Associate Staffing
Cyber Security Project Manager / Scrum Master
Associate StaffingUnited States4 days ago
ContractProject Management, Information Technology
The Company

A prominent fortune 500 financial services firm with a nationwide network of independent financial advisors. This company offers an extensive selection of investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions, with a strong emphasis on utilizing innovation and technology to cultivate client relationships.

Specific Team & Information Security Knowledge

  • Proven experience managing IAM projects in a complex enterprise environment.
  • Understanding of IAM concepts, technologies, and best practices.
  • Familiarity with IAM platforms such as Okta, Azure AD, SailPoint, Ping Identity, or similar.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitates and drives the team through the agile ceremonies –foster a Lean-Agile leadership including (PI Planning at the team level, Iteration Planning, Standup, Retro, Inspect and Adapt Workshop, Iteration Review and Demo).
  • Release Planning and Execution – Releases to production, being able to provide dates and the important artifacts.
  • Ensure agreement and transparency across team including up to the Portfolio Lead.
  • Ensure JIRA is accurate and updated as required per Iteration.
  • Capacity vs Load – What is the team’s available capacity vs how much demand.
  • Performs PI Planning prep & execution for the team.
  • Ensures weekly, monthly and iteration reports are produced as required/requested for the team.
  • Progress of PI Objectives – Demonstrate how much work in progress and in backlog. Priority and dependencies.
  • Velocity – In an Agile environment, for a 2-week sprint, how much work was committed and how much work was completed
  • Backlog Revisions and Health
  • Experience communicating issues & risks and help drive key decisions; help resolve project-related issues.
  • Managing the day-to-day activities of projects and staff to ensure project deliverables are on schedule and within scope & budget.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required
  • Experience coaching cross functional teams preferred
  • Strong technical background with proficiency in software development lifecycle concepts and processes (SDLC)
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a larger team
  • Proven track record of success in delivering business value through Agile methodologies
  • Familiarity with Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence, GIT Hub, Bit Bucket, etc.
  • Knowledge of Agile frameworks such as SAFe, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework, etc.
  • Experience working with distributed systems, cloud technologies, continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines, automated testing, and other modern DevOps techniques
  • Understanding of security best practices related to application development
  • Experience leading Agile ceremonies including Daily Stand Ups, Sprint Planning Meetings, Retrospectives, and Sprint Demos
  • Familiarity with Agile metrics such as velocity, burn down rate, lead time, cycle time, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Associate Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply for open positions with our company.

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