Tanium Project Manager

Spectraforce; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Oakland

12-month contract

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager in Oakland, CA to lead the Tanium implementation and modernization program. You will oversee scope, schedules, budgets, resources, vendor relationships, risks, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful delivery of Tanium capabilities across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in IT project and program management, enterprise infrastructure, endpoint management, and cybersecurity, and will collaborate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering, Business or related field.
• 8+ years IT project/program management experience.
• 5+ years in large-scale infrastructure, cybersecurity, or enterprise software deployments.
• Experience budgeting >$500,000 and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Tanium implementation projects and related workstreams.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans and resource forecasts.
• Establish governance, reporting, escalation paths, and KPIs.
• Coordinate vendor relations, SOWs, contracts, and performance.
• Provide executive-level status updates and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.

Skills

IT Program Leadership

Vendor & Contract Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Budget & Financial Mgmt

Risk & Issue Management

Cybersecurity & Infra Delivery

Change Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Operational Readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business

Tools

Microsoft Project

Planisware

Jira

Job description

Location: Oakland, CA (Local Candidates Only)

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, governance, and delivery of an enterprise Tanium implementation and modernization program.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT project and program management, enterprise infrastructure, endpoint management, and cybersecurity initiatives. This individual will oversee project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, vendor relationships, risks, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful delivery of Tanium capabilities across the organization.

The role will work closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure operations, architecture, application teams, compliance, business stakeholders, and external vendors to improve operational efficiency, strengthen security posture, and support regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Program and Project Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Tanium implementation projects and related workstreams.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and resource forecasts.
• Establish project governance, reporting processes, escalation paths, and performance metrics.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and facilitate project status meetings and steering committee reviews.

Tanium Implementation and Infrastructure Modernization

• Coordinate the deployment, configuration, and optimization of Tanium platform capabilities.
• Oversee endpoint onboarding, testing, validation, phased rollouts, and production deployment.
• Support migration from legacy endpoint management and security tools to Tanium.
• Coordinate patch management, asset discovery, configuration compliance, and endpoint security initiatives.
• Work with technical teams to establish deployment standards, operational procedures, and transition plans.

Financial and Vendor Management

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, labor plans, vendor expenditures, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate funding approvals, governance reviews, and budget-related escalations.
• Manage vendor relationships, Statements of Work (SOWs), contracts, deliverables, and performance.
• Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to maintain approved scope, schedule, and budget.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

• Serve as the primary liaison among business stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure operations, architects, application teams, and vendor partners.
• Provide executive-level status updates, dashboards, KPIs, and project health reports.
• Maintain project documentation, decision logs, RAID logs, and stakeholder communications.
• Drive cross-functional alignment, issue resolution, and successful project delivery.

Risk, Compliance, and Quality Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Support cybersecurity, audit, SOX, NERC-CIP, and other applicable compliance requirements.
• Coordinate quality assurance, deployment validation, acceptance criteria, and operational readiness.
• Ensure successful transition of project deliverables into steady-state operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of IT project or program management experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure, cybersecurity, or enterprise software implementations.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise endpoint management or security platform deployments.
• Experience managing project budgets exceeding $500,000 and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Planisware, Jira, or comparable project management tools.
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing or managing enterprise Tanium deployments.
• Background in endpoint security, vulnerability management, patch management, cybersecurity operations, or IT asset management.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as SOX, NERC-CIP, PCI DSS, or similar standards.
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with cloud initiatives, infrastructure modernization, or operating system lifecycle programs.
• Utility industry or critical infrastructure experience.
• IT Program and Project Leadership
• Program Governance and Executive Reporting
• Budget and Financial Management
• Vendor and Contract Management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Delivery
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Operational Readiness and Continuous Improvement

Success Criteria

Success in this role will be measured by the achievement of project milestones, delivery within approved scope and budget, endpoint deployment and adoption targets, improved compliance and audit readiness, effective stakeholder communication, reduced operational and security risks, and successful transition to ongoing operations.

Location Requirement

Candidates must be local to the Oakland, California area and able to accommodate onsite work approximately one day per week, as needed.

Interested candidates with relevant enterprise IT project management, cybersecurity, endpoint management, and Tanium implementation experience are encouraged to apply.