Position: Network Security Project Manager
Client: Public Sector
Location: Ottawa (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 months
Language: English
Security Clearance: Enhanced Reliability

Background: Our public sector client requires a Senior Project Manager based in the Ottawa / Gatineau area to manage multiple enterprise-scale network security projects, including firewall architecture modernization, cloud-based segmentation, and Zero Trust implementations

Qualifications:

• PMP and/or Scrum Master certifications
• Ability to work on-site in Ottawa
• A minimum of ten (10) years of recent demonstrated experience in the field of IT infrastructure and network security
• Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure lifecycle programs, including hardware evergreening, and integration of cloud-native technologies across hybrid environments
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale network security projects, including firewall architecture modernization, cloud-based segmentation, and Zero Trust implementations

Expected Tasks:

• Provide project management expertise for all project activities by working with stakeholders, project team members and groups across the client group using proven project management best practices and methodologies

• Oversee the project throughout all phases by ensuring resources are adequately utilized and the project is completed and fully operational within previously agreed upon timelines, and performance parameters

• Develop project plans and prioritize work to achieve project objectives, working with project resources and ensuring collaboration with other teams, as required

• Oversee project risks, issues, and interdependencies while delivering defined scope and work plans within defined quality and timeframes

• Prepare and present proposals, plans, charts, status reports and risk logs to assist in analyzing, displaying and socializing progress, challenges, issues and problems by using a variety of project management tools

• Assist team with change requests and risk mitigation plans

• Align success measures to track adoption and transformation progress

• Coordinate the input, support and communication with all functional areas that affect requirements related to project scope, business value, risk,

• Develop and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with stakeholders and business partners to ensure understanding of client needs and support effective resolution of client inquiries and concerns

• Collaborate proactively with other client teams to coordinate interdependencies and optimize flow for delivery and operational teams

• Act as a central point of contact for all project resources and subject matter experts

• Facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning retrospective meetings and backlog management to provide guidance to the delivery team to identify and prioritize deliverables

• Provide regular updates on progress and value delivery to senior management and/or the sponsor/client

• Ensure all project deliverables are completed including all related documentations and processes

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**Please note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a fulltime employment role with Kyndryl Canada**