Project/Program Manager V

Accelon Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Program Delivery Manager to lead large-scale networking and security programs. The role involves coordinating complex projects across various teams, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring successful delivery in regulated environments.

Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale networking programs, from requirements definition through architecture alignment and execution
• Partner with network and platform engineering to influence technical decisions, tradeoffs, and sequencing
• Coordinate across engineering, security, compliance, and operations teams to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant network solutions
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and milestones across multiple workstreams
• Communicate program status, risks, and decisions clearly to senior leadership

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role in infrastructure or networking domains
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (routing, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, hybrid cloud connectivity)
• Experience working with cloud platforms and regulated environments (e.g., FedRAMP)
• Proven ability to lead without authority and drive alignment across diverse teams
• Program delivery at scale (end-to-end execution, sequencing, dependencies, milestones)
• Networking fluency (routing, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, hybrid connectivity)
• Cross-functional leadership (engineering + security + compliance + ops alignment)
• Risk & dependency management (RAID, critical path, mitigation planning)
• Regulated environment experience (FedRAMP, audit/evidence mindset)
• Operational cutover excellence (change windows, rollout/rollback, runbooks)
• Executive communication (clear status, decisions, escalations)
• Minimum Education Required: Bachelors