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Job Title: RQ11335 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location: 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Estimated Start Date: 2026-08-03

Estimated End Date: 2027-03-31

#Business Days: 162.00

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

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

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.

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.

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.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

Enterprise IT & Cybersecurity Leadership - (20%)

Candidate must demonstrate senior-level experience leading enterprise-scale IT modernization and cybersecurity programs, providing strategic direction, governance, and executive oversight across multiple workstreams. Experience collaborating with business leaders, technology teams, cybersecurity stakeholders, and vendors is required to ensure alignment with organizational priorities, security objectives, and enterprise architecture standards. 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.

Advanced Network/Security Program Delivery - (40%)

Candidate must demonstrate advanced experience managing and delivering large-scale network and cybersecurity programs from initiation through implementation, operational readiness, and transition to support. This includes experience leading complex security transformation initiatives involving Secure Service Edge (SSE), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Prisma Access, secure remote-access solutions, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), firewall modernization, network segmentation, cloud security integration, and enterprise security control enhancements. 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.

Project Management & Communication Skills - (30%)

Candidate must demonstrate exceptional project and program management capabilities in large, complex, and high-risk technology environments. This includes experience with project planning, governance, scope management, schedule management, financial oversight, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, and executive reporting. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are required, including the ability to facilitate discussions, build consensus, manage conflicting priorities, and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. The candidate must be capable of influencing decision-making at senior levels, leading multidisciplinary teams, managing vendors and external partners, and driving successful outcomes through effective leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving.

Public Sector Experience and Awareness - (10%)

Previous experience in government or regulated environments is a plus

Familiarity with public-sector mandates (FIPPA, PHIPA) and embedding audit-trail, retention, and reporting controls