MOVEit Project Manager

Role Title - Project Manager - Secure File Transfer (MOVEit) | Regulated Environments

Role Purpose

The MOVEit Project Manager is accountable for the governance, delivery, and compliance of secure file transfer and automation programs using MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Automation within a regulated enterprise.
This role ensures data protection, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and operational resilience, working closely with Security, Risk, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Business teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Regulatory-Driven Project & Program Management

• Lead MOVEit initiatives including new implementations, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, migrations, and decommissioning.
• Ensure projects comply with GDPR, ISO 27001, SOX, PCI-DSS, HIPAA (as applicable) and internal security policies.
• Maintain project governance artifacts: charters, RAID logs, compliance checkpoints, and sign-off records.

2. Secure File Transfer Governance

• Oversee enterprise-wide usage of MOVEit Transfer & Automation ensuring:
• Approved protocols (SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS)
• Strong encryption (PGP, TLS)
• Controlled user access and segregation of duties
• Ensure secure handling of sensitive data (PII, PHI, financial data).

3. Risk, Audit & Compliance Ownership

• Act as the single point of accountability for audit readiness related to MOVEit.
• Coordinate internal/external audits, penetration test observations, and regulatory reviews.
• Track remediation of vulnerabilities and security findings to closure.

4. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with:
• MOVEit Administrators & Platform Teams
• Information Security & GRC teams
• Infrastructure (Windows/IIS), Cloud, DevOps
• Application owners and business stakeholders
• Translate technical risk into clear business impacts for leadership.

5. Automation & Integration Oversight

• Govern MOVEit Automation workflows and integrations using REST APIs, scripts, and scheduling tools.
• Ensure automation reduces manual intervention without introducing security or compliance risk.
• Approve production releases and enforce change management (CAB).

6. Operational Readiness & Documentation

• Ensure SOPs, runbooks, escalation models, and DR procedures are created and maintained.
• Validate monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Support major incidents, RCA coordination, and continuous improvement.

7. Vendor & Third-Party Management

• Manage vendor relationships with Progress (MOVEit) and external partners.
• Review contracts, SLAs, and security attestations.
• Coordinate vendor support for incidents, patches, and roadmap planning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 8-10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years managing security or infrastructure programs.
• Proven experience delivering MOVEit Transfer & Automation projects in regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of secure file transfer, encryption, identity & access controls.
• Experience working closely with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams.
• Excellent executive-level communication skills.

Preferred/Desired

• PMP/PRINCE2/Agile certification.
• Experience in BFSI, Insurance, Healthcare, or Pharma domains.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure in regulated deployments.
• Strong governance and process-driven mindset.