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AVP- Security Incident Management (UAE National)

Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking GroupAbu Dhabi, UAE1 weeks agoExecutive
Executivefulltime

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Overview

  • The AVP, Security Incident Management will lead the incident response team within the Cyber Defense Center, ensuring timely and effective handling of security incidents.
  • This/her role involves coordinating with various stakeholders, managing incident response processes, investigation, analysis, containment, recovery, communication, and reporting.
  • Also continuously improving the organization’s incident management capabilities and meeting the compliance requirements.
  • The Incident Manager plays a vital role in safeguarding the organization’s digital assets and maintaining its cybersecurity posture
  • Alignment with Business Priorities: Ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives
  • Ownership and Accountability: Incident Manager takes full responsibility for the activities and the department’s, holding self and the team accountable for their outcomes.
  • Driving Incident Response Maturity Enhancement: Proactively drives initiatives that enhance incident response and resilient cyber posture. Focus on Outputs and Impact: Focus on delivering outputs that create meaningful impact such as enhanced security culture and protection posture of the bank.
  • Innovation and Automation: Continuously seek innovative solutions and automated processes for efficiency.
  • Continuous Learning and Improvement: Committed to learning from experiences and continuously improving relevant processes and outcomes.
  • Incident Analysis: Quickly analyzing incidents to understand their root causes is essential. This involves gathering data, identifying patterns, and determining the impact on systems and users.
  • Critical Thinking: The ability to think critically and evaluate situations from multiple angles helps in devising effective solutions under pressure.
  • Technical Knowledge: A strong technical background allows you to understand the systems and technologies involved, which is crucial for diagnosing issues and coordinating with technical teams.
  • 12+ years of rich experience in information security domain and at least 6-8 years of dedicated experience in Security Incident Response.
  • Hands on experience in implementing and operationalizing SIEM/SOAR tools such as Sentinel, ArcSight etc.
  • Experience in defining and reporting KPIs for Security Incident response.
  • Familiarity with advanced SOC monitoring technologies, risk, threat and security measures.
  • Knowledge across the SOC domains including governance, control frameworks, policies, compliance management, risk management and incident response etc.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements and how they influence the bank's Information Security strategy.
  • Preferably worked in BFSI domain with proven experience in SOC function.
  • Strong understanding of key security standards and regulations such as NIST 800-61, CERT/CC, PCI, ISO 27035 etc.
  • Deep understanding of Security Incident response frameworks and their application in creating robust policies.
  • Automate potential resilient security processes to ensure continuous compliance with security best practices.
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of security trends, threats, and countermeasures
  • Assess and design security posture determination processes, tools and methodologies
  • Reviewing and approving use cases/playbooks for SIEM/SOAR tools
  • Continuously monitor security hygiene and performance using tools and processes
  • Collaborate with other IS teams, Ops and tech teams on enhancing security incident response resilience
  • Strategic Oversight: Provide strategic direction and oversight for the incident management process, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Security Incident Management: Lead the coordination of major security incidents/crisis management, ensuring that all relevant teams and stakeholders are effectively engaged and provide appropriate technical insights to the Crisis Management Team (CMT).
  • Managing incident investigation, analysis, containment, recovery, communication and reporting
  • Policy & Procedure Development: Develop and refine incident management policies and procedures, ensuring they are up-to-date and effective in addressing current and emerging threats.
  • Continuous Improvement: Conduct thorough post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and implement improvements to prevent future incidents.
  • Training & Mentorship: Provide training and mentorship to other team members, ensuring the team is well-prepared to handle incidents.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with stakeholders, providing updates on incident status and resolution efforts
  • ***Essential knowledge***
  • Have over 12+ years of rich experience in information security domain and at least 6-8 years of dedicated experience in Security Incident Response.
  • Hands on experience in implementing and operationalizing SIEM/SOAR tools such as Sentinel, ArcSight etc.
  • Experience in defining and reporting KPIs for Security Incident response.
  • Familiarity with advanced SOC monitoring technologies, risk, threat and security measures.
  • Knowledge across the SOC domains including governance, control frameworks, policies, compliance management, risk management and incident response etc.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements and how they influence the bank's Information Security strategy.
  • Preferably worked in BFSI domain with proven experience in SOC function.
  • Strong understanding of key security standards and regulations such as NIST 800-61, CERT/CC, PCI, ISO 27035 etc.
  • ***Skills and Application***
  • Leads the development and implementation of comprehensive Security Governance strategies that address identified risks and compliance requirements, incorporating advanced technologies and methodologies to enhance security posture.
  • Deep understanding of Security Incident response frameworks and their application in creating robust policies.
  • Automate potential resilient security processes to ensure continuous compliance with security best practices.
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of security trends, threats, and countermeasures
  • Assess and design security posture determination processes, tools and methodologies
  • Reviewing and approving use cases/playbooks for SIEM/SOAR tools
  • Continuously monitor security hygiene and performance using tools and processes
  • Collaborate with other IS teams, Ops and tech teams on enhancing security incident response resilience

Other

  • Knowledge of evolving advanced tech stacks and related control and risk universe from a SOC perspective.
  • Knowledge and expertise in conducting risk assessment and management.
  • The ideal candidate will have a technical or computer science degree.
  • Professional certifications: GCIH, CISSP, CEH, FOR608, CISM etc.

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