Senior Project Manager

Location: Ottawa, ON (Hybrid) Duration: 1 year, with an optional 2-year extension Security Clearance: Reliability Status Responsibilities Coordinate and support the delivery of multiple technology, cyber security, and IT projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, and governance standards. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and resource assignments to ensure project objectives are achieved. Manage projects through all lifecycle phases, ensuring milestones and targets are met. Monitor and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions, implementing corrective actions as required. Coordinate and administer project change requests in accordance with approved governance processes. Prepare and maintain project status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics, providing regular updates to stakeholders and senior management. Coordinate with team leaders to identify resource requirements, assign resources, and optimize capacity to support the successful delivery of project objectives and timelines. Engage stakeholders, clients, and business partners to gather requirements, resolve issues, and support successful project outcomes. Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog management activities. Ensure all project deliverables, documentation, approvals, and closeout activities are completed in compliance with organizational standards and policies. Coordinate release management activities, ensuring releases are planned, documented, reviewed, approved, and implemented in accordance with established change management requirements. Support the coordination and management of dependencies, risks, reporting, and delivery activities across multiple workstreams, including infrastructure, cyber security, and strategic technology initiatives. Qualifications 10+ years of experience delivering IT infrastructure, network security, cyber security, or technology transformation. 5+ years of experience as a Senior Project Management Specialist overseeing projects for the definition and implementation of infrastructure modernization, cyber security, and/or technology transformation in complex environments. Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels, including senior management, business stakeholders, and technical teams, while effectively communicating complex technical and business information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Demonstrated knowledge and application of PMBOK project management principles, processes, tools, and methodologies throughout the project lifecycle. Demonstrated proficiency in analyzing project risks, issues, dependencies, and impacts, and developing data-driven recommendations to support project objectives and governance decisions. University degree or college diploma in information technology, project management, business administration, or a related field. AI Disclosure: We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed by our recruitment team. OXARO is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace where every individual feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We believe that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our ability to serve our clients and communities. We are dedicated to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process and welcome applications from members of the four designated groups under the Employment Equity Act: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. While we appreciate every application, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Coordinate the delivery of multiple technology and cyber security projects while ensuring alignment with business objectives and governance standards. Manage the full project lifecycle, including risk mitigation, resource optimization, and the facilitation of Agile ceremonies.

Requires over 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure or cyber security, with at least 5 years as a Senior Project Management Specialist. A university degree or college diploma in IT, project management, or business administration is required.

• Project managementPreferred

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• Project Management
• Cyber Security
• IT Infrastructure
• Agile Methodology
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Mitigation
• PMBOK
• Release Management
• Resource Planning
• Change Management
• Technology Transformation
• Network Security

• Management & Leadership
• Technology
• Security & Safety
• Consulting
• Government & Public Sector

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Sep 24, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level