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Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager
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Job Title:
Senior Project Manager
Location:
St. Paul, MN – Hybrid (1 day per week)
Duration:
6 months contract
Description of Project:
The Metropolitan Council is seeking one full-time Senior Project Manager to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams.
Projects include:
Keep the Lights On (patching, certifications, lifecycle management, etc.)
Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)
Project / Program Planning & Management
Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.
Team Leadership
Lead project teams and manage/coaches junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
Facilitate communication and coordination for projects/programs across cross‑functional teams.
Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner and set expectations.
Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Risk & Issue Management
Proactively identify, assess, and manage project/program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
Monitor and report project/program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Budget & Resource Management
Develop and manage project budgets per governance requirements.
Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning.
Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.
Transformation & Organizational Change Management
Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Process Improvement
Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects.
Highest completed degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management counts toward the minimum years of experience.
Associate degree counts as two years of experience.
Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience.
Two or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
PMP or PgMP Certification.
CSM or SAFe Certification.
2 years experience with MS Project.
1 year experience with Azure DevOps.
1 year experience with Jira.
1 year experience with GitHub.
Desired Qualifications – Certifications
CompTIA Security+.
Cisco CCNP.
Palo Alto Networks PCNSE or CISSP.
Azure Fundamentals AZ‑900.
Desired Qualifications – Skills
Experience with PPM tools.
Cybersecurity: CISSP, CISM.
Networking: CCNA, CCNP.
Infrastructure: ITIL, cloud certifications (Azure, AWS).
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Senior Project Manager
Location:
St. Paul, MN – Hybrid (1 day per week)
Duration:
6 months contract
Description of Project:
The Metropolitan Council is seeking one full-time Senior Project Manager to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams.
Projects include:
Keep the Lights On (patching, certifications, lifecycle management, etc.)
Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)
Project / Program Planning & Management
Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.
Team Leadership
Lead project teams and manage/coaches junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
Facilitate communication and coordination for projects/programs across cross‑functional teams.
Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner and set expectations.
Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Risk & Issue Management
Proactively identify, assess, and manage project/program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
Monitor and report project/program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Budget & Resource Management
Develop and manage project budgets per governance requirements.
Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning.
Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.
Transformation & Organizational Change Management
Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Process Improvement
Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects.
Highest completed degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management counts toward the minimum years of experience.
Associate degree counts as two years of experience.
Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience.
Two or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
PMP or PgMP Certification.
CSM or SAFe Certification.
2 years experience with MS Project.
1 year experience with Azure DevOps.
1 year experience with Jira.
1 year experience with GitHub.
Desired Qualifications – Certifications
CompTIA Security+.
Cisco CCNP.
Palo Alto Networks PCNSE or CISSP.
Azure Fundamentals AZ‑900.
Desired Qualifications – Skills
Experience with PPM tools.
Cybersecurity: CISSP, CISM.
Networking: CCNA, CCNP.
Infrastructure: ITIL, cloud certifications (Azure, AWS).
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