Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5-8+ years of experience in IT project management focused on cybersecurity and compliance. Familiarity with RMF, FISMA, and ATO processes is essential, along with strong organizational and communication skills.

Job Title: IT Project Manager (Cybersecurity & Compliance Focus)

Pay Type: SALARIED EXEMPT 

Location: Hybrid, Washington, DC (Must Work East Coast Hours)

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship (Required)

Summary of Position Role/Responsibilities

The IT Project Manager (Cybersecurity & Compliance Focus) is responsible for overseeing cybersecurity and compliance initiatives aligned with Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA, and system authorization activities. This role manages the planning, tracking, and execution of ATO-related efforts, coordinates compliance documentation and evidence collection, and facilitates reporting among stakeholders. Acting as a liaison between technical teams, compliance personnel, and leadership, the position supports governance processes and audit readiness, requiring strong project management skills and a solid understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks and authorization procedures.

Essential Functions of the Job

 * Manage cybersecurity authorization and compliance projects, ensuring alignment with RMF, FISMA, and ATO requirements.
 * Track and manage ATO milestones, including control implementation, assessment activities, and remediation efforts.
 * Maintain and organize compliance-related project documentation, including artifacts, evidence repositories, and tracking logs.
 * Coordinate closely with Cybersecurity Solutions Architects (CSA) and Systems Security Engineers (SSE) to align technical execution with compliance requirements.
 * Prepare and deliver security posture reports and compliance status updates to internal leadership and external stakeholders.
 * Support audit activities and security governance reviews, including preparation of documentation and coordination of responses.
 * Monitor project risks, issues, and dependencies related to compliance and authorization efforts, escalating as necessary.
 * Ensure consistent communication and alignment across technical, compliance, and program management teams.

Marginal Functions of the Job

 * Other duties as assigned

Normal Work Schedule: 

This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM–5:30 PM and requires flexibility to work remotely or on-site (if applicable per client RTO policies). On occasion additional hours may be necessary. 

Education, Training, and Experience

 * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or a related field.
 * 5–8+ years of experience in IT project management, with a focus on cybersecurity, compliance, or federal programs.
 * Working knowledge of RMF (NIST 800-37), FISMA, and ATO processes.
 * Experience managing compliance-driven projects, including documentation tracking and audit preparation.
 * Familiarity with cybersecurity roles and functions, including coordination with CSA, SSE, and compliance teams.
 * Strong organizational and documentation management skills, with attention to detail.
 * Ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting and stakeholder engagement.
 * Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to support federal contracting environments.

Preferred Certifications

 * Project Management Professional (PMP)
 * Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile certification
 * Security or compliance-related certifications (e.g., Security+, CISA) 

EEO Statement

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.

IT Project Manager (Cybersecurity & Compliance Focus)

Candidates need a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with 1-3 years in a role coordinating reference architectures or operationalized implementations, and 1-3 years in a customer-facing engineering role explaining strategic concepts. Basic foundational abilities are required across professional communication, service opportunity qualification, cybersecurity principles, active listening, and understanding security technology integration.

About Us As a digital and cybersecurity services company, Stratascale exists to help the Fortune 1000 transform the way they use technology to advance the business, generate revenue, and respond quickly to market demands. We call it Digital Agility. To learn more about how we’re shaping the future of digital business and a more secure world, visit stratascale.com. Job Description Summary The Associate Cybersecurity Advisor will support customer and partner relationships to identify complex security challenges and recommend tailored cybersecurity professional and managed services, while collaborating with sales and technical teams to manage the service delivery pipeline. This role involves providing expertise on service-led security strategies, assisting in scoping presentations, and staying updated on industry trends to support strategic education initiatives. The advisor will help develop service methodologies and engagement processes aligned with customer business outcomes, fostering innovation and enhancing skills through team learning activities. Role Description Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with customer contacts and partners to support service-led engagement strategies and consultative opportunities. Support efforts to identify security gaps and business risks through engagement and basic data analysis to recommend managed or professional services and enhance cross-sell opportunities. Provide cybersecurity guidance and basic technical expertise to customers and internal teams under supervision. Collaborate with sales and technical teams to support the sales cycle and manage the pipeline. Assist in creating and delivering presentations and business cases for IT leadership and customer executives that highlight service value and ROI. Stay informed on emerging threat landscape and industry trends to support internal and customer education efforts. Help develop and refine basic methodologies and processes in alignment with customer needs and industry trends. Support the establishment of external relationships to introduce new service capabilities and security frameworks to customers. Assist in coordinating resources and defining solutions to support customer objectives in sales opportunities. Participate in team learning and development activities to enhance skills and promote innovation within the organization. Behaviors and Competencies Communication: Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information, and can adapt communication style to the audience. Emotional Intelligence: Can identify and manage personal emotions and begin to recognize others’ emotions in moderate situations. Detail-Oriented: Can identify errors or inconsistencies in work and make necessary corrections. Presenting: Can prepare and deliver presentations, addressing key points and responding to questions with clarity. Relationship Building: Can identify opportunities for collaboration, propose strategies for effective communication, and build relationships without explicit instructions. Negotiation: Can identify opportunities for compromise, propose solutions, and take action to influence outcomes without explicit instructions. Business Acumen: Can analyze financial and operational data to make informed decisions. Training: Can identify learning gaps within a team, propose training solutions, and take action to implement them without explicit instructions. Impact & Influence: Can persuade others to consider different perspectives. Collaboration: Can actively participate in team discussions, respect differing opinions, and collaborate with others to achieve common goals. Customer Centric Mindset: Can identify customer pain points and propose solutions to address them. Actively seeks customer feedback and incorporates it into product improvements. Skill Level Requirements Aptitude for professional communication and the ability to support engagements with IT leadership and stakeholders to align service offerings with organizational objectives – Basic Foundational ability to identify and qualify new service-based business opportunities and assist in the development of the sales pipeline – Basic Foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles used to protect data and systems, with the ability to discuss how professional services mitigate digital risks – Basic Proficiency in active listening and providing or accepting constructive feedback within a collaborative team environment – Basic Ability to understand and communicate how various security technologies, such as firewalls and identity management, integrate into a comprehensive managed security service or consulting engagement – Basic Other Requirements Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience 1-3 years’ experience in a previous role coordinating the development of reference architectures and/or operationalized implementations as an Architect or a Sr. Engineer 1-3 years' experience in a customer-facing engineer-type role explaining strategic and tactical concepts to customers Ability to travel 35% Advanced certification such as the following preferred: CISSP, CEH, CISM, CISA, NCSF The estimated annual pay range for this position is $70,000 - $85,000 wwhich includes a base salary and bonus/commissions. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending. Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status We Are Cybersecurity Change Agents The most successful enterprises get bullish about investing in security as a foundational element of their business transformation strategy. That’s why Stratascale exists. We are a purpose-built cybersecurity services company that helps ambitious security leaders create a culture of security and infuse it into every layer of their enterprise so they can focus on what's next, not what's standing in their way.

