Senior Project Manager to support the planning and implementation of new cyber security initiatives supporting increased operational resilience for a crown

Our valued crown corporation client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the planning and implementation of new cyber security initiatives supporting increased operational resilience!

Initial 1-year contract opportunity with strong chance of extension to a total term of 3 years, on-site in Ottawa, ON. 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Candidates with an Active Government of Canada Secret Clearance will be prioritized.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate project management aspects of the planning and implementation of initiatives under the Monitoring and Response, Operational Resilience and Cyber Planning and Resilience portfolios to meet business and Cyber requirements in a secure manner
• Assist with the development program/project plans, draft risk registers and obtain required approval
• Support the development of the IT Resilience strategy and associated tasks such as building the roadmap, outlining the goals, initiatives, dependencies, and milestones.
• Plan and test recovery process for crown-jewel systems with the support of the Operational Resilience team.
• Assist with other project management related deliverables as required by the project team (governance model, implementation plan, transition approach and plan, monthly updates, etc.)
• Support the achievement of program/project objectives by allocating resources and organizing the collaboration of other teams
• Coordinate program/project change requests
• Assist with the development and maintain program/project status dashboard
• Report progress regularly to internal management and program sponsors
• Collaborate with project managers and project controllers within the organization to analyze resource assignments as well as project financial
• Collaborate with the project team to enable and support the initiative (business analyst, change management, communications, etc.)
• Attend and coordinate daily scrum meetings to provide guidance to internal technical teams to identify and prioritize deliverables

Must-Have-Skills:

• 10+ years of experience as a years of demonstrated experience as a Senior Project Manager overseeing a project team for the definition and implementation of cyber security solutions in a complex environment
• Demonstrated experience leading cyber security activities such as incident response or tabletop exercises
• Demonstrated experience supporting similar operational resilience or cyber resiliency initiatives
• Demonstrable application of PMBOK principles and methodology in project
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into application solutions

Nice-to-Have-Skills:

• SCRUM Master Certification
• PMP Certification
• Demonstratable knowledge of the internal functions and core business processes
• Demonstrated experience with Cloud projects (Microsoft Azure)