IT Project Manager

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Role: IT Project Manager

Location: Hybrid in Rochester, MN

Duration: 5/11/2026 - 5/10/2027

Rate: $53.85/hour W2

Duties:

• Leads projects of medium to high complexity, and may also support to projects of high complexity, as part of a program team in collaboration with a Senior Project Manager and/or Program Manager.
• Responsible to achieve project objectives and completion on time, on budget, and in conformance to internal IT methodologies and practices. Solicits technological input from senior technical resources assigned to their project team(s), and facilitates technology problem-solving activities.
• Manages projects with budget responsibility up to (USD)1 million, and may require matrix supervision of staff from other IT departments and divisions, and contractor/vendor resources. Contingent upon the project, may present project requests to institutional committees and oversight bodies to receive approval and project direction and input.
• May support senior level project/program managers in strategic planning processes.
• Makes judgments and takes reasonable and prudent actions to accomplish agreed upon project objectives under minimal direct supervision. Advises other IT staff regarding project management practices, methods and standards. Routinely demonstrates the Project Focused Culture within the Information Technology department. Manages multiple competing objectives, prioritizes, and communicates complex technical information in clear and unambiguous terms to management and end user personnel.
• Assures strict adherence to budget management and guidelines of both the Information Technology department and the institution. May participate in the development and tracking of project budgets.
• Performs additional job-related functions as detailed by immediate supervisor.

Additional Experience and/or Qualifications:

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Web Browsers

Minimum Education and/or Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 7 years’ experience managing projects of simple and moderate complexity involving Information Technology and/or Healthcare disciplines, which includes experience leading projects using PMI Process Groups and Knowledge Areas OR Master’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years’ experience managing projects of simple to moderate complexity involving Information Technology and/or Healthcare disciplines, which includes experience leading projects using PMI Process Groups and Knowledge Areas.

Required Skills:

• NETWORK SEGMENTATION
• INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Additional Skills:

• CYBERSECURITY

Languages:

• English (Read, Write, Speak)

Role Overview

The Project Manager will lead day to day execution of the MSS & Telecom Device Segmentation Project, managing scope, schedule, dependencies, and delivery across multiple technical and operational teams. This role is responsible for driving the project through defined segmentation phases and ensuring outcomes align with approved charters, governance expectations, and operational handoff requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the integrated project plan covering all segmentation phases, including pre enforcement, enforcement, validation, re enforcement, and operational transition.
• Coordinate work across Information Security, Network Engineering, MSS, Telecom, HTM, and external vendors to ensure timely execution of segmentation activities.
• Facilitate project intake, kickoff, working sessions, and recurring status and leadership updates.
• Track risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (e.g., vendor limitations, network hardware constraints, device owner readiness) and drive mitigation or escalation.
• Ensure segmentation activities align to enterprise standards, approved charters, and governance bodies (e.g., segmentation and SGT governance).
• Maintain project documentation, including milestones, enforcement metrics, decision logs, and completion criteria.
• Support transition planning to steady state operations, including defined ownership, change management, and ongoing enforcement processes.

Desired Background & Skills

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross functional IT infrastructure or cybersecurity projects.
• Working understanding of network segmentation and enterprise networking concepts sufficient to manage technical dependencies and risks (no hands on configuration required).
• Strong stakeholder management skills in a regulated enterprise environment.
• Proven ability to develop clear project reporting, dashboards, and executive ready status materials (e.g., schedule health, enforcement progress, risks and blockers).
• Experience translating technical execution into concise leadership communications and decision support.
• PMP or equivalent project management experience strongly preferred.
• Comfortable working directly with engineers and operational teams to validate real world behaviors and constraints.
• Highly detail oriented and process driven, with experience supporting multiple device classes or technology domains.

Engagement Characteristics

• Hands on, execution focused contractor roles aligned to an active, in flight segmentation program.
• High collaboration across security, network, and operational teams.
• Strong emphasis on documentation, traceability, and repeatable enforcement processes.
• Alignment to enterprise zero trust and least privilege security principles.