Project Manager (Patch Management)
Must-have:AWSAzureSecuritySenior
Summary:
- The Patch Management System project is aimed to patch the following IT areas and scopes:
o Server, client and legacy UNIX operating systems
o Databases and middleware
o Third-party Windows applications
o Hypervisors
o Network devices, appliances, storage controllers and their firmware
o Non-persistent virtual desktops (VDI)
o Others if applicable
- The candidate will be involved in managing patch management system project schedule, budget, implementation, governance and acceptance.
- He/she is expected to manage the implementation partners day to day and make sure that project deliverables are committed in timely manner.
Must have:
- Minimum 8 years of experience in IT project management, with minimum 5 years of experience in leading enterprise infrastructure, security or platform implementations that run several workstreams and cost several million dollars.
- Proven track record in managing implementation partners under fixed-price, milestone-paid contracts, deliverables, project/operations risks, running change control and certifying deliverables etc.
- Strong delivery experience in patch, vulnerability, endpoint or infrastructure management across Windows, Linux and UNIX servers, virtualization, network devices and AWS/Azure.
- Possess good working understanding of risk-based patch prioritization (CVSS, CISA KEV, EPSS), deployment rings, maintenance windows and ITIL change management.
- Experience with architecture review and change board governance in financial services or another regulated, security-sensitive environment.
- Certification in PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent.
- Strong executive reporting, assertive vendor management and senior stakeholder skills.
- Possess positive learning and collaborative mindset.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Agile, fast learner and able to adapt to changes.
Good to have:
- Experience with Swift CSCF and producing patching evidence for auditors and regulators.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow ITSM/CMDB, Ansible Automation Platform, and integrations with identity, privileged access and SIEM tools.
- Experience in migrating off legacy patch tools, i.e. proving parity, running old and new side by side, and decommissioning.
- Certification in ITIL 4 Foundation, security (e.g. CISSP, CISM).
- Experience in Jira and Confluence.