Technical Program Manager- W2 Only

Job Title- Technical Program Manager

Location- Lincoln, NE

First preference Local - NE

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical project management for cyber remediation initiatives (vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, control gaps), ensuring timely, risk prioritized delivery.
• Translate cyber requirements and control objectives into actionable workstreams, acceptance criteria, test plans and measurable remediation steps.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and serve as the central point of accountability for project scope, schedule, budget and risks.
• Integrate control objectives into the SDLC and release pipelines: drive design changes, code fixes, configuration updates, automated tests and regression testing to validate controls.
• Establish and report key performance indicators and dashboards (remediation SLAs, defect escape, control effectiveness, test coverage) to leadership and governance/risk/compliance (GRC) stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with relevant GRC requirements and work with GRC to maintain UpToDate control mappings.
• Drive continuous improvement in software quality practices test automation, static/dynamic analysis, CI/CD quality gates, code review standards and release governance.
• Communicate status, blockers and impact clearly and concisely to technical and nontechnical audiences; escalate appropriately to remove impediments.

Mandatory Skills:

• 5+ years of technical project/program management in an enterprise environment.
• Handson understanding of security vulnerabilities, remediation processes, and common mitigation patterns (e.g., patching, configuration changes, secure coding fixes).
• Practical experience with SDLC, DevOps/CICD, automated testing practices and software quality engineering.
• Strong stakeholder management and Cross functional leadership skills; experience running technical working groups.
• Proven ability to define scope, prioritize work, remove blockers, manage timelines and report progress with concise metrics and dashboards.
• Experience using ticketing and orchestration tools (e.g., JIRA), GRC or vulnerability management platforms, and collaboration tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills