RQ10369 - Project Methodology Specialist - Senior

Description:

Senior Project Methodology Specialist:

• Manage internal resources of the project teams, task assignments, priorities, team deliverables, issues and risks, stakeholder engagement, project communication, project financials.
  


• Manage all aspects of the relationship with vendors including but not limited to the following: requirements management, facilitation of negotiations, contract management, vendor onboarding, SLA adherence.
  


• Provide regular communication and status updates to the Manager on all aspects of the project. Prepare briefings, presentations and other project documentation for Senior Managers and C Level Executives for the purpose of obtaining approvals.
  


• Manage project issues and risks (e.g., identify, monitor, escalate, resolve, and report) through the team. Escalate issues to the Manager. Inform the issues logs and risk registers for the overall project, if applicable.
  


• Lead, facilitate, coordinate project team meetings. Track action items, decision items, risks and issues that come out of meetings and updates Manager.
  


• Work closely with project stakeholders to ensure the objectives of the project are being met. 
  


• Manage stakeholders’ expectations with respect to the on\-going upgrade of Identity Management Systems for the OPS.
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Have:

• Demonstrated experience managing large projects, preferably some procurements resulting in multi\-year contract durations
  


• Previous experience managing security projects based on IAM components such as public key infrastructure (PKI), hardware security modules (HSM), SSL certificates, etc.
  


• 10+ years experience in technology project management; at least 5+ years must include projects that required large technology procurements.
  


• Demonstrated experience using the agile/scrum framework to promote best practices and awareness to the project team, clients and/or stakeholders to ensure success including scheduling and facilitating agile/scrum ceremonies including but not limited to backlog refinements, sprint planning, daily stand\-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
  

Nice to have:

•  Individual with a Certified Professional Scrum Master certification is preferred.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Experience Managing Large Identity and Access Management Projects:

• Demonstrated experience managing large projects, preferably some procurements resulting in multi\-year contract durations and total values over $2M.
  


• Previous experience managing security projects based on IAM components such as public key infrastructure (PKI), hardware security modules (HSM), SSL certificates, etc.
  


• 10+ years experience in technology project management; at least 5+ years must include projects that required large technology procurements.
  

Experience in Resource Management:

• Individual with a Certified Professional Scrum Master certification is preferred.
  


• Demonstrated experience using the agile/scrum framework to promote best practices and awareness to the project team, clients and/or stakeholders to ensure success including scheduling and facilitating agile/scrum ceremonies including but not limited to backlog refinements, sprint planning, daily stand\-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
  


• Manage an application portfolio of Identity Management team with a focus on PKI and associated project plans and schedules, and day to day work for each of the project.
  


• Strong experience/knowledge required in Agile Foundation and Techniques.
  

Vendor Management and Reporting:

• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating with teams, clients, various stakeholders, and senior management and with vendor management.
  


• Demonstrated experience working with and managing external vendor relationships.
  


• Demonstrated vendor management experience in the OPS or a government setting and an understanding of procurement practices.
  


• Demonstrated experience reporting on progress of deliverables, milestones, issues, and risks to various audiences including steering committees and formal status reporting.
  


• Demonstrated experience preparing documentation such as presentations, other technical documentation/deliverables (i.e., technical strategy document, option analysis) etc.
  


• Experience providing updates and advice to senior management. Experience presenting to executive steering committees responsible for project oversight and decision\-making.  
  


• Experience with cross\-ministry stakeholder reporting and management within the OPS.