Cybersecurity Delivery Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management & Delivery
  
  

Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of information security projects using established project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall).

Develop, maintain, and track comprehensive project plans, schedules, scope baselines, risk/issue logs, and executive status reports.

Facilitate recurring project status meetings, technical reviews, and stakeholder alignment sessions.

Maintain rigorous tracking of project milestones, core deliverables, and project artifact repositories.

• Project Initiation & Planning
  
  

Conduct initial project scoping, technical feasibility assessments, and operational impact analyses.

Prepare Statements of Work (SOW), Bills of Materials (BOM), and detailed cost/effort estimates.

Translate complex business, technical, and regulatory requirements into formal Terms of Reference (TOR), Request for Information (RFI), and Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation.

Support financial processes including budget preparation, business case development, and required finance approvals.

Coordinate end-to-end procurement activities, including third-party vendor evaluation, contract alignment, and vendor onboarding.

• Project Execution & Governance
  
  

Oversee day-to-day implementation activities across technical security, infrastructure, and business teams.

Ensure all solution designs, architecture reviews, testing plans, and technical artifacts are properly documented, peer-reviewed, and formally approved.

Proactively identify, track, and mitigate project risks and technical issues, escalating as appropriate to stakeholders and leadership.

Continuously monitor project performance against approved scope, budget, timelines, and quality benchmarks.

• Transition & Project Closure
  
  

Coordinate user training, system deployment, cutover execution, and operational readiness activities.

Support go-live planning, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), security validation, and post-deployment stabilization.

Ensure all project documentation, operational runbooks, and post-implementation reviews (PIR) are completed, signed off, and transitioned to operations.

Facilitate formal project closeout and seamless operational handover to business and IT support units.

Expected Outcomes

Successfully deliver agreed information security project scope and business requirements.

Complete key project milestones within approved timelines, budget constraints, and quality targets.

Ensure 100% of required deliverables, security artifacts, and operational handovers are formally approved and transitioned to operational teams.

Job Qualifications

Education & Certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related field.

Certifications (Advantage)

Project Management:

PMP ,

PRINCE2 ,

Agile/Scrum (CSM, PSM)

Security & Governance

CISM ,

CISSP ,

CISA ,

CRISC , or related security certifications.

Experience & Domain Knowledge

Experience

3 to 7+ years

of direct experience in IT project management, with a strong preference for candidates managing cybersecurity, information security, risk, compliance, or technology modernization projects.

Frameworks

Familiarity with industry-standard information security and governance frameworks (e.g.,

ISO 27001 ,

NIST CSF ,

CIS Controls ,

COBIT ).

Methodologies

Proven expertise in

Agile ,

Scrum , and

Waterfall

project delivery models.

Technical & Operational Skills

Strong proficiency in project planning, scheduling, budget tracking, risk management, and resource allocation.

Proficient in project management and collaboration software (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, Asana) alongside MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Demonstrated experience developing procurement documentation (SOW, BOM, TOR, RFI/RFP).

Soft Skills & Core Competencies

Stakeholder Management

Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to bridge communication gaps between technical engineering teams and non-technical business executives.

Problem Solving

Strong analytical, decision-making, and root‑cause analysis skills.

Multi-tasking

Capability to prioritize, manage multiple concurrent projects, and work autonomously under changing business priorities.