Project Manager - Cyber Security

Sharp & Carter; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide identity and security initiatives within a large Australian organisation. You will coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors and implementation partners to deliver IAM, IGA and PAM programs that strengthen security and enable modern access management.

The role requires strong governance reporting, risk management and the ability to drive multiple initiatives to successful delivery

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications or certifications will be advantageous, including PRINCE2, PMP, Agile or Lean Project Management.
• Relevant cyber security qualifications or training.
• Professional certifications or training across identity and access management, privileged access management and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise cyber security and identity projects, from planning through to implementation and handover.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and change activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors and external implementation partners.
• Drive delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader cyber security objectives.
• Manage vendor and implementation partner relationships, including contractual deliverables, milestones and outcomes.
• Provide clear project reporting, updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Identify delivery risks and dependencies, implementing mitigation strategies.
• Ensure project outcomes align with organisational security standards and technology requirements.

Skills

IAM - Identity & Access Management

IGA - Identity Governance and Admin

PAM - Privileged Access Management

Stakeholder engagement

Executive reporting

Tools

SailPoint

BeyondTrust

Ping Identity

Microsoft Entra ID

Windows infrastructure

Job description

Lead the delivery of enterprise-wide cyber security and identity transformation initiatives

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Cyber Security Project Manager to join a large, complex organisation and lead the delivery of several key cyber security and identity initiatives.

Working closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors and implementation partners, you will play a key role in delivering enterprise-wide capabilities that strengthen cyber security, modernise identity platforms and improve access management.

Reporting to the Program Manager and Cyber Security & Architecture Director, you will take ownership of project delivery across multiple initiatives, ensuring outcomes are achieved within agreed time frames, budgets and governance frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise cyber security and identity projects, from planning through to implementation and handover.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and change activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors and external implementation partners.
• Drive delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader cyber security objectives.
• Manage vendor and implementation partner relationships, including contractual deliverables, milestones and commercial outcomes.
• Provide clear project reporting, updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Proactively identify delivery risks and dependencies, implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Ensure project outcomes align with organisational security standards, policies and technology requirements.

Key initiatives

You will be responsible for driving delivery across a range of enterprise identity and access management initiatives, including:

• SailPoint: Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) implementation.
• BeyondTrust: Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Ping Identity: Platform uplift and modernisation, including PingID, PingOne and phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

About you

You will be an experienced Project Manager with a background delivering cyber security, identity, infrastructure or enterprise technology initiatives within large and complex organisations.

You will bring:

• Proven experience delivering technology or cyber security projects in enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience across Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), authentication or access management solutions.
• Strong project management capability, with experience managing scope, budgets, schedules, risks, issues and dependencies.
• The ability to coordinate technical teams, vendors, implementation partners and business stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including executive-level reporting and governance.
• Commercial acumen and experience managing third-party delivery partners and contractual obligations.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and drive multiple initiatives through to successful delivery.

Desirable experience

The following experience will be highly regarded:

• Hands-on project delivery exposure to SailPoint, BeyondTrust, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra ID or Windows infrastructure.
• Experience delivering identity transformation, access governance, privileged access or authentication modernisation.
• An understanding of the Australian Government's Essential Eight and relevant cyber security frameworks, policies and standards, particularly around access and authentication.
• Previous project delivery experience within the higher education sector.

Qualifications and certifications

Relevant qualifications or certifications will be advantageous, including:

• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile or Lean Project Management.
• Relevant cyber security qualifications.
• Professional certifications or training across identity and access management, privileged access management and associated technologies.