Security Engineer implementing security controls and risk analyses for cloud environments at UOL EdTech. Collaborating with development teams for secure coding practices and compliance.
About the role
- Vice President – Operations leading Defence, Aerospace, and National Security engagements for a global technology enterprise. Ensuring on-time delivery and operational excellence across mission-critical projects.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of strategic Defence and cybersecurity programs including planning, execution, tracking, and closure.
- Drive milestone-based delivery with rigorous governance, ensuring schedule adherence, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.
- Lead Program Management Office (PMO) cadence: reviews, dashboards, escalation mechanisms, and outcome reporting to leadership.
- Build and optimize scalable operational processes for delivery, resource planning, documentation, compliance, and vendor management.
- Establish execution standards and playbooks for deployment of cybersecurity solutions (SOC, monitoring platforms, cyber tools, appliances).
- Ensure operational readiness for deployments, handovers, training, and sustainment support.
- Translate Defence operational needs into execution plans while ensuring alignment with cybersecurity requirements and implementation realities.
- Ensure strong compliance practices across sensitive projects (security protocols, access control, asset custody, audit readiness).
- Coordinate with internal cyber engineering teams to ensure secure architecture, implementation assurance, and validation.
- Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary teams including program managers, project engineers, logistics, QA, deployment,
- Partner with Product, Engineering, InfoSec, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and HR to ensure smooth program execution.
- Manage external stakeholders: Defence client teams, OEMs, system integrators, third-party partners.
- Provide oversight or coordination for programs involving embedded platforms such as secure appliances, edge systems, rugged compute, or mission devices.
- Work with engineering teams to ensure integration, deployment constraints, and operational support models are addressed.
- Own risk registers and mitigation plans; ensure early warning systems and proactive issue resolution.
- Define quality gates and acceptance criteria for deliveries including FAT/SAT, documentation, and compliance checks.
- Ensure governance mechanisms are followed across project lifecycle: change control, documentation, approvals, and sign-offs.
Requirements
- Defence / Armed Forces / Defence PSU / Defence contracting background strongly preferred
- 10–18+ years overall experience with significant leadership experience in operations, program delivery, or mission-critical execution
- Proven track record managing high-stakes, multi-year, multi-vendor projects
- Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity domains such as SOC operations, cyber defence tools, secure architecture, incident response lifecycle, etc.
- Experience working with structured project management practices (Agile / Hybrid / Waterfall)
- Exceptional leadership, decision-making, stakeholder management, and crisis handling abilities.
Benefits
- work-life balance
- dedicated hours to upskill and reskill
- unique and challenging projects
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