Technical Project Manager, IAM Platforms in Mundelein

Energy Jobline ZR; Mundelein (IL); Remote; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager for IAM Platforms to own enterprise IAM initiatives, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps and coordinating across infrastructure, security, and application teams.

Responsibilities include platform migrations, policy implementations, and organizational IAM transformations, with governance boards and risk management guiding the efforts. Strong leadership and deep IAM experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of IAM platforms and architectures (Okta, Active Directory, PAM, IGA)
• Proven experience managing enterprise security or infrastructure projects
• Advanced project management skills: planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies
• 10+ years in project management, program management, or technical delivery roles
• 5+ years managing IAM, security, or enterprise IT projects; 3+ years hands-on experience with enterprise IAM platforms (Okta, Saviynt, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise IAM initiatives translating business requirements into technical roadmaps
• Coordinate across infrastructure, security, and application teams
• Develop schedules, resource plans, and cost estimates with technical leads
• Manage platform migrations, policy implementations, and capability deployments
• Establish KPIs aligned with business objectives and report progress
• Oversee risk management, change management, and governance boards
• Provide technical leadership on IAM platform deployments (Okta, CyberArk, Saviynt)
• Ensure compliance validation and security testing is completed

Skills

IAM platforms

Stakeholder leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/related

Tools

Okta

CyberArk

Saviynt

AD/Directory services

Job description

Job Description

Technical Project Manager, IAM Platforms

Job Details

• Location: 100% remote (open to any time zone; slight preference for CST or EST)
• Duration: 10/19/2026 - 02/26/2027 (Contract w/ possible extensions)

Job Description

• Function: Information Security / & Access Management
• Level: Senior Project Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager
• Primary delivery owner for enterprise IAM projects, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps and coordinating across infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Manage initiatives including platform migrations, policy implementations, capability deployments, and organizational IAM transformations.

Responsibilities

• Project planning and scope management
• Define project charters and detailed scope for IAM initiatives
• Break down complex IAM implementations into manageable workstreams and phases
• Develop schedules, resource plans, and cost estimates in partnership with technical leads
• Establish success criteria and KPIs aligned with business objectives
• Stakeholder coordination and communication
• Lead project governance boards and steering committee reviews
• Communicate status, risks, and decisions to technical and business audiences
• Coordinate between infrastructure, security, applications, and business teams
• Manage dependencies, escalations, and stakeholder concerns proactively
• Technical delivery oversight
• Provide technical project leadership on platform implementations (Okta, CyberArk, Saviynt, etc.)
• Track and manage technical workstreams including design, build, testing, and deployment
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure solutions meet requirements and standards
• Manage quality assurance, security testing, and compliance validation
• Risk and change management
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks
• Develop and execute change management plans for organizational transitions
• Plan and manage cutover activities, rollbacks, and contingencies
• Support post-implementation review and lessons learned capture
• Operations enablement and training
• Coordinate training and documentation for operations and support teams
• Develop operational runbooks and procedures for new capabilities
• Support knowledge transfer and team readiness
• Metrics and continuous improvement
• Track and report project metrics: schedule variance, budget variance, scope adherence
• Monitor value realization against post-implementation targets
• Identify and implement process improvements in IAM delivery

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of IAM platforms and architectures (Okta, Active Directory, PAM, IGA)
• Deep understanding of governance, lifecycle management, and compliance controls
• Proven experience managing enterprise security or infrastructure projects
• Advanced project management skills: planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management
• Excellent stakeholder communication and cross-functional leadership ability
• Ability to translate technical architecture into business and operational context
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies
• 10+ years in project management, program management, or technical delivery roles
• 5+ years managing IAM, security, or enterprise IT projects3+ years hands-on experience with enterprise IAM platforms (Okta, Saviynt, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-team enterprise initiatives through delivery
• Experience managing platform migrations, implementations, or significant configuration changes
• Bachelor degree in computer science, information systems, business, or related field

Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification
• AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platform experience
• Experience with agile ceremony facilitation and SAFe frameworks
• Knowledge of IAM governance standards (NIST, CIS, SOC 2)
• Experience with zero-trust architecture or modern frameworks
• Track record working with security and compliance stakeholders

Compensation

• Pay Rate: $70-75/hr W2 plus benefit and 401k options

Requisition ID: 37679848