Cyber Programme Manager (TVM)

Cyber Programme Manager (Threat and Vulnerability management)

Duration: 6 month rolling day rate contract
Type: Day rate contract 600-700 per day
Location: Dublin
Onsite Requirement: Hybrid working model (3 days per week onsite)

Summary of Role

• Lead and enhance a large-scale Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM) function within a complex enterprise environment.
• Drive the organisation's approach to vulnerability identification, risk prioritisation, remediation governance, and continuous security improvement.
• Serve as the senior owner of the vulnerability management operating model, ensuring security risks are managed effectively across infrastructure, cloud, and application estates.
• Act as the principal point of contact between cyber security, technology teams, and senior business stakeholders.
• Champion a risk-based approach to vulnerability remediation while supporting regulatory, audit, and governance requirements.

Responsibilities of the role

• Own and develop the enterprise-wide Threat & Vulnerability Management programme, including strategy, governance, processes, and performance reporting.
• Oversee the full vulnerability lifecycle, ensuring security exposures are identified, assessed, prioritised, and remediated appropriately.
• Lead governance forums and remediation reviews, driving accountability across technology and business teams.
• Establish meaningful KPIs, service metrics, and executive level reporting to measure programme effectiveness and security posture.
• Act as the organisational subject matter expert for Qualys, ensuring effective utilisation of scanning, asset visibility, reporting, and remediation capabilities.
• Improve platform integrations, automation opportunities, and reporting processes to enhance operational efficiency.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, engineering, and security teams to improve vulnerability management maturity across the organisation.
• Coordinate response activities for critical vulnerabilities and emerging threats, ensuring timely escalation and risk management.
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory activities by maintaining appropriate governance controls and evidence.
• Drive continual improvement initiatives that strengthen cyber resilience and reduce enterprise security risk.

Experience and Skills Required

• Significant experience within cyber security, vulnerability management, security operations, or security engineering environments.
• Proven track record leading or managing enterprise scale Threat & Vulnerability Management programmes.
• Strong hands on experience with Qualys, including vulnerability management, asset discovery, reporting, compliance monitoring, and cloud agent deployment.
• Excellent understanding of vulnerability assessment methodologies, CVEs, CVSS scoring, threat intelligence, and risk based prioritisation approaches.
• Experience working across cloud and hybrid technology environments.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST, CIS Controls, and ISO 27001.
• Ability to influence technical and non technical stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Demonstrated experience producing executive level reporting and communicating complex cyber risks clearly.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and programme management capabilities.
• Comfortable operating within fast paced environments and managing high priority security events.

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a highly visible cyber security programme within a major enterprise organisation where information security is a key strategic priority.

You will work alongside experienced security professionals and senior technology leaders, helping shape the future direction of vulnerability management across a large and evolving technology landscape.

The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, hybrid working, exposure to large scale security initiatives, and excellent long term career progression opportunities.