Cyber Security Expert

Inovasys


Date: 1 day ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Contractor
Job Description

  • Supervise and manage cybersecurity teams and their
  • activities, while enhancing their skills and improving cybersecurity training
  • methodologies to develop, retain, and advance cybersecurity talent.
  • Provide expert guidance and advisory to the
  • organization's leadership, cybersecurity leaders, and teams on cybersecurity
  • matters.
  • Effectively communicate cybersecurity risks to senior
  • management.
  • Develop security risk descriptions for IT systems by
  • assessing threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Develop risk mitigation strategies to manage risks in
  • line with the organization's risk tolerance policies.
  • Establish cybersecurity countermeasures and strategies
  • to address security risks.
  • Define primary and residual cybersecurity risks
  • affecting system operations.
  • Ensure that cybersecurity decisions are based on
  • fundamental risk management principles.
  • Conduct risk analysis whenever a program or system
  • undergoes a significant change.
  • Provide input for the risk management framework and
  • related documentation.
  • Ensure that cybersecurity risks are properly identified
  • and addressed through the organization's risk governance process.
  • Perform cybersecurity risk assessments.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to implement and maintain
  • a cybersecurity risk management program.
  • Select team members and assign specific roles related to
  • implementing the risk management framework.
  • Develop the organization's risk management strategy,
  • including defining risk appetite levels.
  • Conduct initial risk assessments for stakeholder assets and continuously update risk evaluations.
  • Work with organization leaders to ensure continuous
  • monitoring tools provide real-time risk awareness.
  • Leverage continuous monitoring tools to assess risks
  • proactively.
  • Serve as an internal cybersecurity consultant and
  • advisor within the area of expertise.

Qualifications And Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity,
  • Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • 10 - 15 years of experience in cybersecurity, risk
  • management, governance, or compliance roles.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience in managing
  • cybersecurity teams.
  • Saudi nationality is a must.
  • Proven track record in developing, implementing, and
  • overseeing cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance strategies at an
  • organizational level.
  • Experience in cyber risk assessments, audits, regulatory
  • compliance, and security governance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, NCA,
  • PDPL, GDPR, and PCI DSS.
  • Experience in designing, implementing, and improving
  • risk management frameworks and incident response strategies.
  • Experience in conducting cybersecurity awareness
  • training programs and developing security policies, procedures, and standards.

Technical & Leadership Skills

  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and
  • risk management methodologies (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27005, and NCA).
  • Expertise in compliance and regulatory requirements
  • related to Saudi cybersecurity laws, NCA frameworks, PDPL, SAMA, and global
  • standards.
  • Ability to conduct and lead cybersecurity risk
  • assessments, audits, and threat modeling.
  • Experience working with cybersecurity tools, including
  • GRC platforms, vulnerability management solutions, SIEM, and risk assessment
  • tools.
  • Proven ability to manage and develop cybersecurity
  • teams, mentor talent, and build a culture of security awareness.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, with the
  • ability to interact effectively with executive management and technical teams.
  • Decision-making skills with a strategic mindset to align
  • security initiatives with business objectives.

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