Information Security Manager jobs in Tennessee

Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Career Level From: Senior Associate

Career Level To: Senior Specialist

Organization: IT Business Operations (51355096)

Job Specialty: Service Transition

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of strategic IT projects ensuring consistency with and adherence to company strategies, policies, processes, methodologies, commitments and goals
• Manages and directs the day-to-day activities of one or more projects including the formulation of the project teams, development of project execution plans, and deliverables
• Leads complex IT projects through the full project life-cycle to include project initiation, project planning, project execution, project monitoring, and project closure to successfully deliver assigned projects within agreed upon constraints (e.g., scope, schedule, labor cost, and quality)
• Develops and executes within full scale project execution plans to include deliverables, goals, milestones, resource loading, and cost; manages the project budget, and project resources
• Directs and utilizes project team resources to successfully deliver assigned projects within agreed upon constraints (e.g., scope, schedule, labor cost, and quality). Participates with project teams, peers, and management to resolve resource conflicts, priorities, and project issues
• Develops and maintains project and/or technical documentation, per procedures; and ensures completeness and accuracy
• Ensures effective communications exists with and among projects for which he/she is responsible
• Briefs upper management weekly and/or monthly on project activities, cost, schedule, status, and technical performance
• Participates in departmental management processes such as planning, budgeting, and scheduling
• Participates and/or develops procurement deliverables (e.g., statements of work, bills of material) for external services and materials; may require serving in a subcontractor administrator role
• Some travel may be required

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification OR Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Leading SAFe Certified
• Experience in Microsoft Project and/or proven experience in equivalent tool
• Ten or more years of relevant education, training and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years of experience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Ability to work independently and to work effectively as part of a group with diverse backgrounds and skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, time management skills, organizational skills, and oral and written skills
• A good understanding of risk management, risk mitigation and contingency planning
• Scrum Master Certification preferred
• Agile Project Management Certification preferred
• ITIL Foundations Certification preferred
• ServiceNow experience with Agile Development and Project modules preferred
• Highly-motivated with proven ability to develop, lead, and manage multiple concurrent and complex IT related infrastructure and/or application development projects in a fast paced, demanding business environment on time and within budget
• Knowledge and understanding of project management best practices and processes such as those of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Knowledge and understanding of project lifecycle management and software development life cycle
• IT project leadership skills focused on control of the classic triple constraints of time, cost, and quality
• Ability to manage and direct the activities of multi-disciplinary teams consisting of IT technical personnel, functional personnel, and interfaces with internal and external customers, including management and stakeholders
• Ability to logically and systematically evaluate project and process problems to determine appropriate solutions
• Experience in conflict resolution with individuals or a team
• Exercises initiative and independent judgment and discretion under limited supervision
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master is desired
• Experience executing agile projects is desire planning