Associate Cybersecurity Advisor - Public Sector

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 5 years of project management experience. Proficiency in project management methodologies such as waterfall, agile, and scrum is required, with preference given to those with healthcare industry experience.

Where You’ll Work
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
Job Summary
The Cybersecurity Senior Project Manager (PM) is responsible and accountable for delivering the best-practice approach designed to successfully plan and prepare for all aspects of project engagement, delivery and adoption within the assigned portfolio. This role is accountable for Cyber project objectives that drive business value, operational excellence, optimized customer experience, and other activities as assigned by the Cyber HR or Program Manager. 
The Senior PM is responsible for leading PMs and Associate PMs, and working with stakeholders to define project scope, budget estimates, resource requirements, and achievable milestones. This includes planning, risk assessment, influencing sponsors, prioritizing work, identifying project dependencies, and communication strategies. 
The Senior PM will have an active role in facilitating decisions, managing teams, vendors and financial resources necessary to implement change for high impact environments while ensuring compliance with enterprise level design processes standards and policies. The Senior PM is expected to work autonomously and have minimal direction from the Cyber HR/Program Manager with regards to project delivery and the Cyber Portfolio project management standards through collaboration and demonstrating team leadership while focusing on items that will have positive project outcome implications. 
The Senior PM is a contributor of early engagement, project gap analysis and operational change management. This will include innovation of project lifecycle delivery, promoting successful relationship management and customer adoption. The Senior PM is expected to contribute to the continuous improvement of the Cyber Portfolio project management standards. 
Job Responsibilities
Defines project scope, objectives, key resources, budget and project plan in support of multiple projects of any level, or a program.
Measuring project performance, reporting, and escalating in support of multiple projects of any level or a program.
Leads complex enterprise level projects or serves as program manager.
Effectively applies the organization’s project management methodology and tool, as well as enforces Cyber Portfolio Best Practices and project standards.
Follows the CommonSpirit Health and Cyber Portfolio financial and accounting standards to manage budget with minimal, if any, oversight.
Manages project financials including actuals, accruals, forecasting, and variance analysis to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Monitors and prepares reports to ensure work is progressing to meet the deliverables on time and under budget. 
Manages delivery of multiple complex capital and non-capital IT projects simultaneously, such as collection of security data, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline incident response workflows.
Oversees design engineering activities and coordinates hardware and software procurement to support delivery of Cyber Vigilance & Defense capabilities.
Manages Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement processes, engage in vendor contracts and Statements of Work (SOWs) activities, ensuring deliverables, timelines, and obligations are met and aligned with project objectives.
Ensures operationalization of Cybersecurity deliverables deployed to production, including runbooks, policies and SLAs, support workflow models, and transition-to-operations readiness.
Partners closely with the Program Manager to ensure project status is current, issues are escalated early, and all stakeholders remain informed.
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and its scope, and applies change management as needed
Performs and leads Cyber PMs, Associate PMs and Analysts as well as project teams in in-flight reviews, retrospectives and quality assurance procedures.
Proactively identifies, manages and minimizes organization’s exposure and risk on projects.
Identifies and manages project interdependencies, dependencies and other threats to project success.
Solves conflicts and issues in a timely manner, escalating to management, or Leadership as appropriate.
Oversees and manages QA processes - project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately in project repository(ies). 
Develops Communication Strategy and Plans. Ensure effective communication of relevant project information to Cyber managers, project stakeholders, and leadership, including but not limited to sponsors.
Provides leadership and coaching to Project Managers, Associate Project Managers or Analysts.
Provides leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as third-party consultants.
Responsible for aligning project activities and deliverables with third-party consultant Statements of Work (SOWs).
Supports CommonSpirit Health Mission, Vision and Values.
Contributes to professional development goals, Cyber Portfolio Best Practices, annual goals and continuous improvement.
Job Requirements
Required
Bachelors Other Related Field or Equivalent Professional Experience., upon hire.
5+ years of Project Management experience.
Experience in Project Management methodologies and tool sets – waterfall/agile/scrum, planning, issue escalation, problem resolution, conflict and collision management, metrics and reporting, communications, etc. 
Preferred
Project Management experience in a Health care environment.
5+ years with strong functional understanding of hospital, clinic, and billing operations.
3+ Multi-hospital and large project management experience.
Project Management Professional, upon hire.

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