliverables, such as reports, documentation, and status updates.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee assessment delivery across multiple concurrent systems, managing project plans, schedules, and required reports.
• Ensure adherence to established procedures and documentation standards, proactively identifying risks and resolving issues to maintain project timelines and deliver high‑quality results.
• Forecast workload demand for assessments and monitor findings and remediation progress to ensure effective resolution and tracking.
• Conduct control assessments, review team outputs, and validate the accuracy, consistency, and independence of results.
• Provide guidance on findings and remediation strategies while maintaining the objectivity of assessment efforts.
• Assign roles and responsibilities to team members, mentor assessors, oversee administrative duties, and coordinate efforts among various teams and stakeholders.
• Serve as the direct supervisor for the assessment team, deliver performance feedback, managing timekeeping responsibilities, and ensuring high‑quality output across team members.
• Lead ongoing improvement initiatives for assessment processes, templates, and tools, including implementing new automated platforms and integrating updated procedural guidance.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications – Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or a related field.
• PMP and CISM certifications.
• Active Top Secret security clearance required at the time of employment.
• Over 8 years of cybersecurity experience, including a minimum of 5 years conducting assessment activities and recent hands‑on experience in system assessments.
• Proven experience assessing classified and unclassified systems, with proficiency in both reauthorization and new system assessments.
• At least 3 years of project management experience combined with 2 or more years of team leadership.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management, including the ability to plan, schedule, and track multiple concurrent assessments effectively.
• Extensive experience in developing formal, high‑quality deliverables for federal contracts.
• Strong familiarity with NIST standards and guidelines, including NIST RMF (SP 800-37), SP 800-53/53A, CNSSI 1253, contingency planning, as well as experience with A&A tools such as Xacta, CSAM, or JCAM.
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Minimum

Skills:

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills with high‑level attention to detail.
• Proven ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast past environment with changing priorities; adaptable to change and a quick learner.
• Must be self‑motivated and able to work well independently as well as on a multi‑functional team.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Proficient in MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Proficient in assessment methodologies, with a strong capability to evaluate evidence and…