GovRAMP Project Manager (Contractor)

Role overview Coordinate a year-long GovRAMP compliance initiative by keeping plans, people, milestones, and dependencies aligned. Reporting to the security executive, you’ll organize work across technical and business teams and external partners; the role centers on project delivery and coordination rather than hands-on security engineering.

Responsibilities - Build and maintain an integrated project plan covering milestones, deliverables, owners, dependencies, and dates. - Coordinate work across security, engineering, infrastructure, compliance, consultants, vendors, and assessors; facilitate meetings and track follow-ups. - Monitor progress against the schedule, manage critical dependencies, and identify timeline or capacity concerns early. - Maintain dashboards, decision records, status updates, and a risk and issue register with owners and mitigation plans. - Coordinate readiness activities, evidence gathering, control remediation, assessment preparation, and authorization milestones. - Escalate blockers and resource risks, then track resolution through closure.

Requirements - Five or more years managing complex technology, IT, or cross-functional projects. - Proven ability to manage schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, and delivery risks. - Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder coordination, meeting facilitation, and executive reporting skills. - Proficiency with Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or comparable project planning tools. - Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery and the ability to drive follow-through without direct authority.

Nice to have - Experience coordinating GovRAMP, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or similar compliance work; third-party audits or certification efforts. - Background in SaaS, cloud, healthcare, or another regulated sector; PMP or equivalent certification.

Benefits and work setup - Remote contract role for 12 months, with potential for conversion to a permanent position. - Compensation is $72 per hour.