PARSETEK INC ยท 5 hours ago
Consultant
Jackson, MS
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $65/hr
10+ years expPARSETEK INC is seeking an Independent Senior IT Consultant for a project with MDES. The role involves ensuring IT practices align with governance and regulatory expectations, providing insights for strategic decision-making, and identifying compliance gaps.
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Responsibilities
Confirms IT practices align with internal policies, governance and regulatory expectations
Provides objective, third party validation for senior managers, executives and board members
Reduces conflicts of interest by producing fact- based assessments and where possible win/win outcomes
Identifies gaps in compliance with laws and regulations (e.g., data protection, cybersecurity, State and Federal rules)
Helps prevent fines, sanctions, litigation and federal enforcement action from Department of Labor
Ensure IT controls support legal obligations such as data retention, and breach notifications
Evaluates whether IT policies are legally sound, up to date with current state and federal laws and standards, and properly implemented and enforced
Provides clear, unbiased insight to support strategic decisions
Translates technical findings into legal and policy implications executives can understand
Prioritizes remediation based on business, legal and compliance risk - not just technical severity
Identifies opportunities for organizational improvement through IT best practices adoption
Prevents costly remediation after incidents or regulatory findings
Identifies redundant outdated or non-compliant systems
Aligns IT Investments with Legal and Policy Priorities
Delivers prioritized recommendation spanning technical controls, policy updates, legal compliance, and help coordinate IT, Legal, compliance and risk teams effectively
Qualification
Required
Bachelors
Must be able to travel to MDES minimum 2 weeks per month
Strong Governance and Accountability
Legal and Regulatory Risk Reduction
Improves Policy Effectiveness
Better Decision Making for Leadership
Cost Savings, Avoidance and Mid to Long-Terms Efficiency
Clear, Actionable Roadmap
Deep knowledge in IT, Finance, HR management
Ability to Analyze complex problems and design practical yet simple solution
Industry best practices and regulatory awareness
Knowledge of Mississippi public sector IT practices and landscape
Strong data analysis and critical thinking abilities
Ability to diagnose business, application, and legal challenges and identify root causes
Experience in developing actionable recommendations
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Strong presentation and reporting skills
Relationship-building and trust management
Ability to manage client expectations and scope
Professional negotiation and conflict resolution
Planning, executing and delivery of consulting engagements
Time management and prioritization across multiple stakeholders/clients
Risk identification and mitigation
Proposal writing and contract negotiation
Budgeting, pricing, financial analysis, and forecasting
Ability to work autonomously and with minimal supervision
Strong organizational and decision-making skills
Accountability for deliverables and outcomes
Operating Systems Microsoft
Project Management
Basic understanding of concepts and processes
HW Acquisition
Understanding of concepts and processes
Agile
DevOps
Design Develop tailored SDLC
Certification in QA
Project Financials
Business Intelligence
Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree
10 +years working for large consulting company
10 + years delivering consulting or advisory services
5+ years working for any Mississippi state agency
10 + years working in an Oversight capacity
Experience working with the Department of Labor
Prior experience as a contractor, freelancer of consultant
Ios
Android
JIRA
MC SharePoint
Company
PARSETEK INC
PARSETEK INC is a company based out of 14117 ROBERT PARIS COURT, CHANTILLY, Virginia, United States.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase