Security Project Manager

About This Role

This project management role in cybersecurity involves leading one or more small to medium-sized projects, guiding customers through the successful construction, transfer, and migration of their security systems. It suits a project manager who can manage project progress and effort for team members, proposing changes or alternatives to project scope and schedule as needed.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute project definitions, schedules, budgets, and goals for one or more small to medium-sized projects
• Create detailed work instructions and obtain stakeholder agreement and approval on various aspects of the project, making adjustments as appropriate
• Participate in delivery assurance reviews to ensure compliance with project management policies and procedures
• Organize and communicate with project team members, ensuring they understand deadlines, assignments, and objectives
• Perform actual work as needed
• Oversee project deliverables and manage costs, schedules, and quality
• Ensure schedules and budgets are met, making corrections as necessary
• Continuously review project status and identify potential project risks
• Recommend solutions to mitigate risks and implement them appropriately
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to manage changes in project technical requirements, business requirements, and schedules
• Provide input on necessary changes based on current project status
• Manage customer and project team expectations for agreed-upon project performance by acquiring and providing project metrics
• Recommend changes and alternatives based on performance and metrics
• Supervise project personnel
• Assign tasks and provide direction regarding the timeliness and completeness of project objectives
• Address performance issues in accordance with established guidelines
• Provide performance information upon project completion

Requirements

• 5+ years of IT project management experience
• PMP or other project management certification
• Experience using technologies and approaches related to project phase architecture, development, integration, and deployment, such as PMBOK
• Experience using common estimation and project management tools
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and switch between tasks quickly
• Flexible and creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Business level English proficiency

Nice to have:

• Business experience related to customer vision, business goals, and critical success factors