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IT Security Project Manager

DTCC Candidate Experience Site
Jersey, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 8/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

 

Pay and Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
  • Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
  • Pension / Retirement benefits
  • Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
  • DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).


The Impact You Will Have in This Role:

Being a member of IT Cybersecurity & Platform Engineering tema, the Secure Platforms team is seeking a highly motivated and technically proficient Associate to help drive strategic initiatives across DTCC's enterprise cryptographic and trust services portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of engineering execution, technical program leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will partner closely with engineering leaders and service owners responsible for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), PKI and Machine Identity, Secrets Management, Encryption Services, and Cryptographic Platforms. You will help ensure these services are prepared for and aligned with major enterprise initiatives, including cyber resiliency programs, infrastructure modernization, platform transformations, and regulatory-driven technology changes.

Success in this role requires both technical depth and strong organizational leadership. You will be expected to understand complex technical concepts, engage engineering teams on architectural and implementation decisions, coordinate work across multiple stakeholders, track execution against milestones, identify risks and dependencies, and drive initiatives to successful outcomes.

 

Your Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate cross-service initiatives impacting Secure Platforms technologies.
  • Drive execution of strategic programs spanning Post-Quantum Cryptography, PKI, Secrets Management, Machine Identity, and Cryptographic Services.
  • Partner with engineering teams to assess impacts, define requirements, track deliverables, and resolve blockers.
  • Serve as a technical liaison between Secure Platforms and enterprise technology teams.
  • Build and maintain program plans, dependency maps, risk registers, executive status updates, and readiness assessments.
  • Support enterprise initiatives such as cyber resiliency programs, recovery environments, infrastructure modernization efforts, segmentation programs, cloud transformations, and other strategic initiatives.
  • Analyze technical architectures and identify impacts to cryptographic services and trust infrastructure.
  • Facilitate working sessions, technical reviews, and stakeholder governance forums.
  • Develop metrics, reporting, and dashboards to measure execution progress and organizational readiness.
  • Contribute to technical strategy discussions and help translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering outcomes.
  • Assist service owners with roadmap planning, adoption tracking, and enterprise engagement activities.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

 

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in cybersecurity, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, identity and access management, cryptography, or technical program leadership.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional technical initiatives.
  • Understanding of one or more of the following domains:
    • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
    • Secrets Management
    • Machine Identity
    • Cryptography and Key Management
    • Cloud Security
    • Identity and Access Management
    • Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, architects, senior leadership, and business stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience tracking multiple workstreams and managing complex dependencies.

Talents Needed for Success:

  • Technical curiosity and willingness to learn emerging security and cryptographic technologies.
  • Ability to influence without direct authority and drive outcomes across organizational boundaries.
  • Strong program management and execution skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping teams navigate complex problems.
  • Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution-oriented delivery.
  • Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Collaborative mindset with a passion for building relationships across engineering organizations.

 

 

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

 

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