IAM Project Manager – Identity Governance & RBAC (Remote) – Reston, Virginia, US
Job Description
Company: ROCS Grad Staffing
The opportunity
We’re building a team to modernize identity and access management for a large public university, and we’re looking for a Project Manager to lead delivery across identity data cleanup, identity governance (IGA), role-based access control (RBAC), and migrating provisioning off a legacy system. This is a 12-month, fully remote engagement starting February 2027.
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What you’ll do
• Run day-to-day delivery across four identity workstreams and a team of architects and subject-matter experts
• Own the weekly status report and RAID log (risks, actions, issues, decisions), delivered every Thursday
• Plan and facilitate stakeholder workshops; send materials in advance and close out action items on time
• Track progress on identity data alignment, RBAC design, governance framework, and provisioning migration
• Escalate and resolve blockers across identity platforms, business applications, infrastructure and business units
• Present status and decisions to technical teams and university leadership
What you bring
• 5+ years of project management, with 3+ years leading IAM, IGA or identity security programs
• Strong PMO practices: schedules, status reporting, RAID management and escalation
• Clear technical writing and executive communication
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical and business stakeholders
• PMP or equivalent certification
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Nice to have
• Higher education experience
• Exposure to Workday, Microsoft Entra ID or PeopleSoft
• Familiarity with NIST CSF; CISSP or CISM
The details
• Fully remote, U.S.-based; core hours Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern
• 12-month engagement starting around February 15, 2027
• NO C2C or 1099
• Great Benefits, PTO, 401K
This position depends on a contract award expected in January 2027. We’re interviewing now so we can include the selected candidate in our proposal. xklufbp Final candidates must be available for a 75-minute virtual client meeting during the week of November 30, 2026.
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Source: Talent.com
