Security Project Manager

Position : Cyber Security Project Manager

Location : REMOTE - Downey, CA

Salary : $125,000

Job Type : Contract / Full-time / W2 / U.S. Cit-, H4EAD, GC required. (C2C-Not supported)

If you are in the market for a new opportunity, JRD Systems is looking to hire a Cyber Security Project Manager.

Job Description

The PM usually works under the direction of a Senior PM or user agency personnel and manages or oversees all aspects of one or more IT projects while interacting with mid-level officials of similar capacity at the user agency and private sector. The PM determines appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements and deliverables; develops, modifies or provides input to project plans; implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities; manages, leads or administers project resources; monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk; implements or maintains quality assurance processes; makes improvements, solves problems or takes corrective action when problems arise; gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project; participates in phase, milestone and final project reviews; identifies project documentation requirements or procedures; and develops and implements project schedules and release plans. The PM; designs or conducts analytical studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses or other research; evaluates, monitors or ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures; identifies standards or requirements change management; participates in change control (for example, reviewing change requests); implements information systems security plans and procedures; and ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers.

Skills Required

The PM will possess knowledge and experience in customer service; decision making; flexibility; interpersonal skills; leadership; organizational awareness; problem solving, reasoning; team building; oral communication, speaking and writing; business process reengineering; capital planning and investment assessment; contracting / procurement; cost-benefit analysis; financial management; planning and evaluating; project management; quality assurance; requirements analysis and risk management; configuration, data, and information management; information resources strategy and planning; information technology architecture; information technology performance assessment; infrastructure design; systems integration; systems life cycle; and technology awareness.

Skills Preferred

• Proficient in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Azure DevOps) and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Develop and maintain project schedules, track key milestones, and ensure projects stay within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proficient in managing and communicating with key stakeholders, including executives, clients, and team members.
• Ability to create and present regular status reports, including updates on timelines, deliverables, and risks, to senior management and other key stakeholders.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration among technical and non-technical members.
• Expertise in managing and resolving conflicts between team members or stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex cybersecurity issues and project statuses to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation skills for policies, procedures, and project deliverables.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, including risk management, network security, incident response, and data protection.
• Familiarity with security technologies such as endpoint security, email security, firewalls, SIEM, IDS / IPS, encryption, and multi-factor authentication.
• Knowledge of cloud computing, DevSecOps, and securing cloud-based applications.
• Innovative thinking for addressing complex cybersecurity challenges.
• Data-driven decision-making skills for selecting the best approaches and solutions.
• Proficiency in tracking and reporting project performance using KPIs and other relevant metrics.
• Ability to investigate and analyze project issues to determine their causes and address them.
• Serve as the main point of contact between cybersecurity teams, business units, external vendors, and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular project meetings with stakeholders and team members to ensure smooth communication, reporting, and decision-making.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, timelines, resource allocation, and risk assessments.

Experience Required

This classification requires a minimum of five (5) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible PM project experience applying project management (PM) principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in a lead capacity.

Experience Preferred

Education Required

This classification requires the possession of

a) a bachelor’s degree, and

b) a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), which will be verified during the RFO process.

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience.

Salary : $125,000