Cyber Security Project Manager
Contract
Location: Remote / Hybrid (London-based gaming studio)
Contract Length: 6-12 months
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: Competitive (Outside IR35 where applicable)
About the Role
Our client, a leading gaming company, is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Project Manager Contractor to oversee and drive security workstreams associated with a major merger and acquisition (M&A) integration. The acquisition introduces a new technology estate with differing standards, tools, and security maturity, requiring a dedicated leader to coordinate activities, mitigate risks, and ensure a secure and seamless integration.
This is a senior, hands‑on project leadership role managing cross‑functional teams, third‑party suppliers, and security engineering streams to ensure both environments are aligned, compliant, and secure throughout the transition.
Key Responsibilities
M&A Security Programme Oversight
- Lead the delivery of cyber security workstreams tied to the M&A integration.
- Conduct gap assessments between existing and acquired security controls, policies, and compliance baselines.
- Develop and manage integration plans covering network security, DevSecOps, identity, vulnerability management, monitoring, and incident response.
- Drive standardisation of security tools, processes, and governance across both estates.
Project & Stakeholder Management
- Create and maintain project plans, RAID logs, migration roadmaps, and status reports.
- Coordinate and communicate with senior technical stakeholders across both organisations.
- Manage dependencies across infrastructure, network security, cloud, DevOps, data, and compliance teams.
- Ensure clear communication of security risks, remediation timelines, and project progress to leadership.
Risk, Governance & Compliance
- Identify and manage risks related to the integration of disparate systems and security frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with internal security policies, industry standards, and regulatory expectations (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, etc.).
- Support internal audits, due diligence, and required security assessments during the transition.
Security Delivery Leadership
- Drive implementation of new or updated security controls, monitoring capabilities, and security tooling.
- Support security engineering teams by removing blockers, prioritising actions, and ensuring resource availability.
- Oversee remediation of vulnerabilities or misconfigurations identified in the newly acquired estate.
Documentation & Reporting
- Produce high‑quality documentation including project reports, governance packs, risk registers, and board updates.
- Ensure clear handover artefacts for security operations, engineering, and compliance teams.
- Support the creation of unified security frameworks, policies, and operating models for the merged organisation.
Experience & Skills
Essential
- 5-10 years' experience in cyber security project or programme management.
- Proven experience delivering projects during M&A integrations, large transformations, or multi‑environment consolidations.
- Strong understanding of security domains such as:
- Network security
- Cloud security
- Identity & access management
- DevSecOps & CI/CD security
- Vulnerability management
- Incident response & monitoring
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and business leaders.
- Experience working with Agile, hybrid, or scaled delivery frameworks.
- Ability to manage multi‑vendor and internal engineering teams.
Desirable
- Experience in the gaming, media, or high‑performance technology sector.
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, CIS benchmarks, and GDPR.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, CISM, CISSP, or equivalent.
- Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and common security tooling.
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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