Project leader Jobs in Toronto, ON

RQ11335 - Sr. Project Manager/Leader

8-month contract (162 business days)

Hybrid - 3 days in the office - 222 Jarvis Street

Security Level: CRJMC

Must Have:

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, security governance, risk management, cloud and network security, Zero Trust architectures, and security-by-design practices is essential. The candidate should have a proven track record of driving organizational change, continuous improvement, and successful delivery of complex enterprise security initiatives.
• The candidate should possess a strong understanding of modern network-security architectures, enterprise infrastructure, cloud environments, and security technologies, with the ability to manage technical dependencies, implementation risks, vendor engagements, and cross-functional delivery teams while ensuring business and operational objectives are achieved.
• 10+ years experience

Nice to have

• OPS experience

Description:

• As a Senior Project Manager accountable for initiatives supporting the OPS Enterprise Network Security Program, you will lead the planning, governance, and delivery of large-scale, high-profile, and high-risk enterprise network and cybersecurity initiatives across the OPS. You will serve as the senior program lead responsible for driving the organization's strategic network-security roadmap, ensuring the successful implementation of modern security architectures, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across enterprise environments.
• You will provide leadership and oversight for multiple concurrent cybersecurity and network-security initiatives, including Secure Service Edge (SSE), Prisma Access, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Web Application Firewall (WAF) implementations, firewall modernization, network security-control enhancements, cloud security integration, and related enterprise security transformation programs.
• You will work closely with OPS business partners, technology teams, cybersecurity stakeholders, architects, operations teams, and vendors to ensure successful project execution, business adoption, operational readiness, and day-2 supportability of all solutions and services.

General Skills:

• Senior leadership in enterprise network-security and cybersecurity program delivery
• Advanced understanding of enterprise security architectures, network security controls, Zero Trust principles, cloud security, and secure access technologies
• Strong knowledge of OPS I&IT project delivery frameworks, governance processes, and PMBOK methodologies
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, executive communications, negotiation, and consensus-building skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale initiatives with competing priorities and complex dependencies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, risk-management, and decision-making capabilities
• Demonstrated experience driving organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience delivering projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams including architects, engineers, security specialists, operations teams, and vendors
• Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and accessibility requirements including AODA and applicable government security standards

Key Responsibilities:

1. Enterprise IT & Cybersecurity Leadership

• Act as the senior program lead accountable for the enterprise network-security and secure-access portfolio.
• Provide strategic leadership and governance across multiple cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, security objectives, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Drive adoption of Zero Trust and Security-by-Design principles across all network and cloud security initiatives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with executive sponsors, business leaders, enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, and external vendors.
• Chair governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder working groups.
• Provide executive-level reporting on program health, risks, dependencies, financials, milestones, and outcomes.
• Champion OPS I&IT project-management, cybersecurity, and operational best practices.
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives that enhance security posture, operational effectiveness, governance maturity, and service delivery.

2. Advanced Network/Security Program Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise-scale network-security and cybersecurity initiatives, balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
• Manage strategic programs including:
  • Secure Service Edge (SSE)
  • Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
  • Prisma Access deployments
  • Web Application Firewall (WAF) implementations
  • Next Generation Firewall modernization and migration initiatives
  • Enterprise network-security control enhancements
  • Cloud-security integration projects
  • Secure remote-access and VPN modernization programs
• Gather business, operational, and technical requirements and translate them into integrated project plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Develop and manage detailed schedules, resource plans, risk registers, issue logs, dependency tracking, and change-control processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery activities involving architecture, security engineering, cloud services, network operations, and vendors.
• Proactively identify and mitigate delivery, operational, security, and implementation risks.
• Ensure successful transition to operations, including documentation, knowledge transfer, operational readiness, support processes, and service monitoring.
• Drive continuous improvement and optimization opportunities across security technologies, controls, processes, and service delivery models.

3. Project Management & Communication Skills

• Manage project governance, executive communications, stakeholder engagement, and project reporting across multiple initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, requirements gathering, risk reviews, and decision-making forums.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, deliverables, and performance expectations across project teams and vendors.
• Effectively communicate complex technical and project information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups while managing competing priorities and organizational challenges.
• Anticipate, escalate, and manage risks, issues, conflicts, and dependencies through resolution.
• Promote adoption of change-management practices and support business readiness activities.
• Deliver concise executive briefings, dashboards, presentations, and status reports to senior leadership.
• Ensure adherence to OPS project-management standards, quality controls, governance processes, and reporting requirements.

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Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.

INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

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