Senior IT Project Manager – Cybersecurity & Infrastructure

Job summary

The Senior IT Project Manager will lead concurrent initiatives focused on enterprise cybersecurity and infrastructure operational maturity, including disaster recovery and vulnerability management. They will manage project governance, vendor delivery, financial forecasting, and stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Job details

Position: Senior IT Project Manager – Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Location: Calgary, AB Job ID#: SYD-ITPM-9264 Duration: 6-Month Contract, with strong potential for extension Role Overview We are seeking a seasoned Senior IT Project Manager for a high-profile, 6-month enterprise contract within a public-sector/higher-education environment. In this role, you will take ownership of multiple concurrent initiatives focused on improving enterprise cybersecurity and infrastructure operational maturity. Working alongside senior cybersecurity leadership and PMO governance teams, you will guide critical workstreams including Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning tabletop exercises, Vulnerability Management, and upcoming RFP/discovery activities from planning through delivery. You will have dedicated support from an Organizational Change Management resource, allowing you to focus on project governance, vendor delivery, milestone tracking, financial management, risk management, and stakeholder alignment. Target Start Date: ASAP Key Responsibilities Program & Project Governance: Lead coordination, milestone tracking, risk mitigation, and end-to-end delivery of concurrent IT initiatives across infrastructure and cybersecurity. Core Initiatives Delivery: Drive key program activities involving Disaster Recovery, BCP simulation/tabletop exercises, Vulnerability Management workflows, and upcoming technology discovery and RFP processes. Stakeholder & Vendor Alignment: Work with Cyber Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Supply Chain, executive sponsors, and vendors to align project scope, technical requirements, procurement needs, and delivery expectations. PMO Artifacts & Reporting: Develop and maintain project charters, integrated delivery schedules, risk/issue/dependency logs, status dashboards, and financial forecasting/reconciliation reports. Risk & Compliance Coordination: Facilitate technical gate reviews, solution delivery documentation, and Privacy/Security Impact Assessments. Cross-Functional Team Collaboration: Partner closely with an Organizational Change Management specialist to support operational readiness, user training, and seamless adoption across business units. Mandatory Requirements PMP Certification: Active Project Management Professional certification in good standing. Experience: Minimum 10+ years of formal IT Project Management experience managing complex, concurrent initiatives across the complete project lifecycle. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Administration, or a related discipline. On-Site Availability: Must be locally based in the Calgary area and available to work on-site three days per week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Financial & PMO Acumen: Demonstrated hands-on experience managing project budgets, forecasting, vendor RFPs, and formal PMO governance frameworks. Preferred Qualifications & Assets Proven experience managing IT Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, or Cybersecurity/Identity implementations. Prior experience delivering projects within post-secondary education, public sector, or heavily regulated enterprise environments. Experience managing enterprise technology procurement, discovery activities, and competitive RFP evaluations. ITIL Foundation or related service management certification. About Symbiotic Digital. Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve customers in two ways, we provide: Digital Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results Recruitment: Find The Right People You Need Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous owned company. Learn more online at https://www.symbioticgroup.com/home-sd/. Please submit your most recent resume to: RecDep@symbioticgroup.com View All Jobs online at: https://www.symbioticgroup.com/view-jobs/

What you’ll do

The Senior IT Project Manager will lead concurrent initiatives focused on enterprise cybersecurity and infrastructure operational maturity, including disaster recovery and vulnerability management. They will manage project governance, vendor delivery, financial forecasting, and stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active PMP certification and possess at least 10 years of formal IT project management experience. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and the ability to work on-site in Calgary three days per week are mandatory.

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Cybersecurity
• Infrastructure
• Disaster Recovery
• Business Continuity Planning
• Vulnerability Management
• RFP Management
• Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Vendor Management
• Governance
• ITIL
• Privacy Impact Assessment
• Security Impact Assessment
• Change Management

Job areas

• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Education
• Security & Safety