Cyber Project Manager

Cyber Project Manager – Splunk SaaS & UEBA Transformation Location: City of London (5 Days Onsite)
Contract Type: Contract
Rate: Competitive Daily Rate (Inside IR35)
Duration: 12 Months Initial

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a migration from on-premise Splunk platform to Splunk Cloud/SaaS services.
• Manage the implementation and rollout of User and Entity Behavior Analytics capabilities across the organisation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Cyber Security, SOC, Infrastructure, Engineering, Architecture, Compliance, and third-party vendors.
• Own project governance including RAID management, steering committees, reporting, financial tracking, and stakeholder communications.
• Work closely with security architects and engineering teams to oversee:
• log source onboarding,
• data migration,
• correlation rule validation,
• operational readiness,
• and service transition activities.
• Ensure delivery aligns with banking regulatory, audit, and operational resilience requirements.
• Manage dependencies, risks, delivery milestones, and programme reporting across multiple security workstreams.
• Support testing, change management, production transition, and post-implementation activities.
• Engage regularly with senior technology and business stakeholders across the bank.

Requirements

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale cyber security projects within banking or financial services environments.
• Strong experience managing SIEM transformation or migration programmes.
• Previous experience delivering Splunk Cloud/SaaS migration projects.
• Understanding of SOC operations, detection engineering, and security monitoring concepts.
• Experience delivering UEBA or advanced security analytics programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management capability across both technical and executive audiences.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, system integrators, and managed security providers.
• Excellent project governance and delivery management skills including:
• RAID,
• project planning,
• executive reporting,
• budgeting,
• and steering governance.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of cloud security and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with frameworks and regulatory standards including:
• ISO27001,
• NIST,
• DORA,
• PCI-DSS,
• or SOX.
• Experience working within Security Operations Centre (SOC) environments.
• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or equivalent project delivery certifications.

Key Skills

• Cyber Security Project Management
• SIEM / Splunk
• Splunk Cloud Migration
• UEBA
• Security Operations
• Financial Services
• Stakeholder Management
• Vendor Management
• Governance & Risk
• Operational Resilience

Benefits

Benefits This is an excellent opportunity to join a major banking institution delivering high-profile cyber transformation initiatives within a fast-paced and highly regulated environment.