Senior Cyber Defense Transformation Project Manager

Devoteam | Cyber Trust; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Growth opportunities

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Devoteam | Cyber Trust seeks an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead a cybersecurity transformation project. The role focuses on expanding a Cyber Defense Center into 24/7 security monitoring and incident response, coordinating vendors, and integrating with the ITSM platform.

You will drive governance, manage risks, and ensure smooth handover of services, with strong communication across English and Portuguese-speaking stakeholders.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in IT project management.
• At least 5 years leading complex, multi-vendor infrastructure or cybersecurity projects.
• Proven experience delivering SOC, SIEM/XDR, or managed security service transitions.
• Experience managing vendors under Statements of Work (SOWs), including deliverable acceptance, change control.
• Solid understanding of ITSM integration and security operations models.
• Strong project governance, planning, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Portuguese.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated project plan across multiple workstreams, vendors, and internal teams.
• Establish and manage project governance, including weekly status meetings, RAID logs, steering committee preparation, and milestone readiness.
• Coordinate technology vendors, managed security service providers, and internal IT teams.
• Track vendor deliverables, contractual commitments, acceptance criteria, deadlines, and change requests.
• Drive the project critical path from solution design through pilot execution and production go-live.
• Coordinate the integration of cybersecurity platforms with the existing ITSM environment.
• Support the definition of the operational model, including escalation procedures, runbooks, and service handover.
• Consolidate project status reporting for IT management, highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Ensure effective stakeholder communication and maintain accountability across all project participants.

Skills

IT project management

Vendor management

Cybersecurity projects

SOW management

ITSM integration

Risk management

Stakeholder management

English/Portuguese communication

PM certifications (PMP/PRINCE2)

Job description

Devoteam | Cyber Trust seeks an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead a cybersecurity transformation project. The role focuses on expanding a Cyber Defense Center into 24/7 security monitoring and incident response, coordinating vendors, and integrating with the ITSM platform.

You will drive governance, manage risks, and ensure smooth handover of services, with strong communication across English and Portuguese-speaking stakeholders.