Associate Director Cyber Security

Job Description

Our ClientA leading Big Four firm working with prestigious clients on some of the largest projects in KSA.Your Responsibilities

• Management and delivery of challenging client engagements.
• Advising on strategy, governance, management, and technical aspects of cyber defense/response
• Helping them optimize their approach to technical cyber defense controls
• Helping them develop innovative cyber defense solutions
• Integrating cyber defense throughout the system development life cycle
• Supporting them in the development of their cyber defense and response capability
• Anticipating future needs and requirements and building innovative services to address them
• Linking cyber defense to other cybersecurity or wider consultancy offerings on risk management, resilience, and IT transformation to provide holistic support to our clients
• Managing and delivering medium-/large-d engagements
• Assisting with sales and business development activities
• Developing constructive client relationships.
• Coaching and developing team members through sharing of experience and knowledge, as well as managing the performance and development of other team members

Your QualificationsSpecific to the role, we expect that you will have:

• Proven experience of delivering one or more of the following areas: technical security assessments, penetration testing, red/purple teaming, security monitoring and security operations, compromise assessments, threat intelligence and threat hunting, incident response, etc.
• Track record showing understanding of the business, threat and regulatory issues faced by clients (essential), and at least around 8-10 years of working experience.

More generally we expect that you will have:

• Proven ability to analyze problems, identify core issues and recommend appropriate technical solutions
• Proven experience of successfully managing complex cyber security services preferably in professional consultancy service provider, ensuring the delivery of high-quality work on time and to budget
• Proven ability to lead work at sustained levels of high intensity, and inspire drive and resilience in others
• Proven ability to produce thought leadership material and engage as a subject matter expert with senior audiences and security professional communities
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), negotiation and project management skills
• Ability to interact with organizations at senior levels
• Strong networking skills and a broad professional network
• Proven commercial and business acumen
• Have led, or at least played a key role, in selling and delivering technical cybersecurity engagements related to cyber defense and response
• At least 4-6 years of expertise in leading professional teams
• Experienced with ISO27K, NIST CSF, NIS-2018, ISA-62443 or NCA frameworks, SAMA CSF and CITC CRF
• Familiar with the cybersecurity market in KSA.

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