Project Manager- IT security & compliance (Only Local from Houston Candidates can apply)

(Only Local from Houston Candidates can apply)

Role: Project Manager- IT security & compliance

Location: Houston, TX (Onsite, 5 days week)

Contract Duration: 6+ Months

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience in the IT security & compliance field.
• 5+ additional years of IT professional experience.
• Experience managing multiple, complex projects.
• Project management and information security certifications (PMP, CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, etc.) are preferred.
• Demonstrated success in building and leading project teams using both internal and external resources.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, negotiation, influencing, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Proficient in both Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Azure DevOps (TFS), Microsoft Office Suite, and Visio.

Job Responsibilities:

• Adherence to security policies, industry standards, and applicable regulations
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Implementing and securing cloud environments
• Overseeing security architecture
• Project Management
• Resource Management
• Security standard and framework compliance
• Strong cloud domain knowledge i.e., Azure, AWS)
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including network security, encryption, identity and access management (IAM), data protection, cloud architecture, risk management, threat modeling, and defense-in-depth.