Technical Program Manager

Job Description – Technical Program Manager (Infrastructure & Cybersecurity)

Title: Technical Program Manager – Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Location: Calabasas, CA Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday On-site/Monday & Friday Remote

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex infrastructure and cybersecurity initiatives across the enterprise. This individual will partner with Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, and IT Operations teams to manage multiple concurrent programs focused on improving the organization's security posture, modernizing infrastructure, and delivering enterprise technology initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned program manager with a strong technical foundation who can effectively communicate with engineers, architects, security analysts, and executive leadership. While this is not a hands-on engineering role, candidates should understand enterprise security technologies, cloud infrastructure, endpoint management, vulnerability management, and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple enterprise Infrastructure and Cybersecurity programs from initiation through deployment.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and executive status reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Infrastructure, Security Operations, Cloud Engineering, Networking, Identity & Access Management, and IT Operations.
• Drive delivery of security initiatives involving Microsoft security technologies, cloud security, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.
• Facilitate program governance meetings and communicate project status to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and remove delivery roadblocks.
• Coordinate infrastructure upgrades, security implementations, cloud migrations, and compliance initiatives.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure technical requirements, milestones, and deliverables are met.
• Manage third-party vendors, implementation partners, and technology providers.
• Ensure projects follow change management, documentation, and operational readiness processes.

Required Technical Experience

Candidates should have experience managing projects involving many of the following technologies:

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Microsoft Azure
• Enterprise Infrastructure
• Hybrid Cloud environments
• Windows Server environments
• Networking fundamentals

Microsoft Security

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Security Operations

• Security Incident Response
• Threat Detection
• Endpoint Security
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Monitoring
• Security Architecture initiatives

Security Tools

• Palo Alto Panorama
• Cortex XDR
• Mimecast
• Tenable One
• Nessus
• ServiceNow

Desired Experience

• Experience managing Security Operations Center (SOC) initiatives.
• Experience delivering enterprise security transformation projects.
• Infrastructure modernization and cloud migration experience.
• Experience working alongside Security Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, Network Engineers, and Cloud Architects.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, or CIS Benchmarks.
• Experience supporting audit, compliance, or risk management initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7 years of Technical Program or Project Management experience.
• Experience managing enterprise Infrastructure and Cybersecurity programs.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and enterprise security technologies.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent enterprise projects.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.

Preferred Certifications

• PMP
• PgMP
• PMI-ACP
• Scrum Master (CSM/PSM)
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Azure Administrator
• Security , CISSP, or equivalent cybersecurity certification (preferred but not required)