Network Segmentation SPOC

ITConnect; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ITConnect seeks a seasoned IT Programme/Project Manager to be the main interface between the DORA MSI Network Segmentation programme and Application Owners, Providers, and Teams in Poland. You will drive stakeholder engagement, align objectives, and oversee segmentation design and implementation across multiple applications and services.

You will coordinate cross-functional delivery, facilitate workshops, manage risks and dependencies, and report progress to senior stakeholders, ensuring

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in IT project delivery, cyber security programmes, or infrastructure transformation.
• Experience with network segmentation, firewalls, and security principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface between the DORA MSI Network Segmentation programme and Application Owners, Providers, and Teams.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and alignment for adoption and implementation of segmentation controls.
• Communicate regulatory requirements, objectives, timelines, and business outcomes to stakeholders.
• Coordinate analysis of application flows and connectivity for segmentation design.
• Facilitate workshops to validate connectivity, requirements, and readiness.
• Collaborate with Network Engineers, Security Architects, and Infrastructure Teams to define segmentation solutions.
• Monitor progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and compliance; escalate blockers.
• Prepare and review SDDs, firewall changes, segmentation rulesets, and governance artefacts.
• Provide status reporting to governance forums and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

IT project delivery

Cyber security programmes

Network segmentation

Firewall technologies

Governance

Workshop facilitation

Risk management

Executive reporting

Job description

Act as the primary interface between the DORA MSI Network Segmentation programme and Application Owners, Application Providers, and Application Teams.

• Drive stakeholder engagement and alignment to ensure successful adoption and implementation of network segmentation controls across assigned applications and services.
• Communicate DORA regulatory requirements, programme objectives, implementation timelines, and expected business outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate the identification, documentation, validation, and analysis of application communication flows, dependencies, and connectivity requirements needed for segmentation design and implementation.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with business and technical stakeholders to validate application connectivity, business requirements, and implementation readiness.
• Collaborate closely with Network Engineers, Security Architects, Infrastructure Teams, Risk Management, and Application Teams to define and implement segmentation solutions.
• Coordinate the development and execution of application-specific segmentation plans, including milestones, implementation activities, dependencies, risk mitigation actions, and stakeholder approvals.
• Monitor delivery progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and compliance status, ensuring timely escalation of blockers impacting implementation.
• Support preparation and review of Solution Design Documents (SDDs), firewall rule changes, network segmentation rulesets, governance artefacts, and implementation documentation.
• Ensure adherence to cyber security standards, network segmentation principles, change management requirements, operational resilience objectives, and DORA regulatory expectations.
• Provide regular status reporting on implementation progress, risk reduction achievements, outstanding issues, and delivery metrics to programme governance forums and senior stakeholders.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in IT project delivery, cyber security programmes, infrastructure transformation, network security, or operational resilience initiatives within a large enterprise environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with proven ability to engage senior business stakeholders, Application Owners, technical teams, and external partners.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and governance requirements.
• Strong understanding of network security concepts, including: Network Segmentation, Firewall technologies, Network communication flows, Application connectivity, Least Privilege principles, Security Zones and Trust Boundaries.
• Experience facilitating workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and delivery planning activities.
• Ability to analyze technical and business requirements and translate them into actionable implementation plans.
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery reporting in large-scale regulatory or transformation programmes.
• Strong written communication skills, including preparation of governance materials, implementation plans, and executive-level status reporting.
• Ability to work independently, drive activities proactively, and coordinate multiple workstreams simultaneously.