Technical Project Manager

Piper Companies; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Technical Project Manager to lead IAM initiatives within a cybersecurity tech environment. You will drive access governance, provisioning, and compliance across cross-functional teams, leveraging Jira for agile delivery and reporting.

Responsibilities include coordinating IAM, DevOps, and IaC efforts with Terraform and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), developing status updates for executives, and promoting PM best practices to improve security and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience leading technical or infrastructure-focused initiatives.
• Extensive experience utilizing Jira for project tracking, Agile delivery, dashboard creation, workflow management, and stakeholder reporting.
• Strong experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including user lifecycle management, access governance, and security controls.
• Demonstrated success coordinating initiatives between multiple IAM, security, and engineering teams.
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and software delivery best practices.
• Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives with Terraform.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or similar certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM projects, ensuring delivery of access governance, provisioning, and compliance initiatives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and track project execution through Jira, including sprint planning, backlog management, and reporting.
• Manage project timelines, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications across security, infrastructure, and engineering teams.
• Coordinate IAM, DevOps, and application teams to implement scalable access management solutions.
• Partner with technical teams supporting IaC initiatives utilizing Terraform and cloud-based technologies.
• Develop and present project status updates, metrics, and executive-level reporting.
• Drive process improvements and establish PM best practices to increase operational efficiency.
• Ensure projects align with organizational security, compliance, and business objectives.

Skills

IAM expertise

Jira

DevOps understanding

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Education

PM certification (PMP/CSM)

Tools

Jira

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Technical Project Manager to join a leading enterprise organization within the cybersecurity and technology sector. The Technical Project Manager will drive Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives, coordinate cross-functional teams, and support infrastructure modernization efforts leveraging DevOps and Infrastructure as Code practices.

Responsibilities of the Technical Project Manager

• Lead Identity and Access Management (IAM) projects, ensuring successful delivery of access governance, provisioning, and compliance initiatives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and track project execution through Jira, including sprint planning, backlog management, and reporting.
• Manage project timelines, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications across security, infrastructure, and engineering teams.
• Coordinate efforts between IAM, DevOps, and application teams to implement scalable access management solutions.
• Partner with technical teams supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives utilizing Terraform and cloud-based technologies.
• Develop and present project status updates, metrics, and executive-level reporting.
• Drive process improvements and establish project management best practices to increase operational efficiency.
• Ensure projects align with organizational security, compliance, and business objectives.

Qualifications of the Technical Project Manager

• 5+ years of project management experience leading technical or infrastructure-focused initiatives.
• Extensive experience utilizing Jira for project tracking, Agile delivery, dashboard creation, workflow management, and stakeholder reporting.
• Strong experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including user lifecycle management, access governance, and security controls.
• Demonstrated success managing initiatives between multiple access management, security, and engineering teams.
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and software delivery best practices.
• Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives with Terraform.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or similar certifications are preferred.

Compensation for the Technical Project Manager includes

• Salary range: $100,000 - $120,000 depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO

This job opens for applications on 11/06/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.