Description
Security Project Manager
Sacramento, CA, 95811
12+ Month Contract
Contract Terms: W2/C2C/1099
PROJECT SCOPE/TASKS
The scope of this project encompasses the following tasks and will be managed in alignment with the Information Security Roadmap Program:
Project Initiation & Planning
- Develop all necessary project plans utilizing the Project Management Office Project Management Methodology, including but not limited to;
- Project Charter
- Scope Management Plan
- Schedule Management Plan
- Communications Management Plan
- Cost Baseline (Budget)
- Risk Management Plan
- Issue Management Plan
- Change Management Plan
- Other project management plans as required
- Identify project deliverables and milestones to ensure project goals/objectives are in alignment with the Information Security Roadmap Program
- Develop and document Work Breakdown Structure
- Develop detailed project schedule in
Project Execution and Control
- Provide day-to-day project Management to include monitoring and facilitating progress, managing project resources effectively, resolving issues and risks, ensuring product quality, and communicating appropriate information to all stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Drive project to achieve successful outcomes (project completed successfully, benefits realized, improvements delivered)
- Provide first level review and approval of project deliverables and ensure Information Security Roadmap program manager and customer approves deliverables
- Provides leadership to the project team
- Manage project schedule
- Manage project issues to full resolution
- Manage risks and provide risk mitigation/contingency plans as needed
- Must perform risk assessments at beginning of each project phase and on a recurring basis throughout life of project and develop risk mitigations and contingencies
- Manage change control process
- Manage project budget
- Manage project resources
- Manage and execute project communication plan
- Perform project change management
- Prepare and provide PMO Program Executive Status Reports on a recurring basis to PMO Manager, project team, Program Manager, and Deputy Program Manager (status reports should be emailed to all key stakeholders on a bi-weekly basis)
- Conduct recurring project team meetings and review issues and risks during each team meeting
- Prepare and deliver informative, concise, and well managed project communications
Project Management Administrative duties
- Submit detailed monthly timesheets with invoices
- Establish and maintain project related documents in PMO directory and Security Roadmap Program directory throughout life of project
- Identify and obtain necessary project resources using internal processes
- The Project Manager is expected to thoroughly understand the PMO project status indicator practice and utilize throughout the life of the project, to accurately set overall and individual status health indicator colors (Red, Yellow, Green)
- The Project Manager is expected to enter project data on time and with accuracy in Enterprise Project Portfolio (EPP)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- PMP Certification
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to present/communicate to audiences that are comprised of Senior Level Executives and/or Senior Management.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Four (4) years security industry experience
- Demonstrated experience managing security related projects
- Experience with the following security initiatives:
- ISO 27002 implementation
- NIST 800-53 compliance
- Developing and implementing security policies
- Data Loss Prevention - network, endpoint, and data destruction processes
- Security certification a plus (such as CISSP)
- Knowledge of the technical environment