Cybersecurity Release Manager Network Segmentation and Remediation

3Core Systems , Inc•Chicago, IL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Release Manager will support strategic cybersecurity remediation initiatives, including network segmentation security controls, in a regulated financial services environment. The role is accountable for planning, coordinating, and governing releases across multiple workstreams so changes are introduced into production predictably, securely, and compliantly. It works in close alignment with Security Engineering and Program Delivery functions. The manager defines and maintains integrated release plans, coordinates activities across planning, build, test, validation, and deployment, and ensures alignment with program milestones, regulatory commitments, dependencies, and shared environments. The position partners with Technology Change Management teams to meet change-control, approval, and audit requirements; manages release risks and readiness; and ensures release artifacts are accurate and audit-ready. It also provides governance visibility and coordinates communication among security engineering, infrastructure, application teams, project resources, and other stakeholders. The position is based in Chicago, Illinois, with a hybrid arrangement requiring onsite work three days per week. The stated duration is 10 months.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; the posting also states that relevant experience in Financial Services or similarly regulated environments may substitute for formal education.
Proven experience delivering infrastructure, security, or regulatory remediation initiatives in Financial Services or similarly regulated environments.
Strong understanding of change management, release governance, and risk controls.
Experience coordinating releases across multiple teams, vendors, and time zones.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent releases without loss of control or visibility.
Strong communication skills, including explaining complex release risks and decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience with release and change tracking tools such as ServiceNow, Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, or equivalent platforms.
Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and their application in controlled enterprise environments.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and MS Teams.
Experience in release and change management, CI/CD and deployment, and security and infrastructure; the posting lists eight years for each area.
Security experience and network segmentation experience are specified in the role overview.
Must-have skills and attributes include DevOps, JIRA, Release Management, and ServiceNow.

Nice To Haves

Financial industry experience is preferred.
Experience supporting releases involving network, firewall, identity, or cloud security components is strongly preferred.
Azure Cloud experience is preferred among cloud experience.

Responsibilities

Define, maintain, and execute integrated release plans across cybersecurity workstreams and delivery teams.
Coordinate release activities across planning, build, testing, validation, and deployment phases.
Align releases with program milestones, regulatory commitments, and dependency constraints.
Manage release calendars and resolve conflicts across parallel initiatives and shared environments.
Partner with Technology Change Management teams to ensure releases comply with internal change-control, approval, and audit requirements.
Identify, assess, and manage release-related risks, including environment readiness, dependency misalignment, and rollback considerations.
Ensure release artifacts, including release notes, deployment plans, and back-out procedures, are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
Support governance routines by providing visibility into upcoming releases, risks, and go/no-go decisions.
Coordinate between Security Engineers, infrastructure and application teams, and project resources.
Support planning and execution of complex infrastructure and security-related changes.
Coordinate testing and validation to ensure solutions meet security, operational, and regulatory expectations before release.
Manage stakeholder communications before, during, and after releases.
Coordinate releases across multiple teams, vendors, and time zones.
Manage multiple concurrent releases while maintaining control and visibility.