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Prairie Consulting Services · 3 weeks ago

Project Manager-cybersecurity/Technology risk

Bolingbrook, IL

Contract

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$75/hr - $80/hr

Prairie Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead and deliver enterprise-level technology risk, security, and compliance initiatives for a large retail organization. This role focuses on governance and coordination to ensure security and risk projects are executed properly and are audit-ready.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Sumana Sharmin- Technical Recruiter CIR, CTR, GenAI, US Patent

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity and technology risk initiatives

Own the full project lifecycle: kickoff, planning, execution, governance, and closeout

Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, schedules, and risk logs

Facilitate project meetings, design walkthroughs, and risk & control reviews

Provide weekly and bi-weekly project status updates highlighting risks, control gaps, and remediation progress

Partner with Portfolio Managers on resource and capacity forecasting

Ensure compliance with PMO standards, documentation requirements, gate reviews, and change control

Coordinate with IT Risk Management (ITRM), Audit, Compliance, and Architecture teams

Track and maintain governance artifacts, remediation evidence, and validation documentation

Support rollout planning, implementation coordination, and post-implementation lessons learned

Qualification

Cybersecurity project managementTechnology risk managementAudit complianceRisk assessmentsControl remediationVulnerability managementIAM governanceStakeholder managementPlanview PPMCybersecurity frameworksPMP certification

Required

Experience managing cybersecurity, technology risk, audit, or compliance projects

Strong understanding of risk assessments

Strong understanding of control remediation

Strong understanding of vulnerability management

Strong understanding of IAM governance

Strong understanding of regulatory / audit-driven initiatives

Proven project management experience across the full lifecycle

Experience working within a PMO-governed enterprise environment

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to translate technical risk into business impact

Preferred

Experience with Planview PPM

Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO)

Experience in large enterprise or regulated environments

PMP or similar certification

Company

Prairie Consulting Services

Established in 1997, Prairie Consulting Services, Inc.

Founded in 1997

Naperville, Illinois, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.prairieinc.com/

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