Cybersecurity Program Manager: Firewall & IR Initiatives

NLB Services; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

NLB Services is seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager to lead enterprise‑scale cybersecurity initiatives across firewall & network security, incident response, and threat intelligence. You will drive cross‑functional programs in large environments, manage budgets, schedules, and risks, and report progress to executives.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of IT project management with cybersecurity focus, PMP and other certs, hands‑on experience with firewall platforms, SIEM/SOAR, and

Qualifications

• 10 years of IT project management experience, with at least 8 years focused on cybersecurity or network security projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing firewall migration, network security infrastructure, or security operations projects in large enterprise environments.
• Track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and at expected quality in a Fortune 500 or equivalent‑complexity organization.
• Experience managing project budgets of ***K and cross‑functional teams of 10 members.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end project delivery for firewall deployments, network security enhancements, incident response improvements, and threat intelligence platform initiatives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and risk registers.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and interdependencies.
• Drive projects through full lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Establish and track KPIs, milestones, and deliverables.
• Provide regular executive‑level status reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Agile & hybrid PM

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Security project management

Vendor management

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Master's degree preferred

PMP certification

CISSP

CISM

GIAC

CCNP Security

ITIL

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

MS Project

Smartsheet

Threat intelligence tools

Job description

NLB Services is seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager to lead enterprise‑scale cybersecurity initiatives across firewall & network security, incident response, and threat intelligence. You will drive cross‑functional programs in large environments, manage budgets, schedules, and risks, and report progress to executives.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of IT project management with cybersecurity focus, PMP and other certs, hands‑on experience with firewall platforms, SIEM/SOAR, and