Project Manager

Mphasis; Georgia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Mphasis is seeking a Project Manager for Vulnerability & Patch Management to lead enterprise remediation programs across cloud and on-premises environments. You will plan, coordinate, and track patching initiatives while ensuring compliance with security policies.

The role requires strong PM skills, experience with IT security, cloud technologies (AWS), risk management, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience leading enterprise infrastructure, security, or technology initiatives.
• 2+ years of experience managing enterprise IT security, vulnerability management, patch management, or infrastructure programs.
• Experience managing complex infrastructure projects across cloud-native, on-premises, network, firewall, server, and platform technologies.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve remediation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of vulnerability and patch management programs.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and status reporting.
• Coordinate patch deployment across enterprise environments including routine and emergency updates.
• Monitor project performance to ensure on-time delivery within scope.
• Lead infrastructure projects spanning cloud, on-premises, network, firewall, server, and platform technologies.
• Communicate risks, remediation plans, and status to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

AI automation

Tools

AWS

Patch management tools

Job description

Project Manager – Vulnerability & Patch Management

About The Job

The Project Manager – Vulnerability & Patch Management is responsible for leading and coordinating enterprise vulnerability remediation and patch management initiatives. This role ensures security updates are planned, tracked, and deployed effectively across the enterprise while minimizing operational risk and maintaining compliance with organizational policies. The ideal candidate combines strong project management skills with a working knowledge of infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, risk management, and IT operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end execution of vulnerability and patch management programs, aligning patching schedules with organizational security policies and evolving threat landscapes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and status reporting.
• Coordinate routine, emergency, and out-of-band patch deployment activities across enterprise environments.
• Monitor project performance and ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.
• Lead infrastructure-related projects spanning cloud, on-premises, network, firewall, server, and platform technologies.
• Partner with technical teams to drive remediation activities and resolve project roadblocks.
• Monitor vulnerability intelligence feeds and security advisories to identify emerging threats and required remediation actions.
• Analyze operational and business impacts associated with vulnerabilities and patch deployments.
• Communicate risks, mitigation plans, remediation status, and escalation needs to leadership and stakeholders.
• Define, monitor, and report key security, vulnerability, and patch management metrics.
• Track vulnerability remediation progress and patch compliance against established service level objectives.
• Prepare executive dashboards, reports, and presentations for leadership.
• Support internal and external audit activities and maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Coordinate pre-deployment testing, maintenance window planning, change approvals, stakeholder communications, and rollback procedures.
• Ensure adherence to change management and operational governance processes.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI-driven solutions and automation to improve operational efficiency, reduce manual effort, accelerate remediation activities, and enhance reporting capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement of patch management processes and operational efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience leading enterprise infrastructure, security, or technology initiatives.
• 2+ years of experience managing enterprise IT security, vulnerability management, patch management, or infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex infrastructure projects across cloud-native, on-premises, network, firewall, server, and platform technologies.
• Working familiarity with operating systems including Windows and Linux.
• Experience supporting cloud environments, particularly AWS.
• Knowledge of standard vulnerability management and patch management tools and processes.
• Knowledge of networking, firewalls, infrastructure operations, and enterprise technology environments.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and capabilities to improve work efficiency, automate repetitive tasks, support predictive analytics, reduce vulnerability risk, and enhance operational decision-making.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to gather and analyze data from multiple sources, identify trends and patterns, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Excellent planning, organizational, facilitation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts in business-friendly language.
• Demonstrated commitment to security, data protection, and operational excellence.

About Mphasis

Mphasis applies next-generation technology to help enterprises transform businesses globally. Customer centricity is foundational to Mphasis and is reflected in the Mphasis’ Front2Back™ Transformation approach. Front2Back™ uses the exponential power of cloud and cognitive to provide hyper-personalized (C=X2C2TM=1) digital experience to clients and their end customers. Mphasis’ Service Transformation approach helps ‘shrink the core’ through the application of digital technologies across legacy environments within an enterprise, enabling businesses to stay ahead in a changing world. Mphasis’ core reference architectures and tools, speed and innovation with domain expertise and specialization are key to building strong relationships with marquee clients.

EqualopportunityEmployer

Mphasis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and existing associates and evaluate qualified candidates without regard to race, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, color, religious creed, marital status, genetic information sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, medical conditions military and veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, governmental regulations and executive orders.

Other Details

Salary range $90000 to $173500