Principal Cybersecurity Project Manager
Charlotte, North Carolina
Job Description:
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency, enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.
As a Principal Cybersecurity Project Manager, you will be responsible for developing and managing complex projects and programs to expedite deployment of critical cybersecurity controls into production. Responsibilities will also include the creation of strategic milestones, metrics, dependencies, budgets and timelines. The role will also manage communications across stakeholders, vendors, network, engineering, operations teams and application owners impacted by the program. Developing and managing metrics and communications to leadership and across the organization. This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports.
This position will primarily function as Technology Project/Program Manager responsible for leading several critical security infrastructure programs end-to-end. The position will establish strategic network security programs, provide structure, direction, and pro-actively make recommendations to resolve obstacles and ensure the timely delivery of business results. The position will report results to the executive program office for enhancement work, and to leadership across multiple organizations. The programs are multi-year, high visibility and complex crossing multiple organizations, networks, technologies.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Develops and leads complex technical project plans to deploy critical cybersecurity controls into production to strengthen our stance against threats and improve the overall security posture.
- Provide comprehensive executive communications, including status of operational metrics, budgets, program achievements and risks associated with project matriculation.
- Direct and manage leadership escalations to overcome roadblocks.
- Fosters trusted relationships across organizations with technical leads, operations teams, network engineering and application owners.
- Develop policies and procedures to support onboarding, deployments, and lifecycle risk reduction processes
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or Cyber Security preferred.
- 7+ years' experience in cybersecurity and managing complex cybersecurity projects and programs.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Strong communications and collaboration skills to work across teams and adapt security measures as needed
- Detail oriented, problem-solving, strategic thinking
- Requires experience in Excel, Power BI, API/BOT automations, data visualization such as Grafana
- The position will require use of analytical techniques and professional judgment based on strong technical understanding and cybersecurity experience to solve complex problems.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), PMP (Project Management Professional), or similar preferred.
Supervisory:
No.
Our Principal Cybersecurity earns between $141,300-$211,900 USD Annual, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected.
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.
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Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
USA:NC:Charlotte / Research Dr - Dat:9139 Research DrSalary Range:
$141,300.00 - $211,900.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
Job ID R-70054 Date posted 06/05/2025
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