Project Manager- 10+yrs Cyber Security

Mizuho Global Services; Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 15,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is looking for a Cybersecurity Project Manager in Ghansoli, India. This role involves managing Cybersecurity projects, from design to implementation, leveraging over 10 years of experience in cyber security with strong project management skills. Required qualifications include relevant technical certifications and the ability to lead complex migration projects. The position offers opportunities to work on international projects and develop both technical and soft skills.

Benefits

Working on international projects

Wide range of possibilities to gain skills

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience in cyber security or Information security project.
• At least one technical certification (CCNA/MCSE/RHCE/Etc).
• Have a PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project plans to support business objectives.
• Drive daily execution of project tasks.
• Prepare project status reports and conduct regular progress meetings.

Skills

Strong understanding of critical PM concepts

Experience in managing complex migration projects

Good communication skills

Ability to work on multiple projects

Team player

Positive attitude

Analytical skills

Education

Graduation/Post graduation in Computers, Information Systems, Computer Science, or Information Technology Systems

Tools

Splunk

SOAR (XSOAR)

Network Security systems

Job description

Position- Project Manager

Job location:- Ghansoli

Shifts:- rotational shift

Job Description

The Cybersecurity Project Manager is responsible for assisting in the design, implementation and management of Banks Cybersecurity projects. The position guides complex projects from inception through delivery and support, working in close partnership with engineering and business leaders, including project, program, and executive sponsors, as well as other leaders within the bank. This role is also in charge of defining objectives, creating plans to achieve objectives, tracking progress against objectives and budgets, driving execution of key projects and programs, and improving project management processes. This individual provides overall coordination, status reporting, risk assessment, risk monitoring and stability of project oriented work efforts. The Project Manager establishes project management processes and methodologies for the Cybersecurity organization to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adheres to high quality standards, and meet stakeholder expectations.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Develop and implement project plans that support business objectives, timelines, budgets, milestones, deliverables and success criteria
2. Drive day to day execution of the project task to ensure activity plans remain relevant and are being executed effectively, for all deliverables on defined schedule
3. Prepare project status reports and conduct meetings regularly on progress, risks, issues, and recommended solutions
4. Responsible for the identification of project measurements in order to measure, track and report on the progress of migrations against established targets as well as the overall effectiveness of the migration project.
5. Defines the project requirements, ensuring that the requirements catalogue traceability matrix is complete, follow up with stakeholders for their task status
6. Manages business and project risks, producing an effective plan and risk assessment, so that timescales and project costs are understood and underwritten by all by the appropriate parties
7. Accountable for managing and tracking the project costs and supporting Business Units in meeting payment milestones
8. Provide planning and review of system designs to ensure compliance with banks security policies and security best practices.
9. Work with sensitive, confidential and/or proprietary information while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality, professionalism, and ethics.
10. Resource and task monitoring for all deliverables.
11. Scheduling, daily weekly, monthly call with stakeholder
12. Creating HLD/LLD documents with support of Technical SMe.
13. Creating Knowledge transfer documents
14. Conduct knowledge transfer sessions with Mizuho Branches after completion of projects
15. Generate sign off request for Project Closure

Skills Required - Technical Skills:

• Splunk Security :
• Execute Splunk application upgrades to maintain system robustness.

• Security and Monitoring (SIEM):
• Proactively address missing data sources to improve overall system integrity and response quality.

• Application and Infrastructure Security Hardening:
• Document security hardening processes comprehensively to ensure clarity and repeatability.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to implement security configurations based on identified hardening requirements

• SOAR (XSOAR):
• Ensure seamless integration of SOAR workflows with existing security systems.

Project Management Skills:

• Strong understanding of critical PM concepts such as activity plans, milestones, task dependencies, risk and issue tracking, status reporting. Ability to effectively lead an engagement team, making effective and efficient use of project resources, identifying and resolving complex problems/issues related to people, processes, and technology and strategy, both internally (organizational) and externally (client/engagement/project).
• Strong understanding of, and ability to execute project management methodologies and tools
• The ability to function in a fast moving and rapidly changing environment, make quick sense of it all and add value beyond just a task-oriented doer or project manager; display strong oral and written communication skills from the top down; demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills.
• The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and balance conflicting demands
• The Ability to manage projects and teams that do not always report through the same department

Personal skills:

• Good Team player
• Possess Positive and learning attitude
• Good Verbal and Written communication skills
• Sense of Ownership, Priorities and Autonomous
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

What we offer:

• Working on international projects
• Wide range of possibilities to gain both technical and soft skills as well as professional certifications

Qualifications

• Graduation/Post graduation in, Computers, Information Systems, Computer Science, or Information technology systems

Experience:-

• 10+ years of work experience in cyber security /Information security project, with progressive work experience in cybersecurity and technical project management, three years of which shall have been in a technology project oversight capacity.
• At least one technical certification (CCNA/MCSE/RHCE/Etc)
• Have a PMP or equivalent project management certification
• At Least one cyber security certification (CISSP/CISM/CEH/COBIT/CompTia/etc.)
• Experience with Network Security design and Active Directory management and architecture.
• Experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Risk Management Framework is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of banking business and information technology practices and trends in banking sector
• Understanding of technology-related issues and how they might impact business .
• Awareness of appropriate local laws and regulations dealing with technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Strong analytic skills and business judgment with ability to independently assess and resolve complex program/project issues
• Experience in managing complex migration project involving End-User environment, Server and Storage Infrastructure and Network Infrastructure.