Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Project Manager to lead strategic cybersecurity initiatives across Trading, Forex, Brokerage, and Financial Services platforms. In this role, you will manage the end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects, ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of mission-critical systems while maintain compliance with financial regulations and industry security standards. The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with hands-on knowledge of cybersecurity technologies and experience working in highly regulated financial environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of cybersecurity projects across Trading, Forex, Brokerage, and Financial Services platforms.
- Manage security initiatives involving IAM, PAM, SIEM, SOC, Endpoint Security, DLP, Cloud Security, Network Security, Zero Trust, and Vulnerability Management.
- Collaborate with Information Security, Infrastructure, Trading Technology, DevOps, Application Development, Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Audit, and business teams.
- Ensure security controls are integrated into trading platforms, payment gateways, client portals, APIs, mobile applications, and cloud environments.
- Drive security initiatives supporting electronic trading platforms, FIX connectivity, market data services, payment processing, and digital customer channels.
- Develop project plans, budgets, RAID logs, governance reports, executive dashboards, and project documentation.
- Manage third-party cybersecurity vendors, implementation partners, penetration testing providers, and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
- Coordinate vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security audits, remediation activities, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Lead cyber resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response readiness projects.
- Ensure timely delivery of remediation projects resulting from audits, regulatory inspections, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
- Provide regular project updates and executive reporting to senior leadership and governance committees.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- 8+ years of project management experience, including delivery of cybersecurity projects.
- Experience within Trading, Forex, Brokerage, Capital Markets, or Financial Services environments.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity domains including IAM, PAM, SIEM, SOC, DLP, Cloud Security, Network Security, Endpoint Security, Zero Trust, and Vulnerability Management.
- Experience delivering security projects for trading platforms, payment systems, APIs, and cloud-based environments.
- Solid understanding of financial regulations, cybersecurity frameworks, and compliance requirements.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional teams, external vendors, and executive stakeholders.
- Strong planning, budgeting, risk management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- PMP, PRINCE2, CISSP, CISM, or other relevant certifications are highly desirable.
