Program Manager

We’re seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager to lead complex cybersecurity and network security initiatives in a fast-paced enterprise environment. This role offers the opportunity to drive high-impact work across firewall modernization, incident response improvement, and threat intelligence capabilities while partnering with technical teams and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity and network security projects, including firewall deployments, security enhancements, incident response improvements, and threat intelligence initiatives
• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk logs
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and keep priorities aligned across teams and dependencies
• Guide projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout
• Track milestones, performance indicators, and deliverables, and provide clear executive status updates
• Coordinate firewall rule changes, migration efforts, and modernization activities across enterprise environments
• Support network security programs such as segmentation, zero trust, micro-segmentation, NAC, VPN, IDS/IPS, WAF, DDoS mitigation, and SD-WAN security
• Drive improvements to cyber incident response playbooks, tabletop exercises, and simulation activities
• Partner with SOC leadership to deliver enhancements to detection and response tooling, including SOAR-related efforts
• Lead efforts to operationalize threat intelligence feeds, platforms, integrations, and automation initiatives
• Manage vendors, contractors, and service providers while supporting governance meetings and change advisory processes
• Prepare executive-friendly dashboards, risk summaries, and decision-support materials for stakeholders
  
  
  

Skills

• 10 years of IT project management experience, with at least 8 years focused on cybersecurity or network security projects
• Experience leading firewall migration, network security infrastructure, or security operations projects in large enterprise environments
• Proven success delivering complex projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards
• Experience managing project budgets of $500K and cross-functional teams of 10 or more
• Strong understanding of firewall technologies such as Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Fortinet, or Check Point
• Working knowledge of network security architecture, including DMZ, segmentation, zero trust, and SD-WAN
• Familiarity with incident response frameworks such as NIST CSF, SANS Incident Response, or MITRE ATT&CK
• Understanding of threat intelligence lifecycle concepts, including IOCs and threat platforms
• Knowledge of SIEM/SOAR platforms such as Splunk, Sentinel, Phantom, or XSOAR
• Proficiency with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches
• Strong experience with project management tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, MS Project, or Smartsheet
• Excellent risk management, issue resolution, escalation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working within SDLC and change management processes
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Certifications such as PMP, CISSP, CISM, Security , GIAC, or CCNP Security
• Experience in aviation, transportation, or other critical infrastructure environments
• Familiarity with airline-related cybersecurity requirements and regulatory expectations
• Experience supporting cloud security initiatives across AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Knowledge of PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and identity security
• Experience leading tool evaluations, RFPs, and vendor selection activities
• ITIL Foundation or higher certification
• SAFe Agilist or Scrum Master certification
• Master’s degree in a relevant field
  
  
  

We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and every team member can contribute meaningfully. Horizontal supports diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core principle and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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