NIST Project Manager

Our client, a large government customer, are seeking a NIST Project Manager to join their team. The role is a mostly home working role with approx. one day/week on site and occasional travel to other sites (London, Corsham, Bristol). The role requires SC clearance. 

Requirements are scheduled to run until 20/12/2024 and offer a rate up to £550/day.

IR35 STATUS: Inside IR35. Our client has indicated that they intend to operate the engagement as Inside IR35. Candidates would be required to operate through an umbrella company on this engagement. The rates above represent rate payable to the umbrella co.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 26/07/2024 at 12:45

The Role and Key Responsibilities

A NIST Project Manager – Cyber Security Assessments and Audits is required to support the CRP on the Security Compliance Assessments project, contributing to a reduction in MOD’s cyber risk exposure by undertaking NIST compliance assessments across the MOD TLBs, identifying and driving improvement actions at both TLB and cross-Defence levels. Audit of TLBs making use of the NIST framework to identify compliance maturity. Audits of suppliers and MOD making use of DEFCON658 and DEFSTAN 05-13.

• Project reporting on Audit Progress
• Audit Planning
• MOD and External Supplier Engagement for Audit arrangements
• Resource planning and allocation for Audits
• Assessing Audits and identifying trend analysis

You will need a strong ability to work collaboratively, and it is essential that you possess effective stakeholder skills, have problem solving ability and a good knowledge of agile delivery methods. Positive and effective communication skills are critical - especially as you will be required to engage with Senior Ministry of Defence Staff. 

Essential Skills and Experience

• Previous experience of MOD/CRP. Any existing knowledge or experience of the Cyber Resilience Programme and MOD (including Defence Digital).
• Project Management experience. Can take full responsibility for the definition management and satisfactory completion of medium complexity projects across Defence, whilst providing clear direction and leadership to the project team.
• Creates and manages relevant project artefacts (e.g. WBS, schedule etc.).
• Can identify and manage complex stakeholder environments throughout project delivery and monitor costs, times, quality and resources used.
• A willingness to push the boundaries of the organisation and find new innovative applications and solutions. An ability to communicate this within the client and demonstrate the value proposition and lead them in doing it.
• Monitors progress against business objectives specified in the business case. Proactively manages risks in the contract.
• Able to support resolution of supplier-related incidents, problems, or unsatisfactory performance.
• Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
• Prioritises requirements and documents traceability to source.
• Management of all programme, theme and project level reporting requirements.
• Collation and suitable storage of documentation and evidence to support individual change requests.
• Management of Learning for Experience process.
• LfE log collating lessons applicable at a Programme level.
• Regular feedback sessions with Programme team.
• Management of onboarding/ offboarding process.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Cyber security experience, particularly with red teams, Penetration testing or ethical hacking.
• Existing MOD credentials (s-Level) / IT access. Existing PUID, S-Level account, MOD Laptop would be desirable.
• Horizon scanning experience. Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies.
• Solution Architecture. Contributes to the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas.
• PMO Support experience. Assists with the compilation of portfolio, programme and project management reports to support the overall CRP reporting. Maintains programme and project files from supplied actual and forecast data.
• Business Analysis skills. Plans, manages and investigates business analysis where there is significant ambiguity and complexity.
• Can engages and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including those at the management level. Gains agreement from stakeholders to conclusions and recommendations.

Candidate Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, this role will not offer Visa sponsorship. Tier 2 – General visas cannot be accepted.

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