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Job Title: Project Manager (Cyber Security)

Location: Durrington, West Sussex (Hybrid working arrangements, the office base will be Durrington (Worthing) office with occasional travel to other UK sites. The organisation work a hybrid working model with an expected 2 days minimum in the base office each week.

Salary: £600 per day (inside IR35)

Duration: 6-month assignment initially, with view for further extension to 1 to 2 years.

We're seeking an IT Project Manager on behalf of our leading utilities company to lead the planning, delivery and governance of cybersecurity, high impact application, network and infrastructure projects across their digital organisation. The successful applicant will partner closely with various IT and business teams, as well as external vendors to ensure solutions meet Digital & Business needs for operability, performance, resilience and security.

Key Responsibilities

Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders

Develop and manage detailed plans covering tight timelines, budgets, resources, risk mitigation and quality controls

Lead cross functional teams of cybersecurity experts, application specialists, network engineers, infrastructure specialists, vendors and contractors

Oversee design, implementation and testing of cybersecurity solutions, application solutions, LAN, WAN, wireless, datacentre and cloud connectivity solutions

Manage procurement and vendor relationships, ensuring contracts, SLAs and commercial teams support project goals

Monitor progress against plan, escalating issues and driving corrective actions to stay on schedule and budget

Maintain project governance documentation, status reports and executive level dashboards

Facilitate technical reviews, control based boards and lessons learned workshops

Mentor and coach junior project managers, fostering a culture of continuous improvementQualifications & Experience

Proven track record managing large scale IT projects in enterprise environments

8+ years' experience in IT project management with significant Cybersecurity exposure

Professional certification in project management (Prince2 Practitioner, PMP or Agile)Technical Skills

An understanding of complex application implementations, including enhancements and green field implementations.

An understanding of network architectures: LAN/WAN design, routing, switching, wireless and SD-WAN

Knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, DNS/IPAM and network security controls

Familiarity with data-centre technologies, virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and network-based storage

Experience of deploying End User Compute solutions

Knowledge and application of Services Management ITIL disciplines and methodologies

Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and hybrid-cloud connectivity solutions

Experience of Cybersecurity solutions, compliance regulations, and frameworks

Competence in project tools (Microsoft Project, JIRA, Confluence) and ITSM platforms (ServiceNow)

Cybersecurity experience, including managing solution implementation in one or more of the following areas:

o Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools like PAM, Password Management and MFA.

o Vulnerability scanning (e.g. Qualys, etc.)

o Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

o Certificate Lifecycle Management and Encryption.

o Regulatory experience, e.g. NCSC CAF, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI/DSS.

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