Senior IT Project Manager
Edmonton, Alberta
Contract
Posted 2 weeks ago
Project Manager
Position is available as on-site location. Hybrid, 3 days on-site and 2 days remote, may be considered once the project is underway and progressing as expected.
Role Description
We are seeking a results-driven IT Project Manager experienced in transitioning cybersecurity services to Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). This role is critical in ensuring a seamless migration of operational security capabilities to the contracted MSSP, minimizing risk, and maintaining compliance while improving service performance. The ideal candidate has a strong background in cybersecurity programs, cybersecurity vendor management, service transition governance and cybersecurity service management experience.
The Project Manager manages the end-to-end Project management life cycle, from the initiation, planning, execution, governance, control and close-out phases and is responsible for the management on the success of a solution delivered. The role involves a combination of experience in security services, vendor management, and project management proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Leads and facilitates the end-to-end planning transition and delivery of MSSP transition programs. This includes planning and design sessions, testing, training, product demos, change controls, communication strategies and solution adoption.
- Delivery and planning of Security Operations Center (SOC) services, threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management.
- Drive project execution across multiple internal and external stakeholders including vendor service teams, cybersecurity SMEs, infrastructure teams.
- Track and coordinate all service transition activities to ensure a seamless onboarding of the new MSSP.
- Consolidate and organize all transition-related documentation, including technical and contractual materials
- Oversee the onboarding of new cybersecurity services, ensuring contractual obligations and technical requirements are met
- Manage transition governance, including escalation of issues and resolution of risks during the onboarding phase
- Collaborate closely with the internal IT team, vendor Project Manager and vendor team to align transition activities, scheduling, and priorities
- Provide leadership and set priorities for the Business Analyst (BA) to support transition objectives
- The role is limited to the onboarding phase of the new vendor and does not include ongoing operational management of MSSP services
- Monitor and audit contractual deliverables to ensure all obligations are met following the onboarding of in-scope services
- Review and validate service levels to confirm ongoing compliance with agreed standards after vendor onboarding
- Work closely with the internal Cybersecurity team and leadership to ensure alignment with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, etc.)
- Collaborate on validating operational handover criteria, including runbooks, escalation procedures, incident handling workflows, and reporting dashboards
- Support and coordinate knowledge transfer activities to ensure SOC analysts are fully trained and enabled
- Partner with the internal Cybersecurity team to monitor security, operational, and business continuity risks throughout the transition lifecycle
- Work with Cybersecurity leadership to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Collaborate on service acceptance testing, operational readiness reviews, and post transition maturity assessments
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience with either the Agile and/or Waterfall Project Management methodologies.
- 5+ years of IT Project Management experience
- Successfully managed at least 2 projects involving cybersecurity services. The ideal candidate has specific experience of a cybersecurity service transition(s).
- Proven success managing cybersecurity vendor transitions or outsourced service onboarding.
- Minimum 5 years progressive Information Technology experience and a broad knowledge of Information Technology.
- Strong knowledge of Managed Security Services Providers, Security Operations Center (SOC) related services, SIEM, SOAR, and security event monitoring.
- Skilled in executive reporting and stakeholder communication up to C-suite.
- Experience with cybersecurity compliance requirements and frameworks (NIST, CIS, etc.)
- Public sector experience is considered an asset.
- PMP or related project management certification.
- ITIL v3 or v4 certification is considered an asset.
Please note that while all applications are appreciated, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
InSync Systems Inc. is a privately-owned boutique Canadian Resourcing and Consulting Services Company that works closely with a range of corporate clients across multiple industries to bring them solutions that effectively address their business needs.
