Cybersecurity Project Manager

Salary: $45,000 – $55,000 per month

Required Technical Skill Set

Project Management

Desired Experience Range

8+ years

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

Must-Have

• Proven experience managing end-to-end cybersecurity projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, governance, and project closure.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity domains such as:

• Identity & Access Management (IAM/PAM)

• Vulnerability Management

• Security Operations (SOC/SIEM)

• Endpoint Security

• Network Security

• Cloud Security

• Data Protection and Incident Response

• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), resource plans, and governance deliverables.

• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including Security, Infrastructure, Application, Network, Risk & Compliance, and Business stakeholders.

• Experience driving security assessments, vulnerability remediation, penetration testing activities, and security control implementation.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior leadership, technical teams, vendors, auditors, and business users.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and reporting skills.

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects to completion.

Good-to-Have

• Experience in Airline/Aviation industries.

• Hands-on exposure to cloud security platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Experience supporting cybersecurity audits, compliance programs, and regulatory assessments.

• Knowledge of Security Architecture Reviews and Third-Party Risk Management.

• Project Management certifications:

• PMP

• PRINCE2

• Agile / Scrum Certification

Role descriptions / Expectations from the Role

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, budget, and timelines.

• Conduct stakeholder meetings and workshops to gather, analyze, and document business, technical, and cybersecurity requirements.

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), governance reports, and project documentation.

• Coordinate between business users, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, application teams, vendors, and third-party service providers.

• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and escalations, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation.

• Facilitate security design reviews, technical workshops, architecture discussions, and project governance meetings.

• Ensure cybersecurity controls and compliance requirements are incorporated throughout the project lifecycle.

• Coordinate security assessments, vulnerability scans, penetration testing activities, remediation plans, and closure of security findings.

• Track project milestones, deliverables, budgets, resource utilization, and performance metrics, providing regular status updates to management.

• Prepare and present project dashboards, executive summaries, PSC/Steering Committee reports, and governance materials.

• Work closely with Security Architects, Security Operations, Risk & Compliance teams to ensure adherence to cybersecurity frameworks and standards.

• Manage vendor deliverables, contracts, and service commitments related to cybersecurity projects.

• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance requirements by coordinating evidence collection, remediation activities, and audit responses.

• Ensure successful transition to operations, including documentation, knowledge transfer, support readiness, and project closure activities.