Project Manager, Government Projects Team

The role

You will lead the execution of mission-critical federal technology engagements. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Security, and agency partners to drive projects from business cases to deployment.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end execution and delivery of complex technology initiatives in government environments.
• Plan and coordinate legacy-network, security-platform, and cloud migrations.
• Develop program plans, business cases, resource forecasts, and cost-to-deliver estimates.
• Own scope, milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, and executive reporting.
• Build, maintain, and educate key stakeholders, partners, and vendors.
• Establish methodologies that improve delivery efficiency.
• Make strategic recommendations on how programs should evolve.
• Produce internal guides, external stakeholder-facing assets, and post-engagement lessons learned.

Required qualifications

• U.S. or UK citizenship is required.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in technology program management, IT operations, infrastructure delivery, or government mission support.
• Proven experience managing various-sized organizations within mission-critical and highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated track record in infrastructure modernization, platform automation, workforce development, talent pipeline management, and technical skill gap analysis.
• Proven ability to build metrics, KPI dashboards, and reporting systems.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and receptive listening skills.
• Sound business judgment and data-driven analytical capability.
• Ability to influence without formal authority.
• Self-directed problem-solver.
• Deep understanding of networking technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, and IPv4/IPv6.
• Thorough knowledge of Internet security technologies (DDoS/mitigation, Firewalls, TLS, VPN), Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA & SASE), and identity/authentication concepts.
• Solid foundation in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and administration of major operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux).

Nice to have

• Practical experience with advanced networking protocols and routing, including BGP, GRE, SD-WAN, MPLS, or Global Traffic Management.
• Hands-on knowledge of HTTP technologies, including reverse proxies (WAF, CDN), forward proxies (Secure Web Gateways), and serverless application development.
• Familiarity with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies.
• Experience with mobile platform administration (iOS, Android).
• Scripting or programming capability in languages such as Python, JavaScript, Golang, or BASH.
• Working familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework or similar computer security attack and exploitation frameworks.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Before you apply

• U.S. or UK Citizenship Required due to government security clearance requirements.
• Applicants who progress to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview.
• Offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

About the company

Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties. The company protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.