Cybersecurity Product Development Manager (FTC) - Hybrid

HEAnet - Cybersecurity Product Development Manager - Hybrid

HEAnet is Ireland’s National Research and Education Network, providing internet connectivity and ICT shared services across all levels of the Irish education system, reaching in excess of 1,000,000 end users. We connect learners and researchers across all of Ireland to education resources and to fellow national educational and research networks in Europe, and the rest of the world.

 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Cybersecurity Product Development Manager to join our Project Management Office Team on a 12-month fixed contract to play a leading role in a security project.

 

This role is primarily based at our Dublin 1 offices, but we are pleased to offer a flexible remote working arrangement. This allows you to work from home up to three (3) days a week. You will be expected to work at least two (2) days a week in the office, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a balanced and dynamic work environment.  

 

What the Project Management Office Team does 

 

The Project Management Office (PMO) manages HEAnet’s project portfolio and provides project management support across the company. As a technical organization, many of the HEAnet’s projects involve collaboration with internal teams on services like networking, cloud, identity, storage and security.

 

The PMO plays a central role in developing new services, including a strategic focus on cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity Product Development Manager is key to delivering this objective, acting as a Subject Matter Expert and working closely with HEAnet’s security, Finance, Marketing, Management and Client teams.

 

What the Cybersecurity Product Development Manager does 

 

HEAnet aims to expand its security services portfolio to help clients in the Further and Higher Education sector address security challenges. While already offering a range of security services through internal teams and partners, HEAnet is exploring new service opportunities. The Cybersecurity Product Development Manager will assess the feasibility of new service candidates, develop business cases, and create a roadmap for potential new production services.

 

How we do it

Our company values underpin how we do things in HEAnet. We believe in and live by our values and understand they are integral to making HEAnet a great place to work.

 

COLLABORATION - EQUALITY & FAIRNESS - FUTURE FOCUSED - POSITIVE IMPACT

                                                                                         

For further information about who we are and our core values, see https://www.heanet.ie/who-we-are.

What you get from us 

 

We value knowledge-sharing and communication. Each week we have team meetings combined with regular 1:1 catch-ups to make sure no one is hitting any roadblocks.  Each month we have a number presentations from anyone in the company on a wide range of topics from technical demo, project management to mental health. 

 We encourage critical thinking and the exploration of new ideas. We often form cross-team special interest groups for specific topic discussions, both ongoing and for fixed projects.    

We promote a healthy work/life balance. Work outside of standard hours is rare and agreed in advance. We take the care of our team members' mental health seriously.   

Company Benefits 

 

• Hybrid Working
• Flexible start/finish times
• Health insurance for employees
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• On-going well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Tax Saver Ticket scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Professional education support
• Comprehensive group and individual training & development initiatives

What we need from you

 

• Expertise in security services, with broad knowledge of solutions and best practices for large corporate/educational environments and familiarity with service providers in the Irish marketplace 
• Experience with security technologies such as Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Vulnerability Management and Detection (VMDR), Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, etc. 
• Ability to develop security concepts into detailed service definitions, working with clients and HEAnet stakeholders 
• Lead feasibility studies and business cases for new services, identifying client demand, budget, and resource needs 
• Develop a 3-year security service roadmap, prioritizing and sequencing key initiatives based on successful business cases
• Identify potential vendors for security services 
• Coordinate with internal and external teams (legal, contracting, procurement, finance) to ensure smooth project rollouts
• Oversee the development of reporting and metrics for security services 
• Support HEAnet teams in transitioning services to production, including vendor onboarding, contracts, SLAs, training, pilots, and launches 
  
• Provide regular updates to key stakeholders (management, PMO, clients) 

What you bring

 

• Track record of developing and implementing security solutions for large clients 
• Educational background: preferably a degree or master's in a cybersecurity discipline, plus industry certifications (e.g., CISM, CISSP) 
• Proven experience developing services and capabilities in areas such as incident management, threat analysis, endpoint protection, and vulnerability management 
• Vendor assessment and management experience 

Bonus points  

We do not need you to have the following, but if you did it could be beneficial: 

 

• Experience developing Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Experience in public sector procurement
• Experience of providing security solutions to the Education and Research sector

 

More important information 

 

At HEAnet we celebrate diversity and understand how important it is to our ongoing success.  We would like to hear from candidates who are great at what they do and whose values align with ours.  

 

If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know. 

 
HEAnet are delighted to be awarded with the Ibec Keep Well Mark. We take pride in developing, maintaining and enhancing our culture of wellbeing and continue to focus on this into 2024 and beyond.