IT Project Manager Infrastructure

Bosshard & Partner Unternehmensberatung AG; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Zurich-based leading private bank seeks an IT Infrastructure Project Lead to drive strategic infrastructure and cyber security initiatives from planning through delivery. You will lead end-to-end delivery, manage PoCs, cloud-based WAAP evaluation, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet scope, quality, budget and timelines.

Candidates bring proven enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud and security project leadership, PoC delivery and vendor management experience, plus strong communication

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience leading complex IT infrastructure, cloud and cyber security projects in large enterprises.
• Strong project management covering planning, governance, execution and delivery.
• Experience with technology assessments, PoCs and implementation programs.
• Solid understanding of web application security technologies.
• Hands-on with Web Application Firewalls, API Security and cloud-native security.
• Familiarity with container platforms and Kubernetes-based architectures.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies.
• Strong vendor management and service provider oversight.
• Experience preparing executive reports and steering materials.
• Excellent risk, issue, budget and timeline management.
• PMP/PRINCE2/IPMA or equivalent practical certification.

Aufgaben

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic infrastructure and cyber security projects.
• Manage the evaluation and selection process for a cloud-based WAAP solution.
• Coordinate a PoC to migrate from appliance-based WAF to a Kubernetes-based deployment.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets and deliverables.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, application and business areas.
• Manage external vendors, service providers and implementation partners.
• Prepare management reports, steering committee presentations and decision papers.
• Ensure delivery according to scope, quality, budget and timeline objectives.
• Support strategic decision-making regarding the future web application security platform.

Kenntnisse

IT project leadership

Cloud security governance

WAF management

Kubernetes architecture

Vendor management

Executive reporting

Risk & budgeting

Jobbeschreibung

For our client, a leading private bank in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Lead (a) to drive strategic infrastructure and cyber security initiatives from planning through successful delivery.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic infrastructure and cyber security projects
• Manage the evaluation and selection process for a cloud-based WAAP solution
• Coordinate and oversee a Proof of Concept (PoC) to migrate from appliance-based WAF infrastructure to a Kubernetes-based deployment model
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets and project deliverables
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, application and business areas
• Manage external vendors, service providers and implementation partners
• Prepare management reports, steering committee presentations and decision papers
• Ensure delivery according to agreed scope, quality, budget and timeline objectives
• Support strategic decision-making regarding the future web application security platform

Your Profile

• Proven experience leading complex IT infrastructure, cloud and cyber security projects within large enterprise environments
• Strong project management expertise covering planning, governance, execution and delivery management
• Experience managing technology assessments, Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and implementation programmes
• Solid understanding of web application security technologies
• Hands-on experience with Web Application Firewalls (WAF), API Security and cloud-native security solutions
• Familiarity with container platforms and Kubernetes-based architectures
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage workstream dependencies
• Strong vendor and service provider management experience
• Experience preparing executive management reports and steering committee materials
• Excellent risk, issue, budget and timeline management skills
• Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, IPMA Level C/B or equivalent practical experience

Personal Skills

• Strong leadership, coordination and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Structured, analytical and detail-oriented working style
• Ability to build consensus and drive decisions across technical and business stakeholders
• Resilient, dependable and accountable personality
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset