SECURITY COMPLIANCE PROJECT MANAGER

Short Description:

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.

Job Description:

• Provide project management consultation to the DHS security team.
• Work closely with other project managers vendors business analysts architects developers and subject matter experts on the agency systems support teams.
• Plan and create audit/compliance project schedules monitor progress of activities against plan assess work performed by the audit engagement team and ensure engagements are completed in conformance with audit policies and procedures.
• During the initiation of audit projects assist the team and clients in identifying the most effective strategies to achieve objectives. During the planning phase develop audit management tools including plans for scope management risk assessment communications change control and performance measurement and tracking.
• During the execution of compliance projects monitor performance and report project status including major milestones and potential risks.
• Near the end of the project use verification processes to ensure that the effort has delivered what the client expected and conduct a lesson learned session.
• Promote and support Project Management Office policies and processes.

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.
• Bachelors 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.

• Masters 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 Matrix:-

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Bachelors degree in related field or specialized training and 3 years of IT project management experience

Required

Masters 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

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

Years

Project Management experience

Required

Years

Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed/ audit projects.

Required

Years

Experience working in state government

Highly desired

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

Years

Experience working in an outsourced environment.

Highly desired

Years