Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cyderes provides cybersecurity services including identity and access management, exposure management, risk programs, and managed detection and response. The Project Manager will oversee end-to-end delivery for a United States Federal CMMC audit, coordinating customer and internal teams, managing schedules and risks, and ensuring evidence and deliverables meet CMMC requirements.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of CMMC audit deliverables, applying knowledge of CMMC domains, practices, and assessment objectives to ensure all audit follow-up questions are answered accurately by the appropriate Cyderes team member(s)
- Develop and maintain planning documents, timelines, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, and delivery schedules aligned to CMMC assessment phases and evidence-collection requirements
- Manage resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests as encountered throughout the audit process, drawing on familiarity with common CMMC audit pitfalls and assessor expectations
- Serve as the primary project-management contact for the customer on Cyderes' CMMC audit deliverables and overall support, able to speak knowledgeably to CMMC scoping, controls, and evidence standards
- Participate in all meetings, recurring status sessions, and executive updates related to the CMMC audit activity, translating CMMC-specific requirements into clear project status and risk narratives for stakeholders
- Coordinate cross-functional Cyderes teams — including cybersecurity consultants and engineers — to ensure CMMC evidence (SSPs, POA&Ms, artifacts, control mappings, etc.) is complete, accurate, and provided on time
- Proactively identify delivery risks and blockers tied to CMMC audit requirements and drive timely resolution and escalation of Cyderes-related actions
- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, customer expectations, and CMMC assessment criteria for everything Cyderes is accountable for providing
- Lead project closeout, lessons learned, documentation, and transition activities, capturing insights to strengthen future CMMC engagements
Skills
- · Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered
- · 5+ years of project management experience, preferably within cybersecurity, IT, consulting, or professional services
- · Working knowledge of the CMMC framework, including its maturity levels, control domains, and assessment/audit process, gained through direct project involvement, training, or certification
- · Proven experience managing complex, customer-facing technology projects from initiation through completion
- · Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and cross-functional teams
- · Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, resources, risks, and dependencies in a compliance or audit-driven environment
- · Excellent customer-facing communication, presentation, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate technical CMMC requirements for non-technical stakeholders
- · Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to proactively identify and resolve delivery challenges
- · Prior experience supporting or coordinating a CMMC assessment, audit, or readiness effort — as a PM, coordinator, or adjacent role — strongly preferred
- · Preferred: PMP certification; CMMC-related certification (e.g., CMMC Registered Practitioner (RP), Certified CMMC Professional (CCP), or Certified CMMC Assessor (CCA.)); and experience within an MSSP, MDR/XDR provider, cybersecurity consulting firm, or security technology company
Benefits
- Medical Insurance - Employee + dependents covered
- Life Insurance - Protection for what matters most
- Retirement Match Program - We invest in your future
- Hybrid Work Model - 2–3 days in office
- Maternity & Paternity Leave - Time for the moments that matter
- Paid Time Off - PTO + sick & casual leave
- Bereavement & Volunteer Time - Give back to your community
- Professional Development - Reimbursement program
- LinkedIn L&D Platform - Thousands of courses at your fingertips
- Mobile Phone Reimbursement - Stay connected, on us
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