Sr. Project Manager with Cyber Security Certification
Responsibilities:
The Senior Project Manager's duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide weekly scope, budget, and schedule status updates on the accomplishments, milestones, tasks, roadblocks, issues, and risks related to each cybersecurity project.
- Lead teams of technical resources to prioritize the statewide security assessments and delivery of additional high-quality IT solutions that meet business needs.
- Oversee and manage the NIST CSF assessment program, including development of policies, processes, and schedule/timelines for execution.
- Coordinate with various stakeholders and executives on program status, risks, issues, trends, and meetings.
- Develop project plans for statewide assessments and remediation roadmap areas.
- Ensure alignment between Department of Information Technology priority initiatives and Statewide Cybersecurity Initiatives.
- Ensure alignment between contractor and staff timesheets, completed work, and deliverables required as defined in both issued work orders and project plans.
- Develop and update project charters, scope statements, and scope management to align work efforts to organizational goals and objectives.
- Develop transition activities and rollout schedules during both pre- and post-implementation.
- Manage work activities to ensure conformity to the project scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Develop performance and quality measures/metrics and provide tracking and periodic reporting on these measures/metrics; create lessons learned and after actions reviews.
- Develop and manage budgets and resourcing plans, and track performance against these budgets and resourcing plans.
- Develop and implement communication strategies to improve transparency and promote awareness of program areas and issues.
- Develop written documentation and oral correspondence of outstanding quality.
- Integrate change management and change control practices into the program as required.
- Identify, track, manage, and reduce the impact of risks and issues.
- Manage vendor relationships to ensure high levels of quality deliverables and performance.
- Meet legal, regulatory, and policy mandates.
he Sr. PM is required to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines affecting Information Technology projects, which may be created or changed periodically.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Management, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Current Project Management Certification (i.e., PMP)
Required Experience:
- At least five (5) years of experience managing IT-related projects and must demonstrate a leadership role in at least three (3) successful projects that were delivered on time and on budget.
- At least two (2) years' experience designing, developing, and implementing IT processes, services, and capabilities.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity solutions, and other common security technologies Performing IT related assessments.
referred Qualifications and Certifications:
- At least five (5) years experience implementing or managing cybersecurity-related projects Possess an active Cybersecurity Certification
Additional Skills:
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working with and presenting to senior leadership and executive.
- Strong communication skills to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and executives and effectively report findings.