Position Summary The IT Project Coordinator will support the Program Manager and Project Lead in coordinating application owner engagement activities for a Check Point firewall perimeter implementation across AWS and Azure. This role will be responsible for driving stakeholder coordination, outage scheduling, readiness follow\-up, and change management activities to help ensure successful cutover execution. The ideal candidate is an organized self\-starter with a strong sense of urgency, excellent communication skills, and the ability to gain alignment from hesitant or non\-responsive stakeholders. Key Responsibilities * Take direction from the Program Manager and Project Lead to coordinate app owner engagement activities for the Check Point firewall perimeter implementation across AWS and Azure. * Serve as the primary coordination point for application owners throughout planning, scheduling, readiness, and cutover preparation. * Partner with individual application owners to align on scope, timing, impacts, expectations, and required support for implementation activities. * Communicate project objectives, business benefits, and operational value to application owners to build understanding and support for the work. * Engage with hesitant, skeptical, or non\-responsive application owners to gain buy\-in, address concerns, and drive timely decisions and action. * Coordinate and schedule application outage windows with app owners in alignment with project plans, cutover timelines, and dependency requirements. * Follow up regularly with app owners to confirm readiness, resolve open questions, and ensure milestone commitments are met. * Ensure application owners have the appropriate business and technical resources available to support testing during cutover weekend. * Confirm app owner readiness for implementation, including test plans, resource coverage, communications, and escalation paths. * Support change management activities by preparing stakeholders for upcoming work, setting expectations, and reinforcing implementation readiness requirements. * Track engagement status, action items, risks, issues, and dependencies across assigned applications. * Escalate risks, issues, delays, and stakeholder concerns to the Program Manager in a timely manner. * Maintain clear and organized documentation of stakeholder communications, outage schedules, readiness checkpoints, and outstanding actions. * Act with urgency to drive follow\-up and keep application owner activities on schedule to support overall program timelines. Preferred Qualifications and Skills * Experience coordinating IT infrastructure, network security, cloud, or firewall\-related projects. * Familiarity with AWS and Azure environments and enterprise implementation or cutover processes. * Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with application owners and cross\-functional teams. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical changes in business\-friendly terms. * Proven ability to work independently as a self\-starter and manage multiple priorities in a fast\-paced environment. * Strong organizational skills with close attention to detail and follow\-through. * Ability to influence stakeholders, gain alignment, and navigate resistance or lack of responsiveness. * Experience with outage scheduling, implementation readiness, cutover coordination, and stakeholder testing support. * Ability to identify risks early and escalate appropriately. Core Competencies * App owner engagement * Coordination and scheduling * Change management * Stakeholder communication * Follow\-up and accountability * Risk and issue escalation * Organization and time management * Sense of urgency * Buy\-in and influence