What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at KIZEN Technologies, Inc.?
Description:
This is a technical project management role that reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer and is responsible for managing projects and coordinating compliance activities within the Cybersecurity department.
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Technical Project Manager to join our Cybersecurity team. The primary responsibility of this role is to coordinate SOC 2, SOX and other security compliance activities for the IT organization. The Project Manager will also support high-visibility and complex cybersecurity projects and programs, working with engineers in various functions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical project management skills and understanding of SOC 2 and other security frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
SOC 2, SOX, and other Compliance Programs:
- Develop plan and manage plan in partnership with external auditors
- Coordinate meetings with appropriate SME’s, facilitate communication, and track completion of open questions and deliverables.
- Coordinate, organize and validate evidence, for submission.
Project Management:
- Work with Cybersecurity team to develop project plans and track progress against milestones.
- Provide regular status updates and reports to senior management on progress and escalate any risks or issues.
- Actively manage and report on the critical path to provide a line of sight into risks, issues, and dependencies before they impact the project; escalate risks, issues, and dependencies as needed.
- Work with CISO and cyber team to develop exec-level presentations designed to communicate progress and risk.
- Design Jira dashboard to help communicate and track progress of vulnerability remediation.
- Support Cybersecurity-related efforts around M&A activities.
Knowledge & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or comparable work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in a cybersecurity, application development or other IT field.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and IT infrastructure concepts and technology to facilitate communication, understanding, analysis, and reporting, ensure risks, issues, and dependencies are defined and tracked.
- Experience managing SOC 2 or similar compliance projects and audits.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, audit processes, risk management, and control implementation.
- Solid experience with Jira and Confluence required.
- Intermediate/Advanced PowerPoint skills preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and documentation skills.
Details found in the job posting:
- This position is Onshore.
- Cloud PC is available.
- Will shortlist 5 candidates.
- EST horurs are preferred.
- 12 months duration possible of extension.
Must Have for this role:
- This is a replacing role for the current member.
- This person will be coordinating with all the compliance, SOC, SOX audits, security compliance activities.
- He wil be collecting the evidence and documenting the process.
- We are looking for the candidate who has deep understanding of the technology, compliance and the IT auditing.
- Candidte who has worked more into the Cybersecurity projects.
- Looking for the candidate who has strong skills in Jira, powerpoint.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $54.85 - $61.26 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to Commute:
- Hightstown, NJ 08520 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Hightstown, NJ 08520: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55 - $61
