Senior Project Manager / Project Leader –

- Cybersecurity

Requisition: RQ11462

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Job Title: Project Manager/Leader –

- Senior

Work Location: 222 Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Estimated Start Date: August 31, 2026

Estimated End Date: March 31, 2027

Contract Duration: 143 business days

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: CRJMC

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager / Project Leader with a strong cybersecurity and infrastructure background to lead large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk network-security-focused deployment and migration initiatives within OPS I&IT.;

The successful candidate will take ownership and accountability for project delivery, ensuring that project deliverables meet business requirements within scope, schedule, budget, compliance, and quality expectations.

This role requires strong knowledge of Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), cybersecurity platforms, enterprise security technologies, network security, data and analytics platforms, and Agile project delivery.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, decisive, analytical, and highly collaborative leader capable of working with internal OPS teams, vendors, technical stakeholders, and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

- Project Management &
- Delivery
- Provide senior-level project management for large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk network security deployment and migration projects.
- Take full accountability and ownership for project delivery throughout the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC).
- Develop, maintain, and report on comprehensive project plans.
- Ensure project deliverables meet client business requirements within agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and compliance parameters.
- Apply OPS project management methodologies, frameworks, standards, and best practices.
- Drive cost-effectiveness, operational efficiencies, and continuous improvement throughout project delivery.
- Establish project timelines, milestones, objectives, and measurable outcomes.
- Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions when required.
- Cybersecurity &
- Enterprise Infrastructure
- Lead initiatives focused on strengthening enterprise common infrastructure, privileged access, identity management, IT system security, data protection, and network protection services.
- Support the Strengthening Cyber Protection for the OPS pillar of the OPS Cyber Security Strategy.
- Support client engagements in adopting security tools, technologies, and processes that improve cybersecurity maturity.
- Provide oversight of security-focused deployment and migration initiatives.
- Apply Secure by Design principles throughout project planning, solution implementation, and delivery.
- Support enterprise security tools, security monitoring, data reporting platforms, and critical-value-asset safeguards.
- Security Platforms &
- Technical Stakeholder Management
- Demonstrate an understanding of enterprise security platforms and capabilities, including the Microsoft Office/Microsoft technology security stack.




- Demonstrate knowledge of security platforms and capabilities on the network infrastructure side.
- Work closely with infrastructure, cybersecurity, network, data, analytics, and application teams.
- Coordinate with vendors and internal technical teams to ensure successful implementation and acceptance of project deliverables.
- Ensure project changes are designed with day-2 supportability and operational readiness in mind.
- Facilitate collaboration between business and technical stakeholders to resolve project issues and dependencies.
- Strategic Planning &
- Continuous Improvement
- Develop strategic plans aligned with organizational objectives and cybersecurity priorities.
- Drive continuous improvement in the overall service design and delivery of projects.
- Establish mechanisms for stakeholder input and engagement.
- Identify opportunities to align business practices with emerging cybersecurity and technology strategies.
- Assess project requirements, implementation costs, risks, dependencies, and potential obstacles.
- Develop practical strategies for implementing organizational and project objectives.
- Leadership, Communication &
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, project teams, vendors, and business partners.
- Facilitate group discussions, workshops, meetings, and stakeholder sessions.
- Build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
- Effectively communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
- Negotiate priorities and manage competing stakeholder expectations.
- Prepare and deliver presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication tools.
- Demonstrate strong active listening, persuasion, people skills, and public-speaking abilities.
- Engage reluctant or challenging stakeholders and encourage productive participation.
- Agile Project Delivery
- Work effectively within Agile project delivery teams.
- Apply Agile principles and practices to project planning and execution.
- Demonstrate hands-on experience with:
- Product and project backlogs
- User stories
- Scrum
- Sprints
- Support prioritization, sprint planning, stakeholder collaboration, and iterative delivery.
- Establish measurable objectives and maintain delivery timelines.

Required Skills &

- Experience

Cybersecurity &

- Technical Knowledge

- Strong cybersecurity background with experience supporting or leading security-focused initiatives.
- Experience with enterprise cybersecurity platforms and capabilities.
- Knowledge of Microsoft technology security stack and related enterprise security capabilities.
- Understanding of network security platforms and technologies.
- Understanding of data and analytics platforms.
- Experience with infrastructure, network, identity, privileged access, and security-related initiatives.
- Understanding of Secure by Design practices and enterprise security controls.

Project Management




- Demonstrated accountability and ownership throughout the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC).
- Experience managing complex, high-risk, large-scale IT infrastructure and cybersecurity projects.
- Ability to develop and execute strategic project plans.
- Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, issue management, and stakeholder management.
- Experience driving continuous improvement in project and service delivery.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in complex environments.

Strategic Planning &
- Analytical Skills

- Strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities.
- Attention to detail and logical thinking.
- Ability to calculate and assess implementation costs.
- Experience defining strategic objectives and mechanisms for stakeholder input.
- Ability to develop implementation strategies and plans.
- Strong assessment and evaluation capabilities.
- Ability to identify obstacles, risks, dependencies, and opportunities.
- Strong problem sensitivity and creative problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multitask effectively and work under pressure.

Communication &
- Leadership

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills.
- Experience facilitating group discussions and workshops.
- Strong negotiation, persuasion, presentation, and public-speaking abilities.
- Ability to build consensus and establish measurable objectives.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
- Goal-oriented approach with the ability to establish and enforce timelines.

Agile Delivery
- Experience working on Agile project delivery teams.
- Working knowledge of:
- Backlog management
- User stories
- Scrum
- Sprints

Skills Distribution Competency Area Weight Strategic Planning 85% Analytical Skills 20% Communication 25% Decisiveness 15% Problem Solving 25% Agile Project Delivery 15%

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a Senior Project Manager / Project Leader with strong cybersecurity and infrastructure experience who can take complete ownership of complex enterprise security initiatives.

Candidates should be comfortable working across cybersecurity, network infrastructure, identity and privileged access, Microsoft security technologies, data and analytics platforms, and Agile delivery environments.

Strong candidates will combine strategic planning, analytical thinking, decisive leadership, problem-solving, and excellent stakeholder communication skills.

How to Apply

If this opportunity matches your experience and interests you, please submit the following documents to [email protected] by Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST:

- Updated Resume in Word format –
- Mandatory
- References –
- Mandatory
- Expected Hourly Rate –
- Mandatory
- Visa Status –
- Mandatory
- LinkedIn ID –
- Mandatory

Please note: We cannot proceed with the candidate submission without all mandatory documents. If this role is not a suitable match for you, please feel free to forward this opportunity to experienced Senior Project Managers / Project Leaders with robust cybersecurity, network security, infrastructure, PMLC, Agile delivery, and enterprise security experience.

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