Senior Project Manager with experience in the field of IT infrastructure and network security

Senior Project Manager with experience in the field of IT infrastructure and network security

Contract: 1 year + 6 months; Hybrid 12 days/month onsite in Ottawa, ON

Must Haves:

• University degree or college diploma in information technology, project management, business administration or a related field
• A minimum of ten (10) years of recent demonstrated experience in the field of IT infrastructure and network security
• A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience as a Senior Project Management Specialist in overseeing medium-to-large infrastructure modernization projects in a complex environment
• Strong demonstrated business acumen, including the ability to identify and communicate value and translate business needs into project objectives
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions and judgments, especially in identifying and mitigating infrastructure risks
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple initiatives concurrently and effectively managing interdependencies
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve objectives

Nice to Haves:

• 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
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Bank’s functions and core business processes
• PMP Certification
• SCRUM Master Certification

The Consultant will be responsible for providing the following Services:

• Under the direction of the Director, Network and Observability Services:
• Provide project management expertise for all project activities by working with stakeholders, project team members and groups across the Bank 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 Bank’s 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 in