Network Segmentation SPOC

Network Segmentation SPOC

We are currently looking for a Network Segmentation SPOC to join the team of our client from the banking sector. For this role, Optiveum is the recruitment and contracting party, which means you will sign the cooperation agreement directly with us.

You will act as the Network Segmentation Single Point of Contact (SPOC) within a DORA network segmentation programme, serving as the main link between the programme and Application Owners, Application Providers and Application Teams. Your goal is to drive the adoption and implementation of network segmentation controls across the applications and services assigned to you.

• Rate: up to 170 PLN/h net + VAT

• Work Model: B2B contract, full-time (40 h/week), hybrid – 75% remote

• Location: Gdańsk, Gdynia or Warsaw

• Language: Fluent English

Responsibilities:

• Drive stakeholder engagement and alignment to ensure successful adoption and implementation of network segmentation controls

• Communicate DORA regulatory requirements, programme objectives, timelines and expected business outcomes to stakeholders

• Coordinate the identification, documentation, validation and analysis of application communication flows, dependencies and connectivity requirements

• Facilitate workshops with business and technical stakeholders to validate application connectivity, business requirements and implementation readiness

• Work closely with network engineers, security architects, infrastructure teams, risk management and application teams to define and implement segmentation solutions

• Coordinate application-specific segmentation plans, including milestones, implementation activities, dependencies, risk mitigation and stakeholder approvals

• Monitor delivery progress, risks, issues, dependencies and compliance status, and escalate blockers in time

• Support the preparation and review of Solution Design Documents, firewall rule changes, segmentation rulesets, governance artefacts and implementation documentation

• Ensure adherence to cyber security standards, segmentation principles, change management, operational resilience objectives and DORA requirements

• Report regularly on implementation progress, risk reduction, open issues and delivery metrics to programme governance forums and senior stakeholders

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in IT project delivery, cyber security programmes, infrastructure transformation, network security or operational resilience in a large enterprise

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with proven ability to engage senior business stakeholders, Application Owners, technical teams and external partners

• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies and governance requirements

• Strong understanding of network security concepts, including network segmentation, firewall technologies, network communication flows, application connectivity, least privilege, and security zones and trust boundaries

• Experience facilitating workshops, requirements gathering and delivery planning

• Ability to translate technical and business requirements into actionable implementation plans

• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies and delivery reporting in large regulatory or transformation programmes

• Strong written communication, including governance materials, implementation plans and executive-level status reports

• Ability to work independently, drive activities proactively and coordinate several workstreams at once

• Fluent English