Senior Cybersecurity Programs Manager

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York’s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) seeks an IT Project Specialist to support Cyber Command leadership in managing a portfolio of cybersecurity programs across city agencies. The role focuses on multi-functional coordination, RFI/RFP processes, cost analyses, vendor management, and dashboard reporting.

The position is based in Brooklyn, NY, with day/evening shifts possible in a 24/7 operation.

Qualifications

• 1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• 2) An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• 3) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• 4) Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1`, "2`, or "3` above.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Security Sciences team and vendors to coordinate with legal, contracting, finance, and communications teams to manage multi-functional team coordination, opportunity screening, develop RFI and RFP, benefit/cost analysis, vendor selection, work plan scheduling, budget oversight, contractor management, issue resolution, reporting and project closeout functions.
• Manage the delivery of multiple projects across several domain areas, including engineering, operations, and customer-facing applications.
• Manage and update Cyber Commands Salesforce domain for multiple, interrelated projects.
• With collaboration from the Senior Advisor, assist in the creation of a centralized PMO structure to ensure all project variables are documented and ready for reporting and dashboard use.
• Develop and implement reporting and dashboarding strategy to ensure all relevant datapoints are available for executive leadership use.
• Translate leaderships vision into an achievable implementation plan.
• Lead multiple concurrent workstreams, including meetings, minutes, follow up items, and documentation.
• Develop new workflows and processes throughout the project lifecycle in collaboration with other stakeholders and drive those changes across the division and throughout the agency.
• Manage Proofs-of-Concept/Value (PoC/PoV) trials for new technology solutions as part of ongoing projects or as independent projects.
• Assist in conducting risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses to identify and resolve issues that may disrupt projects.
• Coordinate and manage the overall service or product provided to a customer end-to-end.
• Provide weekly and monthly project reports and metrics to key stakeholders.
• Support the Cyber Command leadership team in developing presentation materials, meeting agendas and meeting minutes.
• Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/Eng/HCI/Interactive Media)

Associate degree + 6 years experience

Bachelor's degree + 8 years experience

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

City of New York’s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) seeks an IT Project Specialist to support Cyber Command leadership in managing a portfolio of cybersecurity programs across city agencies. The role focuses on multi-functional coordination, RFI/RFP processes, cost analyses, vendor management, and dashboard reporting.

The position is based in Brooklyn, NY, with day/evening shifts possible in a 24/7 operation.