Cybersecurity Transition & Operational Readiness Consultant

We are seeking a technically grounded Cybersecurity Transition and Operational Readiness Manager to drive cybersecurity initiatives from concept validation (PoC) through production implementation, service transition, and steady-state operations.

This is a hands-on technical role : you must have experience with cybersecurity tools (SIEM, EDR, IAM, cloud security, etc.), not just project management or governance. You will bridge the gap between security engineering and operations, ensuring that services are transitioned with measurable SLAs/SLOs, robust support models, and continuous improvement frameworks.

You will partner with Product, Security, Engineering, PMO, and Operations teams to deliver predictable, compliant, and operationally excellent security services.

Key Responsibilities

Phase 1: PoC, Pilot & Value Validation

• Define PoC success criteria, hypotheses, measurable outcomes, and exit gates

• Coordinate with architecture and security teams to build compliant, right-sized PoC environments

• Lead vendor evaluations, solution assessments, and TCO/ROI analyses for security tools

• Deliver PoC test plans, data readiness activities, and evidence packs for go/no-go decisions

• Create industrialization plans and highlight capability gaps for scale-up (people, process, technology)

Phase 2: Implementation & Scale (Build It Right)

• Own and manage the implementation plan including scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resources

• Drive solution hardening across security, reliability, performance, and DR/BCP compliance

• Ensure SDLC/DevSecOps controls, IaC patterns, and automation practices are applied

• Define clear RACI alignment across all stakeholder groups

• Manage data migration, cutover strategies, and readiness for execution

• Oversee UAT, performance testing, and production readiness reviews (PRR)

• Establish detailed support models including tiering, OLAs, runbooks, and escalation paths

• Coordinate training, knowledge transfer, and operational documentation

Phase 3: Transition to Operations (Make It Sustainable)

• Lead formal Service Transition including warranty/hypercare periods and handover criteria.
  
• Define and implement SLAs/SLOs, error budgets, monitoring/observability standards, and alerting thresholds
• Lead organizational change management to ensure stakeholder adoption
• Validate CMDB/asset updates, configuration baselines, and license compliance
• Confirm resilience readiness including backup/restore validation and failover testing
• Formalize run ownership including operational lead designation, duty rosters, and on-call schedules.
  Must have:
  
• You have implemented, migrated, or configured tools like SIEM, EDR, IAM, cloud security, or vulnerability scanners.
• You have led at least 2 security products/services from concept to live operations.
• You have handed over services to BAU operations with runbooks, SLAs, and training