Senior IT Program Manager (Information Security)

Job Type: Contract

Location: Remote (Occasional Onsite Meetings as Needed)

Duration: Minimum 1 Year

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Program Manager to lead a large-scale Information Security Program. This role is responsible for managing multiple enterprise IT initiatives, ensuring successful delivery through strong program governance, risk management, budget oversight, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading complex technology programs across infrastructure and information security environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of enterprise IT and Information Security projects.
• Establish program governance, decision-making frameworks, and accountability structures.
• Develop and maintain integrated program roadmaps, schedules, milestones, and dependency plans.
• Manage program budgets, financial forecasting, resource allocation, and cost tracking.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, operational, security, and organizational risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Track program deliverables, issues, risks, action items, and overall performance.
• Prepare executive-level reports, dashboards, and program status updates.
• Ensure projects align with enterprise information security objectives and strategic priorities.
• Drive collaboration across IT Infrastructure, Security, Networking, Data Center, Cloud, and End-User Support teams.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT Project or Program Management experience.
• Proven success leading large-scale enterprise Information Security or Infrastructure programs.
• Strong knowledge of Information Security principles, governance, and risk management.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Expertise in program governance, budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, and vendor management.
• Experience with executive reporting, stakeholder communication, and risk/issue management.
• Strong leadership, organizational, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting one or more of the following:
  • Information Security Programs
  • Data Center Operations
  • Network Infrastructure
  • IT Helpdesk & End-User Support
  • Cloud/XaaS Services
• Experience in Higher Education environments is a plus.
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, CISSP, CISM, or similar certifications are highly preferred.