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Job Opportunity: Independent Senior IT Consultant
Independent Senior IT Consultant
Position Overview
- Title: Independent Senior IT Consultant
- Number of Positions: 1
- Career Level: Advanced
- Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree
- Contract Start Date: February 2, 2026
- Contract End Date: June 30, 2026
- Work Location: Jackson, MS 39213, United States
- Remote Option: Hybrid – maximum 2 weeks per month remote
Position Information
- Shift Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Shift End Time: 5:00 PM
- Schedule: Monday – Friday
- Hours per Week: 40
- Overtime: Occasional
- On-Call Required: Yes
- Travel: Not Required
- Criminal Background Check/Drug Screen Requirement: Standard Background Check
Position Description and Job Skill Set
The Independent Senior IT Consultant will spearhead the following:
- Governance and Accountability
- Align IT practices with internal policies, governance, and regulatory expectations.
- Provide objective, third-party validation for senior managers, executives, and board members.
- Mitigate conflicts of interest through fact-based assessments.
- Legal and Regulatory Risk Reduction
- Identify gaps in compliance with laws and regulations.
- Prevent fines, sanctions, litigation, and federal enforcement action.
- Ensure IT controls support legal obligations.
- Policy Effectiveness
- Evaluate IT policies for legal soundness and current compliance.
- Highlight inconsistencies between written policies and actual IT practices.
- Decision Making for Leadership
- Provide clear, unbiased insight to support strategic decisions.
- Translate technical findings into legal and policy implications.
- Cost Savings and Efficiency
- Prevent costly remediation after incidents.
- Identify redundant or non-compliant systems.
- Align IT investments with legal and policy priorities.
- Actionable Roadmap
- Deliver prioritized recommendations spanning technical controls, policy updates, and legal compliance.
Required Skills/Experience
- Technical and Domain expertise in IT, Finance, HR management.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Client and Stakeholder Management.
- Project Management.
- Business and Commercial Skills.
- Self-Management and Independence.
Preferred/Not Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- 10+ years working for large consulting companies.
- 10+ years delivering consulting or advisory services.
- Experience working with the Department of Labor.
Skill Set
- Operating Systems: Microsoft (SME) – Required
- Programming Language/Development Tools: JIRA (Advanced) – Preferred
- Project Management: SME – Required
- Hardware: Basic understanding (Beginner) – Required
- Database Systems: Intermediate – Required
- Framework/SLD/Methodology: Agile (Intermediate), DevOps (Intermediate) – Required
- QA/Testing: Certification in QA (SME) – Required
- Project Financials: SME – Required
- Business Intelligence: SME – Required
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