Project Manager, IT Security

Sherlock Tech Staffing - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Lauderdale, FL

About the position

SherlockTalent is seeking a seasoned IT Security Project Manager who will be responsible for managing and delivering one or more IT/Information Security project(s), within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost associated with the project. The ideal candidate will facilitate cross-team planning and estimation of IT Security projects, ensuring alignment on project scope across involved teams and leadership. This role requires the ability to manage and monitor interconnected IT/Security projects across various teams, ensuring that dependencies are exposed and scope is well understood. The Project Manager will track and monitor project status, ensuring that risks are reviewed and mitigated, issues are escalated and resolved, and changes are documented and approved using the organization's Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution. In addition to project management, the role involves facilitating periodic synchronization meetings with key stakeholders to ensure a holistic view of the projects. The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring proper and timely communication to all internal and external stakeholders, including status reports and updates to steering committees and resource managers. The position also requires the Project Manager to ensure that project teams are adequately staffed for the successful execution of Security projects, forecasting and tracking team resource needs as necessary. Budget management is a critical aspect of this role, as the Project Manager will proactively manage project financials to meet department planning, forecasting, and reporting deadlines. Risk management is also a key responsibility, with the Project Manager owning the tracking and mitigation of risks and issues across their Security projects. The role demands strong communication skills to develop and maintain relationships with both technical and non-technical teams involved in information security, including IT, Business, Networking, Systems, Finance, and Vendors. The Project Manager will act as a steward of the company, ensuring that project budgets are utilized effectively to achieve the stated scope and realize anticipated benefits, while being accountable for the delivery of Security projects within budget, on schedule, and of high quality.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate cross-team planning and estimation of IT Security projects.
• Help facilitate prioritization conversations if resource contention or other project-related issues arise.
• Manage and monitor inter-connected IT/Security projects across various teams.
• Track and monitor project status, ensuring risks are reviewed & mitigated, issues are escalated & resolved, and changes are documented & approved.
• Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings with key stakeholders.
• Ensure proper and timely project communication to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate reviews of Security projects with Senior Management as needed.
• Ensure project teams are adequately staffed for the execution of Security projects.
• Proactively manage Security project financials to meet planning, forecasting, and reporting deadlines.
• Own tracking and mitigating risk & issues across Security projects.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with technical and non-technical teams involved with information security.
• Ensure that Security project budgets are best utilized to achieve stated scope.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (preferred) or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of Information Security experience.
• 5+ years of Information Technology experience.
• 3+ years of experience in managing small teams and projects.
• Relevant certification in project management (preferred).
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills required.
• Expert with Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Familiarity with PPM solutions (e.g., Workfront, Jira) for managing projects.
• Deep and broad experience with IT environments including network, data centers and related technology applications.
• Familiarity with information security frameworks such as PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or NIST.
• Demonstrated experience with stakeholder management, project management, and leading through influence.
• Proven ability to collaborate with technical peers and management; experience at building effective working relationships throughout the organization.
• Proactive, self-starter able to jump in, ramp-up and lead without a lot of oversight or direction.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and align activities to meet organizational goals.
• Remains current with industry trends, especially as related to contemporary project management techniques.

Benefits

• $500 referral bonus