Senior IT & Cyber Security Project Lead (Hybrid, 6 Months)

Harvey Nash Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 112,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash Group is seeking an experienced Senior IT & Cyber Project Manager for Reading (Hybrid) on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on delivering IT and cyber security initiatives within a complex enterprise, with day rates up to £700 and Inside IR35.

The successful candidate will manage project plans, RAID logs, budgets, and governance processes while coordinating cyber specialists, technical teams, stakeholders and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering IT and Cyber Security projects.
• Strong governance, planning and budget management.
• Experience managing RAID logs, status reporting and financial tracking.
• Delivery across Cyber Transformation, IAM, Logging & Monitoring, Security Operations, Infrastructure or Regulatory Compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience in large, complex or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IT and Cyber Security projects to agreed scope, budget and timeline.
• Manage project plans, RAID logs, budgets and governance reporting.
• Coordinate technical teams, cyber specialists, business stakeholders and suppliers.
• Lead risk, issue, dependency and change management activities.
• Provide regular status updates to senior stakeholders and steering groups.

Skills

IT & Cyber projects

Project governance

Budget management

RAID logs

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Cyber Transformation

IAM

Logging & Monitoring

Security Operations

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Harvey Nash Group is seeking an experienced Senior IT & Cyber Project Manager for Reading (Hybrid) on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on delivering IT and cyber security initiatives within a complex enterprise, with day rates up to £700 and Inside IR35.

The successful candidate will manage project plans, RAID logs, budgets, and governance processes while coordinating cyber specialists, technical teams, stakeholders and suppliers.