IT Project Manager
Posted 7ds ago
Employment Information
Job Description
IT Project Manager responsible for managing information security awareness programs at First American. Collaborating on risk assessments and implementing security technologies across business processes.
Responsibilities:
- Identifies work flow and business process requirements and related solutions over a complete business process including obtaining approvals, documentation, testing and training.
- Conducts risk assessments, interviewing internal and external customers, to gain technical knowledge of security/compliance requirements.
- Considers the business implications of work flow and processes to the current business environment.
- Identifies problems, researches alternatives, prepares presentations, drives solutions, tests to confirm, gains consensus, and implements solutions for multiple processes within multiple functions.
- Creates reports; researches and analyzes data, report trends and vital information to management/business partner.
- Provides direct support to information systems development and business community regarding risks associated with new or changing technologies.
- Keeps abreast of industry advancements and incorporates that knowledge into daily work activities.
- Participates in evaluation and selection of new technology.
- Resolves security problems to obtain operations across all platforms including email, files transfer, multimedia, teleconferencing, etc.
- Monitors and reports to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating and identifying complex issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions.
- Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.
Requirements:
- BS Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- minimum 5 years information security experience
- 3+ years experience with networking, intrusion detection, VPN, PKI, Checkpoint and PIX firewalls, CISCO; NAC; Identity management and encryption technologies
- hands on knowledge of UNIX/AIX, Microsoft NT/2000, firewall multi-layer design and implementation, router access list/packet filtering (CISCO), WANs, LANs, the Internet, Intranets, network protocols and network services (i.e., telnet, ftp, etc.), Intrusion detection systems, Virtual Private Network (VPN), two factor authentication
- Experience in implementing Information Security technologies and/or processes required
- Experience in product evaluation and managing vendor relationships required
- Experience in defining Information Security strategy and integrating security technologies into corporate frameworks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and teamwork skills
- Self-motivated; self-starter
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, respond quickly to emergent problems, and focus both on long-range projects and immediate tasks
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- CISSP, GIAC, CCNA, CCNP preferred
Benefits:
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k
- PTO/paid sick leave
- employee stock purchase plan




















