I work to build technologies that keep malware off of your network, computer, or phone. At Fastly, I oversee our expanding security offerings through its global edge infrastructure platform. I spend a lot of time working with different teams to build security applications that will keep our users data safe.
CAREER
Project Management Specialists
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$77,420
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+5.9% (as fast as the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Project Management Specialists Do
Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
I am in charge of process engineering incident management across divisions. I also deal with vendor management, relationship management, executive communications, and other responsibilities. Previously led Software Security Response Process and compliance efforts to mitigate security risks on Microsoft Corporate Network.
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
- Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
- Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Project Management Specialists
No data currently available.
Stay tuned! We’ll update this section as soon as data is available.Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Management Information Systems, General
Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Certification / License
CISSP
Graduate
Homeland Security
Suggested Path
Bachelor
Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician
Graduate
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
Don't focus so much on getting certifications in a bunch of different things. Work on developing your GitHub repository and working on independent projects that will demonstrate your knowledge and skills. Read everything and always be open to learning something new. Stay as up to date on new areas of the industry as you can.
To do this work, you have to be passionate about protecting people.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
High School Students
Get a few certifications like a CompTIA Security+ or Network+. They are a good foundation and will help you get a foot in the door. After entry level certs, try for a Cisco CCNA or SANS GIAC certification. Look for internships, even unpaid ones. Companies often hire interns that prove they have the drive and enthusiasm. Build a home lab, even if its just a single computer running virtualbox with a few different virtual machines. You can build domain controllers, and practice networking.
You have to be an advocate for what you want and where you want to go. Think in long-term chunks. What do you want to achieve in 3-5 years? Then once you get there, do it again and keep evolving.
Never ever do drugs, get in trouble with the law or do anything on the internet or social media that can come back to haunt you. Always be thinking about the Security Clearance you are going to need down the road. Focus your studies on business and Intelligence related subject majors.
College Students
Everyone
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