Within the IT Portfolio & Project Management Team, we ensure the Portfolio Management planning, management and quality delivery of various projects ranging from strategic to transformational to operational change, serving internal and external customers across the organisation.
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead our DevSecOps initiative, with a focus on securing GitLab pipelines and onboarding applications to Snyk. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and organizational skills, with a working understanding of CI/CD concepts.
You should be experienced in both classical and agile management & delivery methodologies, be pragmatic and keenly focused on delivery.
Project Information DevSecOps
IDEA : Embed Snyk into GitLab, so that security can be proactively integrated into the development workflow, ensuring early detection of vulnerabilities in the CI/CD pipeline.
GOAL : Ensure compliance (e.g.NIS 2) by embedding security into every stage of SDLC.
Implementation of Snyk for vulnerability scanning
Securing CI/CD infrastructure (migrating to K8s runners)
Enhancing artifact management through Nexus
NEED : Enhance security measures.
Main Responsibilities Develop roadmaps, project charters and detailed delivery plans
Initiate project setup and manage them through phase gates
Coordinate and deliver projects on time, within budget and in scope, owning the full project life cycle from initiation to delivery
Motivates the team and creates a positive project atmosphere to achieve the deliverables
Act with intercultural skills to handle different cultures and communicate consciously considering different working styles.
Develop and manage the project communications plan
Develop, manage and report on project success criteria
Provide status reporting on all project dimensions to sponsors, steering committees & stakeholders
Stakeholder engagement and management
Manage project changes, risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies
Develop a sufficiently deep technical and business understanding to be able to interact with business and IT subject matter experts
Work closely with diverse teams and departments to deliver on IT solutions for business
Be part of the PM Community and open to contribute to guidelines, standards, KPIs and processes
Managing project compliance to our standards and processes
Plan and execute meetings and workshops with various stakeholders
Key Responsibilities Lead a cross-functional team across IT and Business units to deliver DevSecOps objectives.
Plan, track, and drive project execution, ensuring timely delivery of milestones.
Coordinate resources and manage capacity with line managers.
Facilitate communication and alignment between stakeholders, proactively managing expectations.
Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps, and escalate them appropriately.
Organize and lead project meetings, ensuring follow-up actions are tracked and closed.
Your Profile You have an engineering or information technology degree, or equivalent proven practical experience
8+ years of IT project management experience
A proven track record leading IT project delivery teams
Proven experience as a Project Manager in complex IT projects (preferably security or DevOps-related).
Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide cross-functional teams.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Confidence to challenge assumptions and negotiate timelines when needed.
Solid understanding of project management methods and tools.
Basic technical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab).
Familiarity with DevSecOps and security tools (e.g., Snyk) is a strong advantage.
Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic and strategic program.
Project management certification, classical and/or agile i.e. PMP, Scrum Master etc.
Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and tools, and the software development lifecycle
Experience in the energy and/or trading industry would be a plus
You demonstrate high performance with the ability to navigate quickly between high and detailed levels, have a proactive mindset and are quickly able to get into hands-on work where needed
You work in a collaborative way and have good stakeholder management skills
Your working style is characterised by a strong customer focus, being results orientated, great collaboration, strong planning & organizational skills, and excellent communication skills
Proficient in English, additionally German and/or French would be a plus.
Nice to have Previous experience in Secure Software Development or Cloud Security projects.
Exposure to AWS or other cloud platforms.
Location 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
Start Date: 30.09.2025
End: 31.03.2026 – could be renewed
Please only apply for this position, if you: Fill at least 90% of the above required criteria
You hold a passport from a EU member country or hold an existing Swiss work permit without sponsorship requirement
In the case you apply and do not fit the above criteria, your application will not be reviewed -
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