Project Manager, Cybersecurity, IT Project Manager
Job in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19117, USA
Listed on 2026-02-07
Listing for:
Technologent
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-07
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, IT Project Manager, IT Support, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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The enclave's infrastructure and security services are delivered and operated by an outsourced managed services provider (MSP/MSSP). This role will manage execution across internal stakeholders and the MSP/MSSP, ensuring delivery is aligned to technical requirements, compliance expectations, timelines, and audit-ready documentation.
- Role: Project Manager
- Experience: 7+ Years
- Work Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Project Duration: 6-9+ Month Contract
- Lead end-to-end project execution for the expanded design, build, and rollout of a secure Azure-based CMMC enclave
, supporting multiple business entities. - Serve as the primary project manager coordinating across IT/Security stakeholders, business units, and the MSP delivering the environment.
- Develop and maintain the integrated project plan, timeline, milestones, and RAID log (risks/actions/issues/decisions).
- Manage vendor/MSP&MSSP delivery including scope alignment, execution tracking, dependencies, deliverable acceptance, and issue escalation.
- Establish clear scope boundaries between the enclave "core baseline" (shared services) and business-specific customization requirements.
- Coordinate technical implementation and readiness activities delivered through the MSP, including:
- Azure landing zone / subscription structure , segmentation, and governance
- Network design and isolation (hub/spoke, routing, connectivity, firewalling)
- Identity and access management using Entra (Azure AD), MFA, RBAC, Conditional Access
- Endpoint management and hardening using Intune and Defender for Endpoint
- Security posture management and compliance monitoring using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Centralized logging/monitoring using Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM), Log Analytics, alerting
- Key management / secrets / encryption (Key Vault, encryption at rest/in transit)
- Backup/recovery strategy, retention planning, and operational support readiness
- Drive creation of a repeatable multi-business onboarding framework
, including intake, standard configurations, variation handling, and validation. - Partner with Cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to translate CMMC/NIST expectations into actionable work packages and measurable deliverables.
- Ensure operational processes are defined and adopted for the enclave, including access provisioning, change control, incident response coordination, and escalation paths.
- Drive documentation and audit readiness: policies, SOPs, control narratives, diagrams, and proof of operation (with evidence gathered from both internal teams and the MSP).
- Coordinate testing, validation, cutover planning, and go-live readiness; ensure post-launch stabilization ("hypercare") and transition to steady-state operations.
- Provide clear stakeholder communications and executive-level status reporting, proactively surfacing risks, schedule threats, and mitigation options.
- Process and track one-time and re-occurring project invoices against the budget. Develop, manage, and maintain the operating cost model for each of the included businesses.
- 7+ years of IT project/program management experience, including technical infrastructure and security programs
. - Demonstrated success managing delivery through third-party vendors / managed service providers
, including milestone tracking, SLA/OLA alignment, escalation, and deliverable acceptance. - Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives involving infrastructure, identity, networking, and cybersecurity.
- Strong familiarity with Azure and Microsoft security ecosystem, including:
- Azure core services and governance concepts
- Entra (Azure AD) , MFA, Conditional Access, RBAC
- Microsoft Defender (Endpoint and Cloud)
- Intune device management and compliance
- Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM) and Log Analytics
- Working understanding of compliance-driven delivery and audit readiness (experience with CMMC, NIST 800-171, or similar frameworks strongly preferred).
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and onboard multiple business units with varying requirements and timelines.
- Strong documentation discipline and ability to drive teams (including vendors) to produce assessor-ready evidence.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills-comfortable working with executives, engineers, auditors/assessors, and vendor leadership.
- Tools proficiency: MS Project / Smartsheet / Jira/ SharePoint, Visio (or similar).
- Experience supporting environments for CMMC Level 2 readiness and/or NIST SP 800-171 implementation programs.
- Strong knowledge of secure networking concepts (segmentation, private connectivity, firewalling, zero trust).
- Experience coordinating third-party assessment readiness activities (mock audits, evidence…
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