Security Project manager - SFPD

Adjugo; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Federal Pensions Service in Brussels is seeking an experienced Security Project Manager to deliver and monitor ICT security projects within the NIS2 programme. You will manage planning, budget, quality and risks, and drive service transition to operations in a hybrid Brussels environment.

With at least eight years in project management and proven security domain experience, you will lead a cross-functional team, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure audit‑ready documentation and timely

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience across security initiatives.
• Experience in planning, budgeting, quality and risk management for ICT security projects.
• Proven security project management in at least three IT security domains.
• Experience with security frameworks such as NIS2, ISO27001 or NIST.

Responsabilités

• Manage security initiatives from planning to delivery and reporting.
• Coordinate involved project parties and stakeholders.
• Lead service transition and operationalization of delivered security solutions.
• Ensure evidence, documentation and audit readiness for compliance and reporting.
• Communicate progress, issues and risks clearly to management.

Connaissances

Project management

Requirements planning

Quality management

Security project management

Three security domains

Security frameworks

Technology leadership

Dutch or French

English language

Change management

Stakeholder alignment

Project documentation

Outils

PRINCE2

NIS2

ISO27001

NIST

DORA

Description du poste

Dates: 2026-10-22 — 2027-12-31

Arrangements: Full-time, hybrid; part-time remote work is possible.

The Federal Pensions Service is looking for an experienced Security Project Manager to deliver and monitor ICT security projects within the broader NIS2 security programme. The objective is to bring the organization to the required NIS2 Essentials compliance level by April 2027. You will control planning, budget, quality and risks throughout project delivery. The assignment is based in Brussels in a hybrid working environment.

You will manage end-to-end project follow-up, from detailed planning and progress reporting to communication between all parties involved. You will lead the service transition of delivered security solutions into operational status, including the operational plan, support, processes and procedures. You will also ensure timely delivery, centralization and quality control of evidence and documentation for compliance, audit readiness and programme reporting. Change management and communication are integral parts of the assignment.

The role requires at least eight years of project management experience and demonstrable security expertise across at least three relevant IT security domains. Experience or certification in PRINCE2 and security frameworks such as NIS2, ISO27001 or NIST is required. You will combine technology leadership with strong organizational, communication and coaching skills. You will work closely with management, business units, teams and project staff while motivating and coordinating them throughout delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage security initiatives
• Report progress issues risks
• Coordinate involved project parties
• Lead service transition processes
• Create operational support plan

Must Have

• 8 years project management
• Requirements planning quality management
• Security project management experience
• Three security domains experience
• Security framework experience
• Strong technology leadership

Nice to Have

• Project management certification preferred

Detailed Responsibilities and Skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Organize change management communication
• Support project organizational evolution
• Advise management business units
• Motivate involved project teams
• At least 8 years of project management experience.
• Gather requirements and create detailed plans using WBS and multiple dependencies.
• Manage cost, time and quality using project KPIs.
• Demonstrate strong technology leadership skills with emphasis on coaching.
• Motivate and coordinate teams involved in projects.
• Use excellent communication skills supported by visualization techniques.
• Apply strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Work pragmatically, structurally and with a results-oriented approach.
• Monitor technically complex security projects, manage dependencies and identify bottlenecks in time.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders at different levels.
• Support change through clear agreements, visual reporting and targeted alignment.
• Take a motivating, advisory and facilitating role toward management, teams and project teams.
• Coordinate and motivate involved employees during project delivery.
• Be a native Dutch or French speaker with good passive knowledge of the other national language.
• Have active knowledge of English.
• Have experience with change management, communication and stakeholder alignment.
• Have experience delivering and monitoring project documentation, evidence, reporting and audit follow-up.

Technical skills

• Have previously documented infrastructure solutions designed by architects and analysts and implemented by operational staff.
• Have security project management experience in an active role as Project Manager, engineer or another function.
• Have active experience in at least three IT security domains, potentially including network security, endpoint security, IAM, Central Logging, DLP, DRP, PIM, PAM, Threat Modelling, database anonymization and secure development.
• Have a technical background or sound conceptual knowledge of at least three relevant security systems.
• Have experience managing ICT or security projects.
• Be able to apply project management methodologies.
• Have certification in or demonstrable experience with PRINCE2 or other project management frameworks.
• Have experience or certification in NIS2, ISO27001, NIST or another security framework.
• Have proven experience and/or certification with security frameworks such as NIS2, ISO27001, NIST or DORA.

Nice to have

• Project management experience preferably supported by a certification.