Security Program Manager-100% Remote

TEKsystems is currently seeking an experienced Security Program Manager for a 100% Remote 6-month contract to hire.
Description
Purpose of Position: Through the management and execution of enterprise wide projects, represents the ESO mission to enable the business to operate securely, protect its people, assets and preserve shareholder value. The position accomplishes this by overseeing multiple strategic security programs & project activities, and by ensuring ESO participation in projects sponsored by other groups.
Essential Duties of Position: This position requires the manager to:
Fully own the mission, goals, operations, and results of the group. This responsibility is non-delegable.
Provide strong leadership to senior management team/s and direct reports. This includes generating enthusiasm and shared commitment; identifying and setting new directions; teaching, growing, and empowering; owning outcomes; and leading by example. This responsibility is non-delegable. Specific leadership duties include:
-Promoting the vision and tone for the department, consistent with company culture and mission;
-Providing clear goals and performance expectations.
-Hiring individuals who can accomplish those goals and meet those expectations, and providing them the open communications, training, tools, and mentoring they need to be successful and develop professionally, and a development path commensurate with capabilities and potential.
-Providing clear and accurate feedback to individuals and teams on a timely and consistent basis. Identifying and addressing performance problems early and effectively before they damage interests and demoralize other employees. These processes include annual performance reviews, compensation adjustments, promotions, demotions, transfers, and disciplinary actions up to and including termination.
20% Program Management: Manage programs, projects, and assigned project managers to ensure groups are meeting project deliverables and financial commitments. Maximizing planning, leading, organizing, and motivating project teams to ensure cyber security and privacy are inherent requirements and deliverables, while also delivering projects that provide exceptional business value to stakeholders. Build relationships with internal and external business partners, to further promote the ESO mission.
20% Management: Responsible for hiring, leading, developing and managing the performance by those reporting to this position; establishes and communicates clear performance expectations, makes recommendations for salary increases. Provide timely annual performance reviews to all direct reports. Responsible for team results and recommends and /or approves promotions, demotions, transfers or disciplinary actions up to and including termination. Maintains union free workforce through effective communication and regular feedback to employees regarding their performance against expectations, and use of effective performance recognition of groups involved.
20% Project Execution: Develop project execution methodologies that intergrate the ESO mission into project delivery practices across the enterprise and multi functional team structures. Develop program planning to ensure robust budgetary discipline, resource planning and communications. Lead and partipate in project planning and review meetings.
20% Operational Excellence: Achieve operational excellence objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; participation in infrastructure and enterprise roadmap planning sessions, implementing productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; and implementing change.
10% Vendor Management: Manage contract compliance, billing, contract deliverables. Manage vendors, contactors and consultants to maximize results, productivity and value. Adhere to procurement management processes.
10% Culture: Inspire and foster a positive, results driven, can-do culture. In conjunction with department leadership create an environment of collaboration, candor, professionalism, optimism, open and clear communication, inquisitiveness, and problem solving oriented to results.
Skills
Security, Program management, Cyber security, Pmp, Risk assessment, Security architecture, Project management, Information security, Network infrastructure
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Job Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Technical Competencies:
Demonstrated knowledge maintaining organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing organizational security strategies.
Strategic planning
Financial development, management and planning.
Indepth knowledge of program & project management methodologies.
Experience with the common regulatory controls, such as: ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, SOX, PCI, SSAE16, SOC I & 2, HIPPA / HITRUST, COSO, COBIT is highly desirable.
Experience with performing compliance and risk assessment audits.
Experience with Program Management, Project Management & GRC software preferred.
In-Depth understanding and working knowledge of information security data and processes is highly desirable.
Ability to work and coordinate with multi-team environment including program managers, business analyst, IT analyst and other security professionals.
People, Team and Self:
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Dallas, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Dallas,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 11, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.