Cybersecurity Project Manager, Lead

Cybersecurity Project Manager, Lead

The Opportunity:

As a Cybersecurity Project Manager, you will be responsible for driving the planning, execution, and delivery of complex cybersecurity projects, ensuring alignment with client mission objectives and organizational priorities. This role leads cross-functional teams, manages risk, and applies deep technical and project management expertise to safeguard enterprise assets and advance strategic goals. The manager collaborates across departments and with external partners, leveraging strong communication and analytical skills to solve security challenges and deliver impactful results

What You’ll Work On:

• Lead and manage cybersecurity projects from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery of mission-critical solutions on-time and within scope.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive project success and foster collaboration across the enterprise.

• Apply deep expertise in cybersecurity and project management principles to assess risks, develop mitigation strategies, and address complex security challenges.

• Oversee project planning, execution, and resource allocation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and client requirements.

• Communicate technical concepts and project status clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, promoting transparency and understanding.

• Ensure compliance with security protocols, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.

• Analyze security incidents and vulnerabilities, leveraging strong problem-solving skills to develop and implement effective solutions.

• Build and maintain relationships with external partners, vendors, and stakeholders to support project objectives and enhance organizational resilience.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience in information security

• 8+ years of experience managing IT or cybersecurity projects, including planning, execution, and closing projects

• Experience with cybersecurity or IT security protocols, risk assessment, and threat management

• Experience leading teams and coordinating across departments

• Knowledge of cybersecurity and project management principles

• Ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and external partners

• Top Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, or Cybersecurity

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills

• Possession of strong analytical and problem-solving skills, to address security incidents, vulnerabilities, and complex cybersecurity program challenges

• TS/SCI clearance

• Master’s degree in a related field

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.