Strategic IT Engagement Lead - Security & Infrastructure

Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

LRS Consulting Services is seeking an experienced IT Engagement Lead for security & infrastructure to partner with Horace Mann's teams in Central Illinois. This 6-month contract to hire role focuses on intake governance, prioritization, and financial stewardship to ensure predictable technology delivery.

You will drive capacity planning, KPI reporting, and executive-ready summaries while coordinating across Security, Infrastructure, PMO, Finance, and business units.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a standardized intake process aligned to Technology governance practices.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions based on business value, risk, resource availability, and financial impact.
• Ensure all incoming work is properly scoped, documented, and communicated.
• Workload, Capacity & Resource Planning
• Maintain visibility into workload, resource allocation, and team capacity across Security & Infrastructure.
• Partner with leaders to forecast staffing needs and identify resource gaps.
• Provide analytical insights to support vendor strategies and contract decisions.
• Financial & Budget Management
• Support annual budget planning, quarterly forecasts, and long-term financial strategy.
• Track actual spend versus budget for labor, tools, vendors, and capital initiatives.
• Conduct variance analysis and recommend corrective actions or optimization opportunities.
• Integrate financial implications into prioritization and planning decisions.
• Reporting & Performance Insights
• Develop dashboards and reporting that reflect intake status, KPIs, team performance, and financial progress.
• Prepare executive-ready summaries for leadership communication.
• Automate ongoing reporting to improve operational efficiency.
• KPI & Operational Performance Management
• Collaborate with leadership to define and track KPIs that reflect operational effectiveness and financial stewardship.
• Identify performance trends and recommend improvements.
• Promote adoption of metrics that improve transparency and accountability.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
• Serve as a liaison across Security, Infrastructure, PMO, Finance, and Business Units.
• Translate complex technical issues into business and financial context.
• Facilitate roadmap updates, quarterly business reviews, and intake discussions.

Job description

LRS Consulting Services is seeking an experienced IT Engagement Lead for security & infrastructure to partner with Horace Mann's teams in Central Illinois. This 6-month contract to hire role focuses on intake governance, prioritization, and financial stewardship to ensure predictable technology delivery.

You will drive capacity planning, KPI reporting, and executive-ready summaries while coordinating across Security, Infrastructure, PMO, Finance, and business units.