Senior Executive Manager - Cyber Security Strategy & Architecture

Bupa Arabia


Date: 9 hours ago
City: Remote
Contract type: Full time
Remote
Job Description

To design the standards for cybersecurity so that Bupa Arabia can grow and transform its business with security built in from the start.

Key Accountabilities:

1 - Cybersecurity Strategy & Roadmap:

  • Draft and maintain the cybersecurity strategy in line with business priorities, risk appetite and the CISO’s direction.
  • Build and maintain the multi-year roadmap, setting out investment priorities, outcomes, dependencies and owners.
  • Monitor the external threat, regulatory and technology landscape and recommend strategic adjustments.

2 - Enterprise Security Architecture:

  • Develop and maintain the target-state security architecture, technical standards and reference patterns across all environments.
  • Conduct design-stage architecture reviews of major initiatives and security engineering changes.
  • Assess architecture exceptions and technical debt, submitting material exceptions for risk review and CISO approval.

3 - Transformation & Portfolio Alignment:

  • Apply cybersecurity requirements and architecture guardrails to transformation, technology planning and delivery projects.
  • Work with business, technology, data, cloud and procurement teams to shape secure solution options early.
  • Recommend cybersecurity initiative and investment priorities based on business value, risk reduction and architectural fit.

4 - Cybersecurity Delivery:

  • Manage delivery of prioritized cybersecurity initiatives from planning through implementation, in line with the approved strategy.
  • Coordinate delivery teams, partners and stakeholders, managing scope, milestones, resources, budgets and risks.
  • Confirm operational handover with Cyber Security Operations, track benefits realization and escalate material issues to the CISO.

5 - Performance, Insights & Executive Reporting:

  • Track outcome measures for strategy execution and architecture adoption.
  • Prepare progress reports on strategy delivery, investment performance and decisions required.
  • Provide strategy and architecture input to the CISO’s leadership, Board and regulatory reporting.

6 - Stakeholder Management:

  • Maintain effective working relationships with technology, risk, business and subsidiary stakeholders.
  • Engage business and technology stakeholders early to align cybersecurity priorities, roadmaps and delivery.
  • Coordinate with BISOs across functions and subsidiaries to promote consistent security practices.
  • Review draft cybersecurity policies for technical feasibility and support the CISO in governance forums.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • 8 years of experience
  • Risk based approach
  • Strategic thinking
  • Adherence to confidentiality of data
  • Multitasking
  • Understand Risk assessment and management methodology.
  • Experience in developing and implementing enterprise governance, risk, and compliance strategy and solutions.
  • Experience in Security project management and planning.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity (required)
  • Master’s degree in Information Security or Cybersecurity (preferred)
  • Certification in information security domain.
  • CISSP
  • CISA
  • SABSA Foundation
  • ISSAP
  • Experience in information security
  • Experience in cloud-based platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) in an enterprise environment
  • Knowledge of Cyber and cloud security standard frameworks, architecture, design, operations, controls, technology, solutions, and service orchestration.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity

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