HM Note: This hybrid role is three (3) days in office
Provides project management on large scale complex high profile and highrisk networksecurity focused deployment and migration projects for OPS I and amp;IT initiatives.
Ensures project deliverables meet clients business requirements on time scope and budget with a focus on costeffectiveness efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.
Works closely with internal OPS teams and vendors to ensure the successful acceptance timely execution and day2 supportability and operability of all project changes and deliverables.
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and nbsp;In this role the Senior Project Manager will:
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide senior project management oversight and support for cyber security platforms that are currently being deployed and rolled out within the OPS over 202425 fiscal year.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;In addition to lead and provide project management support for smaller securityfocused projects initiatives or iterative improvements as required based on need and capacity throughout the year.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide the resource capacity required to lead:
o and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Palo Alto Prisma Access Always on VPN and Secure Service Edge related projects or sprints.
o and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Other Network security and firewall related migration and improvement related projects and initiatives
General Skills:
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Gathers and develops requirements and works with project stakeholders and ITS project managers to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience developing and managing project schedules deliverables and scope.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ability to promote I and amp;IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ability to clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for project team members.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provides project program and/or portfolio reporting to multistakeholders at senior executive levels.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects concept definition planning implementation and closeout.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Promotes OPS I and amp;IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I and amp;IT resources.
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Desirable Skills:
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge and understanding of Project Managements Institutes Project Management Body of Knowledge
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated track record in leading largescale network security deployment and migration projects.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring anticipates and troubleshoots issues provides ongoing expertise resolves problems and provides project effectiveness.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations provides updates as required identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas.
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Network Security experience: candidate to demonstrate advanced experience managing enterprise scale network security projects and deep understanding of network security technologies (40%):
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Enterprise VPN and Remote Access Solutions (Palo Alto Prisma Access Preferred) and nbsp;(10%)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Zero Trust Network Access implementation across an enterprise network (10%)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Network Security Enhancements: example upgrading and consolidating legacy firewall to Next Gen Firewall firewall policy optimization. (10%)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Cloud Security Integration example implementation of Web Application Firewall and Firewall Policy Manager (10%)
Project Management skills and nbsp; candidate to demonstrate and nbsp;complex project management skills and the ability to mitigate project risks in largescale environments and nbsp;(60%)
- Analytical 15%
- Attention to Detail
- Calculating Costs for Implementation
- Critical Thinking
- Defining Mechanisms for Input
- Defining Purpose of the Strategic Planning Process
- Developing a Plan for Implementing Strategies
- Logical Thinking
- Communication 15%
- Facilitating Group Discussion
- Creating Mission/Vision Statements
- Engaging Reluctant Members in Discussions
- Negotiation
- People Skills
- Persuasiveness
- Pitching
- Public Speaking
- Presentation / MS PowerPoint
- Active Listening
- Decisiveness 15%
- Building Consensus
- Establishing Measurable Objectives for Goals/Projects
- Creating and Enforcing Timelines
- Prioritizing
- Goal Oriented
- Problem Solving 15%
- Aligning Business Practices with Emerging Strategy
- Assessment
- Brainstorming
- Creativity
- Evaluation
- Identifying Obstacles
- Problem Sensitivity
- Multitasking
- Stress Tolerance
Must Haves:
Ensures project deliverables meet clients business requirements on time scope and budget with a focus on costeffectiveness efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.
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and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Zero Trust Network Access implementation across an enterprise network
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Network Security Enhancements: example upgrading and consolidating legacy firewall to Next Gen Firewall firewall policy optimization.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Cloud Security Integration example implementation of Web Application Firewall and Firewall Policy Manager