Overview
Remote
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 10 Month(s)
Skills
NIST 800-53
PMP
Accountability
IRS Pub 1075
information security
compliance
Job Details
The IT Project Manager will provide project management support to DHS Security Team, focusing on security audits. The position is accountable to the Project Management Officer, DHS Security Officer, and the supported system business owners.
- Provide project management consultation to the DHS security team.
Job Duties:
- Develop a security audit portfolio workstream plan that includes milestones, tasks, activities, and timeline.
- Direct project team members to take necessary action to achieve the goals and objectives of projects.
- Work with PMO and quality assurance team to use established project standards, procedures, and quality objectives.
- Work with senior project management to identify specific opportunities or weaknesses within assigned security projects and make specific change recommendations to structures, processes, or people to improve project performance.
- Provide work direction and leadership to assign audit projects, including scheduling, assignment of work, and review of project efforts.
- Monitor audit project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule. Identify ways to resolve schedule issues. Keep management aware of the situation.
- Assess variances from the project plan, gather metrics, and develop and implement changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time, cost, and quality objectives.
- Conduct formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
- Provide the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance.
- Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 years' experience leading projects with information security or compliance focus (occurring in the last 3 years).
- Experience in information security principles and standards such as NIST 800-53, IRS Pub 1075.
- Bachelor s degree in related field or specialized training and 3 years of IT project management experience.
- PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification.
- Expert level hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365.
- Master s degree in related field or specialized security certifications.
- Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed/ audit projects.
- Executive level written and oral communication skills.
- Experience working in state government.
- Experience in Health and Human Services Systems, eligibility projects, and business processes.
- Experience working in an outsourced environment.
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Bachelor s degree in related field or specialized training and 3 years of IT project management experience | Required |
Master s degree in related field or specialized security certifications. | Highly desired |
Leading projects with information security or compliance focus (occurring in the last 3 years). | Required | 3 | Years |
Information security principles and standards such as NIST 800-53, IRS Pub 1075. | Required |
Expert level hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365. | Required | 3 | Years |
Project Management experience | Required | 3 | Years |
Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed/ audit projects. | Required | 3 | Years |
Experience working in state government | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION) | Required |
Experience in Health and Human Services Systems, eligibility projects, and business processes. | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
Experience working in an outsourced environment. | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
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