Security Consultant - Emiratization & UAE Talent Development

About This Role

Job Description:

• Develop and maintain a cybersecurity strategy that aligns to the organization's business strategy.
• Effectively communicate financial aspects of cybersecurity related activities to senior management.
• Work with stakeholders to develop cybersecurity policies and associated documentation in alignment with the organization's cybersecurity strategy.
• Ensure that cybersecurity requirements for IT are aligned with the organization’s cybersecurity strategy.
• Develop and customize cyber threat landscapes.
• Promote and demonstrate the value of cybersecurity to stakeholders within an organization.
• Review the effectiveness of the organization's cybersecurity controls against its strategic goals.
• Advocate cybersecurity related topics with senior management, to ensure the organization's strategic goals include cybersecurity.
• Ensure that organizational cybersecurity strategy is effectively addressed by cybersecurity policies and related documents.
• Brief senior management on cybersecurity controls required to protect the organization.
• Ensure that protection and detection capabilities are aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy, policies and other related documentation
• Periodically review cybersecurity strategy, policies and related documents to maintain compliance with applicable legislation and regulation.
• Obtain resources to develop and implement effective processes to meet strategic cybersecurity goals
• Ensure that cybersecurity architecture design is aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy
• Identify alternative cybersecurity strategies to address organizational security objective
• Review the effectiveness of the organization's cybersecurity controls against its strategic goals
• Advise on security requirements to be included in RFP process, project and change management processes
• Ensure that acquired or developed systems and architectures are consistent with organization's cybersecurity architecture guidelines.
• Develop and address security architecture and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.

Job Qualifications:

• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Consulting, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Flexibility to travel
• Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.
• Knowledge of the organization's IT strategy and objectives.
• Knowledge in identifying the business critical systems and application.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management processes.
• Knowledge of developing cyber threat landscapes.
• Ability to understand and translate future cybersecurity considerations and industry trends into the cybersecurity strategy.
• Ability to optimize systems to meet enterprise performance requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of risk assessment, mitigation, and management methods.
• Knowledge of relevant cybersecurity and privacy principles and related legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity-related threats and vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of new technologies and solutions from a cybersecurity perspective.
• Knowledge of key security management concepts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, cybersecurity or relevant field.
• 4 - 6 years of experience in similar position
• Should be certified in CISSP, CISM, TOGAF Foundation, SABSA SCF, or equal certifications

Why join us?

• We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues
• You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools
• Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards
• You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends

You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live