RQ09573 - Sr. Project Manager/Leader

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Source Code seeks a Sr. Project Manager/Leader to drive large-scale security programs protecting Ontario's CVAs. You will blend enterprise security architecture, notably DLP and database monitoring, with senior program leadership to deliver end-to-end projects and ensure security by design.

You will coordinate with OPS teams and vendors, manage schedules and risks, chair steering committees, and ensure day-2 operability and timely delivery across Agile and Waterfall lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership in enterprise security program delivery and design.
• Deep knowledge of DLP, data classification, encryption, and IAM.
• Experience with enterprise database monitoring and security controls.
• Proven track record in both Agile and Waterfall environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as Senior Program Lead across CVA security initiatives and govern scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Develop requirements and maintain detailed project schedules with stakeholders.
• Define security architecture for DLP, encryption, and database monitoring.
• Lead workshops to capture business and security requirements and threat models.
• Manage risk registers, change control, and resource plans.
• Oversee vendor engagements and integrations with SIEM and SOAR platforms.
• Chair steering committees and provide status updates to executives.
• Mitigate risks and implement compensating controls as needed.
• Ensure day-2 supportability with knowledge transfer and runbooks.

Skills

Senior leadership

Security architecture

DLP

Data classification

Database activity monitoring

PMBOK methodologies

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Regulatory awareness

Tools

Splunk

Azure Sentinel

Guardium

Job description

About the job RQ09573 - Sr. Project Manager/Leader

RQ09573 - Sr. Project Manager/Leader

Contract 5+ months

Security Level: CRJMC

As a Senior Project Manager & Security Architect, you will lead large-scale, high-risk security programs that protect Ontarios Critical Valued Assets (CVAs). Youll combine advanced information-security architecture expertise, especially in enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and enterprise database monitoring (IBM Guardium an asset), with senior program lead experience and project-management skills. Youll manage end-to-end delivery, embed security by design principles to ensure protection of critical valued assets and enhanced security monitoring. You will collaborate closely with internal OPS teams and vendors to ensure the successful acceptance, timely execution, and day-2 supportability and operability of all project changes and deliverables.

General Skills

• Senior leadership in enterprise security program delivery and technical design
• Deep understanding of information-security domains: DLP, data classification, encryption, database activity monitoring, IAM, network security
• Proficiency with structured project-management methodologies (e.g. PMBOK) and OPS I&IT frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and executive-level reporting
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Track record of facilitating change management in enterprise organizations
• Agile and Waterfall delivery experience, with hands-on backlog grooming, Sprint planning, and change control
• Team leadership and mentoring, guiding both security architects and project teams
• Familiarity with government/regulatory mandates (FIPPA, PHIPA, PCI DSS, AODA)

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Senior Program Lead across CVA security initiatives, balancing scope, schedule, budget, and quality
• Gathers and develops requirements and works with project stakeholders and ITS project managers to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
• Define and validate information security architecture for DLP solutions, data classification, encryption schemes, and database-monitoring (Guardium)
• Lead consultative workshops to capture business and security requirements, threat models, and security by design patterns
• Develop and manage integrated project schedules, resource plans, risk registers, and change-control processes
• Oversee vendor engagements, third-party integrations, and interoperability with SIEM (Splunk, Azure Sentinel) and SOAR platforms
• Chair Steering Committee and architecture-review boards; provide regular status updates to executives and sponsors
• Proactively identify and mitigate project and security risks, escalating when necessary and recommending compensating controls
• Ensure day-2 supportability: coordinate knowledge transfer, runbooks, operational handover, and monitoring/dashboard enablement
• Champion OPS I&IT security and project-management best practices, driving continuous improvement

Must-haves:

• The hiring Team is looking for a Lead Project Manager with the following must-haves:
• Manage enterprise‑scale IT modernization and cybersecurity programs protecting Critical Value Assets (CVAs) (must be on resume)
• Data Projection and Information Security
• Project, Senior Leadership in cybersecurity domain