Technical Project Manager (GIS/IT Ops and M&A)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a champion for Agile principles, practices, and values within project teams.
• Lead the planning, execution, and closure of complex technical projects across cybersecurity, M&A integration, and IT operations domains, primarily utilizing Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work with product owners (or equivalent) to define, prioritize, and manage product backlogs and sprint backlogs ensuring clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Empower and support self-organizing, cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality increments iteratively.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks and impediments escalating as necessary to remove blockers for the team.
• Manage project budgets and resource allocation within an Agile context ensuring value delivery within financial constraints.
• Foster transparent communication and collaboration among project teams, stakeholders, and senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement within the team and processes through regular retrospectives and feedback loops.
• Manage and oversee cybersecurity projects, including security controls implementation, vulnerability management, security training, incident response planning, and compliance projects using Agile approaches.
• Collaborate with security architects, engineers, and analysts to ensure project alignment with security strategies and policies.
• Oversee projects related to IT infrastructure enhancements, upgrades, and migrations using Agile principles.
• Manage projects focused on improving IT service delivery, operational efficiency, and reliability.
• Lead the integration efforts for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, developing detailed IT integration plans, managing risks, and coordinating system migrations using incremental approaches.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and develop iterative cutover plans to minimize business disruption.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• A Master's degree is preferred.
• CSM (Certified ScrumMaster), PSM I (Professional Scrum Master I), or other equivalent Agile Project Management certification is REQUIRED.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in technical project management.
• At least five (5) years of direct experience managing projects in cybersecurity, M&A IT integration, and/or IT operations using Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience with the M&A lifecycle, especially in integration planning and execution, with knowledge of applying Agile to these stages.
• Comprehensive practical knowledge of multiple cybersecurity domains (e.g., network security, endpoint security, identity and access management, incident response, vulnerability management, cloud security).
• Thorough understanding of IT infrastructure elements (networking, servers, storage, virtualization, cloud platforms).

Nice to Have

• PMP (Project Management Professional - especially if experienced with Agile at Scale)
• SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) certification or similar.
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager).
• ITIL Foundation or higher.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Master's degree preferred
• Agile Project Management certification (e.g., CSM, PSM I)

Benefits & Perks

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance