Cybersecurity Manager

• Please read JD before you apply Job Title : Cybersecurity Project Manager Location : Mumbai. Experience : 8 to 12 years. Role Summary We’re seeking a cybersecurity professional with strong project management experience who can lead cybersecurity programs end-to-end while actively contributing to technical activities. The ideal candidate has managed multi-stakeholder security initiatives and is comfortable with hands-on tasks in areas like security assessments, control implementation. Key Responsibilities Project Management • Delivery Ownership : Plan, execute, and deliver cybersecurity projects on time, within scope. • Governance & Reporting : Establish project governance, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs, and status reporting to leadership. • Stakeholder Management : Work with IT, Security, Compliance, Risk, Business, and external vendors. • Planning & Controls : Create project schedules, resource plans; track KPIs and • Compliance Alignment : Ensure projects align with regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., RBI, CERT-In, DPDP). • Change & Adoption : Drive communications, and operational handover; ensure documentation and runbooks are complete. Cybersecurity Technicals (40%) • Security Assessments : Participate in risk assessments, threat modeling, and gap analyses against frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls). • Incident Readiness : Collaborate with SOC and IR teams for playbooks, tabletop exercises, and post-incident remediation tracking. • Vulnerability Management : Work with teams to prioritize and track remediation (patching, configuration hardening, exceptions with compensating controls). • Policy & Standards : Contribute to security policies, baseline standards, and secure architecture patterns; review architecture for security requirements. • Documentation : Produce technical documentation—HLD / LLD, reference architectures, test plans, SOPs / runbooks. Required Qualifications • Education : Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). • Experience : 8-12 years total experience with at least 5+ years in cybersecurity project / program management. • Project Management : Strong command of PM methodologies (Agile / Scrum or Hybrid, plus Waterfall), project financials, and RAID management. • Security Knowledge : Solid grounding in network security, identity & access management, endpoint security, SIEM / SOC, cloud security, and vulnerability management. • Communication : Excellent stakeholder communication, executive reporting, and vendor management. Preferred (Nice to Have) • Regulatory Experience : Exposure to RBI cybersecurity directives, CERT-In incident reporting, PCI DSS, SOX. • Sector Experience : BFSI, Telecom, Technology services.