Information Security Project Manager Level 3

Company Description

Ask IT Consulting Inc, backed by a $500 million Microtek group company, provides an industry leading blend of technology, business consulting, and outsourcing services. Ask IT is a minority-owned enterprise; it has been founded on providing the highest quality possible and on the devotion to customer satisfaction. ASK IT consulting is an equal opportunity employer, which is a global staffing, consulting and technology solutions company, offering industry-specific solutions to fortune 500 clients and worldwide corporations.

Job Description

The project scope includes assisting South Carolina Division of Technology/Division of Information Security through project management in the successful development, implementation, and deployment of a number of new technology initiatives that are being implemented across the State’s departments and agencies as part of the statewide information security program. 

Scope specifically involves management of multiple, parallel InfoSec efforts consisting of both inter-related and separate initiatives in a high volume pace and in a manner that minimizes conflict and interference with other InfoSec and non-InfoSec initiatives. 

The InfoSec initiatives needing project management assistance currently include laptop whole disk encryption, two-factor authentication, VPN, security information and event management, data discovery and classification, desktop patch management, privileged user management, data discovery and loss prevention, vulnerability assessment, request for proposal development, and others. 

Daily Duties/Responsibilities:

This project management assistance would include, but is not limited to: 

• Assisting with project initiating, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. 

• Assisting with management of risk, scope, and quality, the scheduling of work and resources, communications, and project costs. 

• Monitoring and reporting project progress/status (transparency and accountability). 

• Reviewing, collaborating, and integrating vendor partner project planning processes, documents, and associated deliverables 

• Ensuring the integration and transfer of functional and system implementation and operations knowledge from the project team to operational service owners. 

• Assisting with developing requests for proposal and other procurement related documents

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years PM job experience

Required Certifications: PMI Certification = PMP(Preferred) or CAPM.

Qualifications

ABILITY TO DEVELOP, COMMUNICATE AND PRESENT PROJECT DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTS

information security principles and practices

IT Security

data discovery and data loss prevention (DLP)

Microsoft Project 2010

EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF LARGE ENTERPRISE LEVEL PROJECTS WITH PROVEN IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS

Implementation

Understanding of IT development and implementation projects

Additional Information

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