Cybersecurity Projects Lead (Onsite)

RTX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The organization seeks an experienced IT Project Manager (P4) to lead complex IT and cybersecurity initiatives supporting accredited information systems and cybersecurity teams across multiple locations. The position oversees end-to-end project execution, ensures alignment with enterprise architecture and service management standards, and supports compliance with U.S. Government and customer requirements, including RMF, SOIG, 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), DAAG, and relevant NIST doctrine such as 800-53, 800-37, and 800-171. The IT Project Manager coordinates cross-functional teams, manages project plans and resources, and directly supports outcomes that influence the organization’s compliance posture. The position also leads virtual and onsite peer assessments of accredited systems, ensures inspection-readiness and continuous improvement, and provides training and mentorship to both junior and experienced cybersecurity professionals. This is an onsite position in Largo, FL

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
DoW Secret security clearance (ability to maintain clearance required).
Demonstrated ability to manage IT projects supporting cybersecurity and accredited systems in regulated environments (e.g., defense/IC, federal, or equivalent high-compliance industries).
Direct project and issue tracking by leveraging advanced proficiency in Jira, Confluence, Power BI, and related tools to plan, monitor, and manage workflows.
Support architecture efforts; aligns project deliverables with organizational IT goals; applies service-management standards.
Manage project-level IT/system delivery with awareness of security, performance, and lifecycle management; ensure baseline security requirements are met.
Conduct requirements analysis; ensure project requirements align with mission, security, and IT policies.
CompTIA Security+ (or comparable baseline security certification)
Manage project resources, scheduling, staffing, and budgeting under guidance; coordinates with stakeholders and IT process owners.
Coordinate service delivery, define SLAs/OLAs, manage relationships with process owners and customers, and track performance and initiate corrective actions.
Monitor emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the project and the organization’s IT posture; recommend adoption when appropriate.
Apply relevant policies and regulatory requirements to project and acquisition decisions.
Willingness and ability to travel 10–25% to support onsite execution and assessments.

Nice To Haves

Experience directly supporting compliance regimes such as RMF, SOIG, 32 CFR Part 117, DAAG, and related NIST publications (e.g., 800-53/37/171), including audit/inspection-readiness and authorization sustainment.
Experience leading virtual and onsite peer assessments of accredited systems and driving remediation across multi-site environments.
Prior experience mentoring and developing cybersecurity/IT professionals (coaching, training, and team performance uplift).
Preferred Certifications PMP (Project Management Professional)
ITIL (IT Service Management certification, e.g., ITIL Foundation or higher)

Responsibilities

Align project outcomes with enterprise IT strategy and target architectures, ensuring solutions integrate with existing platforms and service management practices.
Guide solution design to meet performance, reliability, maintainability, and security requirements across multiple sites.
Identify, analyze, and manage IT and cybersecurity risks throughout the project lifecycle, including those affecting accreditation status and operational readiness.
Lead mitigation planning, risk acceptance workflows as needed, and escalate to governance bodies when thresholds are exceeded.
Lead integrated delivery across infrastructure, applications, identity, endpoints, logging and monitoring, vulnerability management, and compliance tools.
Coordinate technical implementation and sustainment improvements, focusing on baseline security requirements and lifecycle management.
Elicit, document, validate, and manage requirements across stakeholders, ensuring traceability to mission needs, cybersecurity controls, and IT policies.
Translate requirements into actionable work packages, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and resource forecasts under appropriate guidance and governance.
Manage dependencies, change control, and delivery quality across distributed teams and facilities.
Coordinate service delivery outcomes, define expectations including SLAs and OLAs where applicable, and manage stakeholder communications.
Track performance metrics, report status, and initiate corrective actions when service or project commitments deviate.
Apply relevant policies and regulatory requirements to planning and execution, ensuring projects remain compliant with RMF, SOIG, 32 CFR Part 117, DAAG, and related NIST doctrine.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate.
employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
Adoption Assistance.
Autism Benefit.
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
Bright Horizons, child, and elder care services.
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.