Technical Program Manager (Cyber Security)

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 70,464 - 100,358; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing firm seeks a Technical Program Manager (Cyber Security) in Urbandale, IA. This role involves understanding stakeholder needs and driving product security strategies, particularly in vulnerability management for embedded technologies. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years in program management, excellent communication skills, and a background in hardware or software design. The position offers a contract role with a competitive hourly rate of $62, placing importance on collaboration among engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of building successful products in a program management or systems role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in hardware or software design of embedded products.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and align product roadmap features with other product teams.
• Support activities to scope and communicate penetration testing.
• Drive implementation of vulnerability management across teams.

Skills

Product management

Communication skills

Vulnerability assessment

Technical knowledge

Agile methodology

Stakeholder engagement

Education

5+ years in program management or systems role

Tools

Agile process tools

Job description

Technical Program Manager (Cyber Security)

Important information: To be immediately considered, please send an updated version of your resume to [e-mail]

Title: Product Cybersecurity Program Manager

Location: Urbandale, IA, 50322

Duration: 2 years

Contract type: W2 Contract (No C2C)

Pay rate: $62 per hour

Shift: 1st shift (8 am to 5 pm)

Other Notes

• Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the future, for this position
• There will be two rounds of Teams interviews

Description

Purpose:

As a product manager in global security, you will deeply understand the stakeholder security needs and help in activities related to weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and exploits of the technologies to solve customer problems and create value for John Deere. You will work within and help define the vision, strategy, processes, and roadmap for the product security team. You will help translate stakeholder needs into clear objectives for the security engineers. You will partner with cross‑functional teams responsible for delivery of technologies and products for John Deere customers.

We are seeking to support with this position:

• Vulnerability Management
• Product Security Defense Center

The position will primarily operate in the space of a traditional Red Team for the embedded product space at John Deere. There is an opportunity to flex across various security teams based on experience as we have a pool of product managers and are looking to spread the responsibilities appropriately to ensure delivery of both product needs and adherence to the cyber resilience act (CRA). We are also implementing the standard in draft phase ISO24882 for formalization of work products and traceability of the security process throughout John Deere programs.

Duties

• Familiar with and/or run agile process, scrum, kanban, or some form of iterative team development style
• Listen to stakeholders, cross‑functional teams, and security engineers to deeply understand needs and opportunities
• Use strong business judgement and technical knowledge to inform an understanding of what is technically possible and strategically critical to the business
• Coordinate and align product roadmap and its features with other product teams in adjacent or supporting areas to manage interactions and dependencies
• Work with engineering teams to validate, build, and support solutions that meet defined goals for quality, performance, and cost
• Support activities to scope, assess, and communicate penetration testing across all aspects of the product space
• Drive the implementation of vulnerability management across multiple teams

Qualifications

• 5+ years of building successful products in a program management or systems role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to inspire and rally a team
• Don’t need to write software, but technical enough to engage with engineers directly
• Basic product knowledge of off‑highway agriculture and construction vehicles or related harsh environment vehicles
• Knowledge of basic engineering principles, theory and practice as well as product knowledge. Has a good understanding of the principles and can independently use the knowledge
• Experience in the hardware or software design of an embedded controller product or system
• Understanding of embedded security (secure boot, HSM, cryptographic key lifecycle)
• Expertise in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements for connected machinery

Senior level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing