Security Project Manager

Job Title: Enterprise Program Manager / Interim Assistant IT Director
Location: Columbia, SC – 100% Onsite
Duration: 12 Months (Contract-to-Hire)
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM (38 hours/week) 

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, helpdesk operations, and managed service providers.
• Supervise IT staff and the IT Operations Manager, ensuring effective daily service delivery.
• Manage vendor relationships, SLAs, service performance, and accountability.
• Lead cybersecurity activities, including incident response, vulnerability management, risk assessments, and remediation.
• Support security audits, access reviews, regulatory compliance, and IT policy enforcement.
• Coordinate with statewide shared-services providers and external technology partners.
• Oversee integrations involving SAP, financial institutions, and third-party enterprise systems.
• Assist with IT procurement, contract renewals, budget monitoring, and long-term technology planning.
• Participate in occasional after-hours and weekend on-call support.

Required Skills

• 6+ years of progressive IT experience managing complex technology functions and operations.
• 3+ years of full-time supervisory or IT leadership experience.
• Experience managing managed service providers (MSPs), outsourced vendors, SLAs, and service performance.
• Leadership experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and risk assessment.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft Intune.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in state government, financial services, or regulated IT environments.
• Knowledge of IT audit, compliance, governance, and risk management.
• Experience with statewide shared-services IT delivery models.
• IT project management and strategic technology planning.
• Enterprise application integrations, SAP, financial institution interfaces, and secure file transfers.
• IT procurement, vendor contracts, budget administration, and contract management.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, ITIL, or PMP (preferred, not mandatory).

Additional Requirements

• Strong leadership, communication, decision-making, and team management skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and manage competing priorities.
• Must pass background and credit checks before starting.
• Willingness to participate in an intermittent after-hours and weekend on-call rotation.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and perform occasional physical hardware support activities.
• Must be willing to work fully onsite in Columbia, SC.