Akkodis is seeking a Information Security Project Manager for a Contract job with a client in Addison, TX/Charlotte, NC- Hybrid . Ideally looking for applicants with a solid background in the financial services industry and a PMP certification would be a big plus.

Pay Range: $60 - $66/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Manager Note-

Application Security work -plug and play Software– just configurations – no development/customizations needed

New Cloud initiatives and testing- Cloud – bringing cloud in house and On Prem – new to cloud – and testing and scanning

Testing out Azure, AWS, - very regulated and security

GIS now adopting cloud- very regulated

Come join an exciting team within Global Information Security (GIS). Cyber Security Technology (CST) is a globally distributed team responsible for cyber security innovation and architecture, engineering, solutions and capabilities development, cyber resiliency, access management engineering, data strategy, deployment maintenance, technical project management and information technology security control support.

This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivery of defined deliverables which usually requires engagement from multiple teams.

Key responsibilities include communicating the work objectives, coordinating delivery, managing risks, ensuring compliance to standards, and providing end-to-end visibility into the health of the deliverables. PM should have experience managing Cloud Security projects. Agile and Financial experience also preferred. This role ensures execution and delivery meets the clients’ expectations in terms of the functionality, quality, timeline and cost. They facilitate sync points across multiple organizations to enable delivery.

Primary Level of Engagement: Works at program level under the supervision from a more senior domain expert or manager.

Primary Interactions: Scrum Master, Product Owner, Product Manager, Release Train Engineer, Technology Manager, and Delivery Lead II

Key Responsibilities:

-Coordinate and facilitate routines to support delivery (for example, kick-offs, status reviews, stakeholder meetings, change controls, tollgates, and so on).

-Plan and coordinate delivery and dependencies across multiple teams.

-Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the defined deliverables.

-Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration across organizations to support the deliverable completion and timeline.

-Gather/facilitate status updates for the deliverables to stakeholders and leadership pertaining to delivery, risks/issues, and schedule.

-Ensure that execution is aligned with deliverable requirements by working with the sponsor/stakeholders.

-Ensure deliverables comply with Enterprise -Change Management standards.

-Support resource planning for delivery/execution.

Required Skills:

-Agile Scrum Experience

-MS Project

-Technical Change Management (software/hardware deployments)

-Requires advanced understanding of the security business practices, and familiarity with the project management processes and controls

-Strong knowledge of financial services, cybersecurity products, services and technologies at a functional and data level.

-Cyber security policy, standards and project management process controls

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, please contact Aditya Singh at 610 813 1064 or aditya.singh@akkodisgroup.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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