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Cybersecurity Project Manager (Closed)

About the Opportunity

• Deliver projects under the defined IT Framework with a focus on Cybersecurity
• Define the project’s objectives, scope, deliverables and oversee quality control throughout the project life cycle
•  Communicate and document management procedures while ensuring that the project has the proper approved documentation
• Ensure project is initiated with a business case and approvals
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Analyze project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process or accomplishing projects
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks
• Provide day to day direction to the project technical team and weekly project status to the project team including stakeholders ensuring that deliverables are delivered with quality and on schedule
• Be diligent in ensuring that the final Project Charter and deliverables are met on time, scope and budget as agreed
• Establish work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
• Ensure resource availability by negotiating internal and external resources
• Implement and adhere to the project communication plan while performing regularly scheduled risk assessments and implement mitigation plans
• Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives
• Assign duties, responsibilities and scope of authority to project personnel.
• Direct and coordinated activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
•  Review status reports prepared by project personnel, and modify schedules or plans as required
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
• Proactively identify and manage changes in project scope, identify potential crisis and devise contingency-plans
• Define program success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle
• Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

About You

• Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business administration or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Project Management Professional Certification
• A minimum of seven 7 years direct work experience working as a project manager in a corporate IT environment in medium to large organizations under a PMO
• Expert in demonstrating proficiency in a wide range of information IT security technologies, embedded security, and platforms
• Possesses a high degree of political sensitivity, astuteness and the ability to effectively use the formal power structure of the organization to achieve success and clear obstacles for the program
• Highly empathetic and able to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of temperaments and personalities
• Excellent analytical, strategic planning and execution skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver against financial and resource constraints
• Expert with a high level of analytical ability where problems are typically unusual and difficult -gather and interpret complex qualitative or quantitative data
• Maintain a working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and elements
• Having experience managing projects like the ones below is a plus:
• Vulnerabilities Managements: Implementation of a process and tool to scan vulnerabilities in a computer system, software such as open ports, insecure software configurations, and susceptibility to malware infections.
•  Real time traffic analysis: Implementation of a process and tool inspects in detail the data being sent over a computer network detecting and preventing intrusion (Deep packet inspection)
• Privilege Access Management: Implementation of a cyber-vault tool that can automatically update passwords in regular intervals. (LastPass, CyberArk)
• Demonstrated familiarity in leading a technical project team deploying IT infrastructure projects
• to extend and renew IT assets: Laptop, workstations, Servers, Storage, Firewalls, Networks, LAN,
• VLAN, WAN, Cloud Technologies and Solutions, Operational Systems
• Demonstrated experience and ability in successfully utilizing soft skills and people skills
• Knowledge of Technical IT concepts and architecture
• Experience with PMI and Agile across a range of project types
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate the program objectives, inspire and motivate staff, and maintain alignment with the business strategy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

How to Apply

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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.