Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager

Kforce Inc; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Florida seeks a seasoned cybersecurity program leader to translate priorities into plans, milestones, accountable owners, decisions, and measurable outcomes.

You will oversee scope, schedules, resources, risks, and cross‑workstream delivery; coordinate adoption and transition to support teams; apply Agile methods; partner with executives and vendors to drive security outcomes. This role emphasizes clear executive communication, governance, dashboards, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field or equivalent
• 5+ years leading complex enterprise IT or cybersecurity initiatives with multiple workstreams
• Experience delivering enterprise tech capabilities with vendors and internal teams
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasting costs, and reporting variances
• Experience with tools such as Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet
• Knowledge of exposure/vulnerability management, cloud security, IAM, and cyber risk remediation
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Translate priorities into plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes
• Oversee scope, schedules, resources, risks, and commitments across workstreams
• Coordinate adoption, rollout, and transition to support teams
• Apply Agile/Scrum or other appropriate delivery practices
• Coordinate execution across technical and business teams with clear ownership
• Manage relationships with external technology vendors and providers
• Identify barriers and drive resolution or escalation
• Support cyber risk reduction initiatives and security platforms
• Define requirements, dependencies, and testing with technical experts
• Maintain dashboards and executive updates on progress and risks
• Translate cybersecurity concepts for executive audiences
• Support rollout and adoption with stakeholders and communications teams

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Delivery coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business field

Tools

Asana

Jira

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity initiatives by translating priorities into plans, milestones, accountable owners, decisions, and measurable outcomes
• Oversee scope, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, and commitments across workstreams
• Coordinate implementation, rollout, adoption, operational readiness, and transition to support teams
• Apply Agile, Scrum, or other appropriate delivery practices based on project needs
• Coordinate execution across technical and business teams, establishing clear ownership, dependencies, accountability, and delivery expectations
• Manage relationships and delivery activities with external technology and service providers
• Identify execution barriers and drive resolution or leadership escalation
• Support exposure management, security platforms, cloud and infrastructure security, identity and access management, and cyber risk reduction initiatives
• Partner with technical experts to define requirements, dependencies, and operational constraints and coordinate testing, remediation, and implementation validation
• Maintain dashboards and executive updates covering progress, risks, remediation, milestones, dependencies, decisions, outcomes, and required actions
• Translate complex cybersecurity information for executive and nontechnical audiences
• Partner with stakeholders, users, and communications teams to support rollout and adoption, incorporating feedback into implementation and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or business field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience leading complex enterprise IT or cybersecurity initiatives involving multiple workstreams, technical dependencies, schedules, risks, and competing priorities
• Experience delivering enterprise technology capabilities with technical teams and vendors, including accountability for deliverables, dependencies, timelines, and issue resolution
• Experience managing project budgets, including tracking spend, forecasting costs, and reporting budget variances
• Experience with tools such as Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet
• Working knowledge of exposure or vulnerability management, cloud and infrastructure security, identity and access management, attack surface management, and cyber risk remediation
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to simplify technical concepts

Preferred

• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, cybersecurity, or equivalent relevant certification
• Experience developing or launching dashboards, metrics, or other data-driven capabilities
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework or similar cybersecurity frameworks
• Experience supporting enterprise adoption or change initiatives across geographically distributed organizations

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.