Context of the mission / Objective(s) of the job
Our client is actively searching for a Project/Program Manager To lead the delivery of the cybersecurity IT roadmap. The candidate must have experience in leading technical and compliance cybersecurity projects, as well as infrastructure related projects in a large organization.
Projects will be mostly around cybersecurity but can be of the following types
- Cybersecurity projects: manage the impact of security constraints on the infrastructure. Examples of project are:
- The implementation of a Vault for password and migration of high privilege account to that Vault
- The improvement of Identity and Access management systems and processes
- Network segmentation
- Workstation hardening (EDR)
- Proxy evolutions
- Security Operation Center processes
- Etc.
- Pure infrastructure evolution: evolution of the infrastructure to increase the global level of service, life cycle management, technology evolution, data-center migration, cloud initiatives like delivery of Office 365, migration to SharePoint Online, etc.
- Business: normal evolution of the infrastructure requested to support a business project. Examples of project are the coordination of the setup of an infrastructure to host a new application, coordinate the opening of VPN and authentication with systems hosted externally, drive the network connectivity of new buildings, etc.
- Other Projects: Previous list is not exhaustive.
The candidate will join a team located in the Infrastructure & Operations department. This team is already composed of 10 other I&O Project Managers.
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience as system engineer and at least 5 years of experience as infrastructure and cybersecurity Project Manager. Experience with Microsoft EDR and Active Directory high priviledge accounts management is a clear added value. The candidate will also have to demonstrate the skills and experience described below.
Objective of the job
- Accountable that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
- Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Prepare and animate project SteerCo
- Successfully manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks and define the appropriate mitigation actions
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Be familiar with processes like Change Management, Test Management, Communication, and Handover to Operation.
Requirements
Mandatory:
- 5 to 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity and Technical project Management within large IT organisation (see examples of Cybersecurity projects)
- 5 to 8 years of experience in Project Management
- 5 to 8 years of experience in Project Management methodology (Prince2)
- 5 to 8 years of experience with large and complex projects
- 5 to 8 years of experience managing several projects in parallel
- Communication and reporting skills are very important.
- Adapt communication to the audience (capacity to communicate with engineer and with CIO)
- Be able to have technical discussions with the infra teams and to translate towards other departments
- Client orientation, planning & organisation and negotiation skills are also required.
- Ability to take a helicopter view to summarize the status.
- Reflect reality & stress the attention points
- Proactivity and risk mitigation
- Stimulate collaboration between different teams
Preferably:
- Technical knowledge (high level)
- Experience in Implementation of standard IT infrastructure projects like: Cloud projects or Office 365 or compliance projects in a large IT organisation
- Experience in insurance or bank
Language skills:
- Dutch, French: fluent in one, good in the other
- English: good
