12 months contract
Zurich
Employment type
Contract
Industry
Banking
Area
IT, Cyber Security
Location
Zurich
Remote from abroad?
No
Home office?
TBD
Contract duration
12 months contract
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Tasks and responsibilities
- Lead initiatives to modernise the web application security landscape.
- Evaluate and implement a cloud-based Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) solution.
- Replace the current on-premises Web Application Firewall (WAF) infrastructure.
- Conduct a POC to assess the migration of the existing appliance-based WAF platform to a Kubernetes-based deployment model.
- Coordinate stakeholders.
- Support strategic decision-making regarding the future web application security platform.
- Manage technology evaluations, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and implementation projects.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies across multiple workstreams.
- Prepare management reports, decision papers, and steering committee materials.
- Manage risk, issue, budget, and timeline.
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Must-have criteria
- Proven experience leading complex IT infrastructure, cloud, and/or cyber security projects in enterprise environments.
- Strong project management expertise, including planning, execution, and delivery management.
- Experience managing technology evaluations, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and implementation projects.
- Good understanding of web application security technologies, including Web Application Firewalls (WAF), API security, and cloud-based security solutions.
- Familiarity with container platforms and Kubernetes-based architectures.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing dependencies across multiple workstreams.
- Strong vendor and service provider management experience.
- Experience preparing management reports, decision papers, and steering committee materials.
- Strong risk, issue, budget, and timeline management capabilities.
- Professional project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, IPMA Level C/B) or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong leadership, coordination, and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented working style.
- Resilient and dependable, with a strong sense of responsibility and sustained focus under pressure.
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to build consensus and drive decisions across technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset.
03
Nice-to-have criteria
- Cyber security certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent).
- Relevant cloud platform certifications.
04
Contract duration
- Start date: 01/09/2026
- End date: 31/08/2027
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Language requirements
English Business fluent, native language (C1/2)
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Application form