- Company Name
- VLink Inc
- Job Title
- Information Technology Project Manager
- Job Description
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Job title: Information Technology Project Manager – Managed Security Service Provider Transition
Role Summary:
Lead and deliver end‑to‑end transition of Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) programs, coordinating planning, execution, governance, and onboarding activities to ensure seamless integration of SOC services, threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management into the organization.
Expectations:
• 5+ years of IT project management experience, including at least two cybersecurity service transition projects.
• Proven proficiency in Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage vendor transitions, onsite and remote stakeholder coordination, and executive reporting up to C‑suite level.
• Strong knowledge of NIST, CIS, and other cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
• Effective communication, risk mitigation, and quality assurance skills.
• Contractual and technical documentation oversight throughout onboarding.
Key Responsibilities:
• Own end‑to‑end project life cycle: initiation, planning, execution, governance, control, and close‑out of MSSP transition programs.
• Develop and facilitate planning, design, testing, training, demo, change control, and communication plans for SOC and related services.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding activities, ensuring contractual obligations and technical deliverables are met.
• Maintain transition governance, escalations, risk resolution, and issue tracking with vendor and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal IT, cybersecurity teams, and vendor project managers to align schedules, priorities, and work streams.
• Lead and prioritize Business Analyst tasks to support transition objectives.
• Drive security operations readiness: validate runbooks, escalation procedures, incident handling workflows, and reporting dashboards.
• Conduct service acceptance testing, operational readiness reviews, and post‑transition maturity assessments.
• Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements and cybersecurity frameworks; ensure service level agreement adherence.
• Provide executive status reporting and stakeholder communication throughout transition.
Required Skills:
• Project management in Agile and/or Waterfall environments.
• Vendor management and transition execution.
• Expertise in SOC operations, SIEM, SOAR, and security event monitoring.
• Knowledge of Managed Security Services Providers and security framework integration.
• Strong stakeholder and executive communication.
• Risk, compliance, and quality assurance in cybersecurity.
• Proficiency in negotiation, contract audit, and service level validation.
• Ability to conduct knowledge transfer and training facilitation.
Required Education & Certifications:
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• ITIL v3 or v4 certification (asset).
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline.