Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.comShort Description: Experienced Project coordinator / Project Manager for coordinating and managing multiple IT Security projects with strong communication skills. Works closely with Senior Project Manager/Program Manager to coordinate and accomplish tasks.
Complete Description: This is a Jr. Level position. Candidates that greatly exceed the years of experience listed in the skills matrix will not be considered. This person must be willing to work as a Coordinator at times.
Years of Experience:
Minimum 5 years of experience as a Project Coordinator/Project Manager.
Job Description:
This position is for project manager position to coordinate and manage multiple Information Technology (IT) projects supporting DTMB - Chief Security Officer (CSO) organization. Primary role and responsibility includes, but is not limited to:
• Updates Project status, issues/risks, next steps, accomplishment, budget etc. in Portfolio and Project Management tool on a weekly basis.
• Reviews required project documents and completes a QA on those documents and follows thru to remediate any QA findings.
• Prepares, maintain and update Project Schedule on a regular basis
• Schedule Project meetings and take Meeting Notes & Publish
• Create project artifacts in various capacities
• Works closely with Program manager and serves as a backup person to the Sr. Project Manager/Program Manager, as needed
• Provide project management for project activities to ensure that the project is completed on time, within budget and within scope.
• Define project scope, duration, resources and cost, as well as the best course of action/approach to attain the project objectives.
• Provide project management for project scheduling, tracking, issue management, risk management, change management, and status reporting.
• Follow the State Unified Information Technology Environment (SUITE) Project Management Methodology (PMM) and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), based on Industry standard PMI framework and SEI’s CMMI framework.
• Utilize the State’s Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool (Changepoint) on all projects.
• Plans and coordinates work with teams. Designs and implements project plans. Generally work with other IT managers and IT technical teams. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Self-directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports and matrix for upper management regarding status of project.
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Information Technology Background | Required | 3 | Years |
Excellent communication and Project coordinating skills | Required | 3 | Years |
Expert skill level in using Microsoft products ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) | Required | 5 | Years |
Strong skills in project scheduling utilizing a project scheduling and portfolio management tool such as MS Project, Changepoint etc. | Required | 3 | Years |
Project Management/Coordination experience with I T Security / IT Infrastructure projects | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
Knowledge of IT Security Standards like NIST, COBIT | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
Agile experience | Desired | 2 | Years |
ITIL Certification | Highly desired | 2 | Years |
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Or Equivalent | Highly desired | 1 | Years |
PMI- PMP Certification | Desired | 2 | Years |
Working on projects in a Waterfall environment | Required | 3 | Years |
