Project Manager - Cryptography

Contract: Project Manager - Cryptography
Start Date: ASAP (once background checks and onboarding are completed)
Duration: 6 months Rolling
Location: Hybrid - Remote and London
Rate: £525 - £550 a day (inside IR35 via umbrella)
Reference: 20684

RequiredConfluence, Jira, ServiceNow, Cryptography and Network protocols, Data security, Risk Management, Change Management, Project planning & reporting, SQL / MySQL. PKI. TLS. SSH

Scope

Contract for an experienced Project Manager who has delivered Cryptography projects in large corporate client environments. The Project Manager will be part of the Service Delivery - Cryptography team, leading the delivery and coordination of cryptographic solutions and consultations globally. The role covers processes around TLS/SSL certificates, SSH keys, and cryptographic projects.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own end-to-end delivery of Cryptographic services initiatives, working closely with Global team members
• Identify gaps in processes and escalate them accordingly
• Identify risks of changes, propose mitigation, and maintain the project risk log
• Lead the process of change implementation, coordinating closely with Vendors' support and Global Internal teams
• Track progress on continuous data enhancement quality initiatives
• Prepare status reports from multiple sources to identify problems, track progress, and update stakeholders
• Act as first point of escalation for project delivery issues
• Coordinate with end users to scope and prioritise solutions for non-standard queries
• Manage timelines and stakeholder communications for the SSH/TLS key remediation programme across business functions
• Own Change Management control in support of project tasks
• Coordinate resolution of certificate generation and connection issues between Venafi TPP and target servers across technical teams
• Ensure solution documentation is reviewed and meets cryptography security assurance requirements
• Manage delivery of cryptography consultancy services to internal customers globally
• Ensure requests are processed in ServiceNow within agreed SLA
• Manage and support project team members

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE REQUIRE

• Customer/stakeholder focus, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal/external key stakeholders and cross functional, global/local IT teams
• Strong planning, organisational and analytical skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure, managing multiple workstreams
• Operational effectiveness - ensures delivery aligns to approved design patterns and security, risk and regulatory standards
• Good understanding of IT infrastructure technical platforms/technologies
• A track record of driving process improvement and leading change management initiatives
• Working understanding of SSH/SSL functionality and usage
• Experience with risk and issue management, RAID logs, and governance reporting
• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills

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