Cybersecurity Project Manager

About the role

The Cyber Security Project Manager is accountable for managing CS capital projects with scope, cost, and schedule certainty in alignment with the defined stage gate process. This role provides direction to the project team and resolves or escalates issues affecting these projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and document project-related activities.
• Lead the project team to establish leading indicators and proactive requirements to deliver customer value and business outcomes; execute projects in accordance with applicable corporate standards, guidelines, policies, and processes; adhere to all reporting and submission deadlines, including monthly financial cost analysis.
• Define the project organization structure required for the project and identify the technical resources required to achieve project goals; work with appropriate Entergy management and/or vendor partners for assignment of resources to the project team; prepare and manage vendor contracts and change orders, review vendor invoices and route for approval.
• Manage assigned projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule commitments and maintain communication channels to provide CS and customer stakeholders with insight into the projects and their status; resolve and/or escalate risks and issues as necessary.
• Provide clear, timely, and accurate project status reports; prepare reports and presentations to stakeholders as necessary.
• Update dashboards which quickly and efficiently provide project status updates for consumption by leaders, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Provide direction, oversight, and coordination to various internal and external resources providing services for the projects assigned.
• Participate in the acquisition of related software, products, and services.
• Manage the integration of vendor tasks; track and review vendor deliverables (as applicable).
• Responsible to ensure that overall project technical design aligns with architecture and security standards.
• Proactively manage risks; actively create and execute mitigation plans to prevent unauthorized or unplanned increases in scope, schedule, and budget.
• Audit current project performance.
• Review project deliverables for quality, accuracy, and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Ensure project deliverables are met in accordance with customer expectations, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Follow change control processes for implementations and project change requests to budget, scope, or schedule.
• Recommend and take action to direct the analysis and solution of problems; adjust project activities and drive actions as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and industry laws, regulations, and guidelines as required per the project scope, procurement, and change control processes.

  Requirements

  • Minimum of 2-5 years leading projects as a project manager or program manager (preferred experience in Information/Cybersecurity project management).
  • Leadership experience directing resources and managing work across multiple teams and people is required.
  • The ideal candidate has a Cybersecurity or IT background and has engaged on project work, and has led complex projects or project initiatives, and has a strong career desire to be a project management professional.
  • Experience with Project Scheduling Software (Microsoft Project, P6, etc.) to create and manage schedules.
  • Experience with timeline creation and communication.
  • Experienced with communications and engagement at multiple levels: technical individual contributors, contractors, vendors, management, and executive management.

  Qualifications

  • Minimum Education Needed: Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business, Computer Science, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree is a plus.

  Skills

  • Background and understanding of IT and / or Cybersecurity systems and operations.
  • Basic knowledge of cybersecurity standards (such as NIST-CSF) and an understanding of executing projects in a regulated environment (i.e. SOX, NERC CIP, FERC, NRC, etc.).
  • Proficient in office tools such as Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Ability to manage multiple cross-functional project resources to ensure successful implementation of projects.
  • Experienced with procurement processes including contract and vendor management.

  Benefits

  Not specified.

  Pay

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  Schedule

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  Benefits

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  Company Description

  Entergy Mississippi, LLC is a legal entity within the Entergy System of Companies. The company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

  Accessibility

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