Senior Cyber Hygiene Team Lead / Project Manager

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Cyber Hygiene Team Lead / Project Manager

Corporate Title: Vice President

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• The Cyber Hygiene Team Lead / Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of Cyber Hygiene engineering initiatives, driving strategic security programs, and coordinating cross-functional teams to improve the organization's security posture. The role combines project management, stakeholder leadership, delivery governance, and technical oversight across cloud security, vulnerability management, application security, and security automation initiatives.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.

• Gender neutral parental leaves

• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

• Accident and Term life Insurance

• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Cyber Hygiene programs, projects, and strategic initiatives.

• Manage the Cyber Hygiene engineering roadmap, priorities, dependencies, risks, and milestones.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Security Engineering, Operations, Cloud, DevSecOps, Application Security, and Platform teams.

• Provide delivery governance through planning, progress tracking, RAID management, status reporting, and stakeholder communication.

• Act as the primary escalation point for project risks, issues, and delivery blockers.

• Drive implementation of security solutions supporting Vulnerability Management, CSPM, CWPP, ACS, and automation initiatives.

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with security, audit, and regulatory requirements.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, backlog prioritization, and demand management activities.

• Produce executive-level reporting, KPIs, and management updates.

• Mentor team members and promote continuous improvement, operational excellence, and collaboration.

Your skills and experience

Leadership & Project Management

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management, Cyber Security, Technology Delivery, or Engineering Leadership.

• Proven experience leading large-scale technology or security transformation initiatives.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior management, engineering teams, auditors, and risk partners.

• Experience managing project plans, RAID logs, governance forums, and executive reporting.

• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

Cyber Security & Technology

• Good understanding of:

  • Vulnerability Management

  • Cloud Security

  • Application Security

  • Security Automation

  • Risk Management

  • DevSecOps

• Experience with security platforms such as Prisma Cloud, Brinqa, ServiceNow, Tanium, and Application Security Code Scanning (ACS) solutions.

• Understanding of CSPM, CWPP, security posture management, and exposure management concepts.

Application Security

• Knowledge of Application Security Code Scanning (ACS) and secure software development practices.

• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security risks and remediation approaches.

• Ability to work with engineering teams to prioritize and drive remediation of application security findings.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, SAFe, CISSP, or similar certifications.

• Experience within financial services or highly regulated environments.

• Experience managing complex security transformation programs.

• Exposure to cloud security, vulnerability management, and enterprise risk management.

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.

• Coaching and support from experts in your team.

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.