CISO Technical Project Manager (FTE / Onsite)

NTT DATA Services•Pine Grove Township, PA

2d•$106,575 - $177,625•Onsite

About The Position

NTT DATA is hiring a CISO Technical Project Manager to manage cybersecurity and infrastructure initiatives in Irving, Texas. The role coordinates Security Operations, Public Cloud Operations, Engineering, Data Center, Application, Systems Administration, and Database Administration teams, along with business and technology stakeholders. The position supports project planning and delivery, governance, risk coordination, reporting, and Data Center migration initiatives, including coordination of global virtual teams across NAM, EMEA, ASPAC, and LATAM. The project manager oversees project planning, execution, monitoring, and control to deliver initiatives within established timelines. They gather and document business and technical requirements, coordinate standard CISO solution designs, and ensure project scope aligns with business objectives and security and risk requirements. The role maintains schedules, plans, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, project documentation, and governance controls, while identifying and addressing delivery risks, issues, and dependencies. The position requires transparent communication of project status, metrics, risks, issues, decisions, and delivery concerns to project leadership, management, business stakeholders, and technology teams. The project manager facilitates meetings and cross-functional working sessions, manages multiple parallel initiatives, and drives action ownership and timely resolution. Microsoft Project is used to develop and maintain detailed schedules, and Microsoft Excel is used for data analysis and reporting. The position is full-time and onsite in Irving, Texas. The stated starting pay range is $106,575 to $177,625, with possible incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

Requirements

At least 5 years of overall experience in Technical Project Management, Cybersecurity Project Management, Infrastructure Project Management, or a related technology-delivery role.
At least 5 years of experience managing complex technology projects involving multiple technical teams, stakeholders, dependencies, risks, and delivery milestones.
At least 5 years of experience with project planning, scheduling, execution, monitoring, reporting, risk management, issue management, and project controls.
Experience coordinating projects involving infrastructure, cloud, applications, systems, databases, security operations, and engineering teams.
Working knowledge of virtual environments, networks, enterprise technology infrastructure, data centers, databases, storage, and cloud technologies.
Experience managing Data Center migration and infrastructure-related initiatives.
Experience identifying critical paths, project dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Experience maintaining and reporting project delivery status, milestones, metrics, risks, and issues.
Strong understanding of the project lifecycle and project-management governance processes.
Experience developing and maintaining complex schedules using Microsoft Project, including dependencies and schedule changes.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, vertical lookups, horizontal lookups, data analysis, and reporting.
Experience coordinating global and virtual teams across multiple regions and time zones.
Experience communicating project status, risks, issues, and decisions to program managers, management, business stakeholders, and technology teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present clear, concise, and accurate project information.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and drive stakeholders toward clarity on tasks, deliverables, ownership, and timelines.
Ability to proactively identify risks and drive appropriate mitigation activities.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and take ownership of assigned project activities.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple parallel initiatives in a matrixed organizational environment.
Strong collaboration and relationship-management skills across global business and technology teams.
Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience with network infrastructure management, including firewalls and DMZ environments.
Exposure to Illumio Adaptive Security Platform or comparable micro-segmentation or security technologies.
Experience supporting cybersecurity or CISO-led transformation programs.
Experience with public cloud, enterprise infrastructure, and large-scale data center environments.
ITIL certification.
CISSP certification.
Experience working within highly regulated enterprise environments.
Experience managing security, risk, compliance, or infrastructure-modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

Manage cybersecurity and infrastructure initiatives involving Security Operations, Public Cloud Operations, Engineering, Data Center, Application, Systems Administration, and Database Administration teams.
Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and control to ensure delivery within established timelines.
Gather and document business and technical requirements and coordinate standard CISO solution designs.
Coordinate security and risk requirements with cybersecurity, risk, infrastructure, and engineering teams.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical-path activities.
Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, and drive mitigation, resolution, escalation, and path-to-green activities.
Monitor project progress and coordinate actions needed to complete milestones and deliverables on time.
Maintain project documentation according to CISO Program and Project Management Procedure (CPPMS) requirements.
Ensure adherence to project-management processes, procedures, controls, and governance requirements.
Work with business and technology stakeholders to define project scope and align it with business objectives.
Prepare and communicate project status updates, dashboards, metrics, risks, issues, and delivery information to project leadership and management.
Escalate critical risks, issues, delays, and delivery concerns to management and business stakeholders as required.
Coordinate global virtual teams across NAM, EMEA, ASPAC, and LATAM.
Support planning and execution of Data Center migration initiatives.
Coordinate with infrastructure, engineering, cloud, application, database, and operations teams to resolve project and technical issues.
Track delivery metrics, milestones, risks, actions, and dependencies and provide transparent reporting to stakeholders.
Build and maintain detailed project schedules in Microsoft Project, including dependencies, schedule adjustments, and milestone tracking.
Analyze project data using Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, lookup functions, and reporting tools.
Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, risk discussions, and cross-functional working sessions.
Manage multiple parallel initiatives and ensure ownership, follow-through, and timely resolution of assigned actions.