Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager, Zero Trust with Security Clearance

Job Title: Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager, Zero Trust
Location: Pentagon, Arlington, VA
Type: Direct Hire
Work Model: Onsite
Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility/access required Overview
Seeking a senior Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager to support enterprise cybersecurity modernization and Zero Trust initiatives in a classified DoW environment.

This position will evaluate modernization requirements, assess proposed technical solutions, and help prioritize and execute initiatives designed to improve enterprise security posture and mission resilience. The successful candidate will bring broad knowledge of DoW cybersecurity environments, Zero Trust principles, and the technical and organizational challenges involved in deploying cybersecurity capabilities across large, complex enterprises.

This role requires the ability to work across engineering, architecture, authorization, and mission stakeholder communities while translating technical findings into clear recommendations for executive decision-makers. Responsibilities

• Manage intake and technical assessment of enterprise cybersecurity and Zero Trust modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate cybersecurity capabilities against mission requirements, enterprise architecture, and applicable DoW Zero Trust guidance.
• Assess technical solutions involving identity, credential and access management, endpoint security, network segmentation, application security, data protection, visibility, and automation.
• Support Zero Trust architecture planning and implementation roadmaps.
• Identify technical dependencies, integration challenges, and operational risks.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity engineers, enterprise architects, authorizing officials, and mission stakeholders.
• Support technical assessments of cybersecurity tools, platforms, and proposed capabilities.
• Evaluate opportunities to automate cybersecurity processes and improve enterprise security effectiveness.
• Assess proposed capabilities for interoperability, scalability, security, and operational suitability.
• Support development of technical requirements, implementation plans, and pilot evaluation criteria.
• Prepare executive-level cybersecurity assessments and decision-support materials.
• Track cybersecurity initiatives through assessment, pilot execution, enterprise integration, and operational transition. Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, enterprise security architecture, technical consulting, or cybersecurity program management.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Zero Trust architecture or cybersecurity modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management, network security, endpoint protection, and data security.
• Familiarity with DoW Zero Trust guidance and NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience with RMF, security control assessment, and federal cybersecurity authorization processes.
• Experience coordinating complex cybersecurity initiatives across multiple organizations.
• Strong technical writing and executive communication skills.
• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• CISSP, CCSP, CISM, or comparable cybersecurity certification.
• Experience supporting DoW CIO, DISA, USCYBERCOM, or military service cybersecurity organizations.
• Familiarity with DoW Zero Trust target-level requirements and implementation planning.
• Experience with ICAM, policy-based access control, data tagging, and continuous authorization concepts.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity modernization within classified enterprise environments.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility/access required