Job Description

Our client\'s Identity and Access Management (IAM) team is looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking person to function as highly technical lead with some Project Manager responsibilities for the Cybersecurity group.
In this role you will be responsible for performing highly technical hands-on work on IAM projects (60-70% effort) as well as project management work (30-40% effort). This will include analysis to help define user requirements, vendor analysis, RFP review, procurement and managing implementation of the solutions. These projects will require collaboration with third-party vendor partners, contractors, and internal IT staff, where you will provide technical and project management leadership on security-centric projects.

Responsibilities

From a technical perspective you will:

• Use technical experience and skills for requirements gathering, solution analysis and design, planning and coordination of the implementation of the security solutions
• Provide hands on technical support in the implementation of security solutions
• Optimize and provide support for existing security solutions as required to ensure that the projects and other deliverables are met.
• Provide technical support and IAM expertise for other IAM projects

From a project management perspective you will:

• Define the overall project scope; create the business case, define and track project activities and manage project resources
• Ensure that project budgets are tracked and managed from a financial planning perspective
• Coordinate successful execution of project deliverables proficiently following the SDLC phases including discovery, design, planning and architecture, delivery, and transition to operational teams.
• Oversee and coordinate communications with internal teams, third party support and vendors.
• Ensure successful transition of the solution to operational teams and partners through prioritization, early engagement, operational impact assessments, BAU process re-engineering, training, and acceptance.
• Build and maintain positive relationships and communicate proficiently with a number of both technical and management partners; and navigate the obstacles surrounding the project and its cross-functional players proficiently.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of Information Security experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in Cybersecurity project management
• Hands on experience with IAM Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) tools is a must.
• Solid grasp of Active Directory structure including Organizational Units, Groups, Access Rights, User Accounts, Objects, rights delegation, and GPO policies.
• Experience in reviewing and implementing IAM best practices, Joiner/Mover/Leaver processes, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Governance and Compliance, and responding to audits
• Familiarity with multiple platforms (Windows, *Nix), network devices (Firewalls, IDS, routers/switches) and databases from a security and onboarding perspective.
• Hands on experience in the RFP process, vendor review, design, deployment, and support of IAM tools.
• Demonstrated ability to apply fundamental project management and IT delivery principles while maintaining appropriate situational flexibility and pragmatism efficiently.
• Experience with people and organizational change management skills, tools, and techniques.
• Experience with project management and productivity tools (MS Project, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, JIRA), best practices and processes.

• Strong oral and written communication skills and excellent presentation techniques.
• University degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Information Technology would be an asset
• IT Security Certifications would be an asset - CISSP / CISA etc

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