Project Manager - Cybersecurity

Job Description

Cyber Security Project Manager - London Market Insurance - London or Birmingham locations - Hybrid Working - 6 month Contract with view to extend

A leading London Market Insurance business based in the UK is looking to hire a Cyber Security Project Manager who has experience within the Insurance or financial services sector to drive forward a new Cyber Security project through to delivery. This role will focus on Vulnerability Management & Assessment, and Remediation Processes within the project. You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery, ensuring its success. The client works from both a waterfall and Agile perspective and requires the candidate to be experienced in Cyber Security, focusing on Secure Builds, Configuration Management, and Vulnerability Management.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong experience working in Wagile environments and is a seasoned project manager with expertise in Cyber Security, Configuration Management, and Vulnerability Management. You should come from either financial services or ideally insurance, and be comfortable working with stakeholders, CISO, and Programme Manager. Familiarity with vulnerability management tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, or similar like Vulcan Cyber is essential. Knowledge of industry frameworks such as Cyber Essentials, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or ISO27001 is also required.

Key Skills:

• STRONG Cyber Security Project Management experience (10+ years' experience required)
• Strong Insurance or wider financial services experience
• 5+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, and in the domains of Secure Configuration Management, Secure Builds, Vulnerability Management & Assessment, and Remediation Processes - This is a must have
• Strong Waterfall/Agile experience (Wagile)
• Experience working with steering committees, demand management, service transition, project plans, Project SteerCo
• Experience in Vulnerability management tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, or similar like Vulcan Cyber
• Experience in developing and implementing security policies, standards, and procedures
• Knowledge of current cybersecurity threats, trends, and best practices
• Strong stakeholder management skills