Job Description
Role: Cyber Security Program Manager
Location: Halifax, CA (Remote)
Type: Contract
Job Summary:
- We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives that safeguard enterprise assets and align with broader organizational goals.
- This role requires deep cybersecurity domain knowledge, Agile program management expertise, and strong hands-on experience with Jira, Jira Align, and value stream management.
- The ideal candidate will drive cybersecurity initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives, risk frameworks, and compliance mandates.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Lead and manage cybersecurity programs and initiatives using Agile methodologies.
- Oversee cross-functional delivery teams, aligning security programs with enterprise goals and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
- Utilize Jira and Jira Align to plan, track, and report on progress across multiple teams and agile release trains.
- Facilitate value stream identification, mapping, and continuous improvement efforts across cybersecurity initiatives.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and technical leads to prioritize program backlogs and manage risk-based outcomes.
- Ensure program compliance with internal security policies, regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX), and audit needs.
- Report program status, risk posture, and key KPIs to executive leadership and steering committees.
- Drive continuous improvement by implementing Agile best practices and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) principles within the cybersecurity space.
- Manage vendor relationships and coordinate third-party risk management activities related to program deliverables.
- Maintain an information security strategy (forward looking roadmap), for your customer, aligning services / portfolio components to the strategy
Basic Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in program or project management with 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity
- Proven track record managing large-scale cybersecurity initiatives (e.g., IAM, Zero Trust, SOC modernization, Cloud Security).
- Strong experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and Agile Program Management tools, especially Jira and Jira Align.
- Deep understanding of value stream management, business agility, and delivering secure outcomes at scale.
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles, risk management frameworks, and control frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS Controls).
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications such as PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), CISSP, or CISM.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, secure SDLC, and continuous security compliance in Agile environments.
- Security/Consulting industry experience working in a customer facing role with customer relationship management experience at the senior level
- Familiarity with information security technologies and issues on multiple platforms
- Significant experience in application and integration of globally accepted security standards
- Strong understanding of networking technologies
- Advanced knowledge of network security that pertains to communications, computer system environments and related infrastructures
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