Security Operations Officer
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About This Role
• Data Security Architecture & Implementation
- Security Architecture: Design and implement data security controls including DLP, encryption, and data protection mechanisms across structured and unstructured environments.
- Control Enforcement: Ensure consistent enforcement of data classification, encryption, and access controls across databases, endpoints, and cloud platforms.
- Compliance Enablement: Translate PDPPL and national data classification requirements (C0–C4) into enforceable technical controls.
• Data Privacy Engineering
- Privacy Controls Implementation: Embed privacy controls (masking, tokenization, anonymization) into applications and data platforms.
- DPIA Execution: Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) with a focus on identifying and mitigating technical risks.
- Data Visibility: Implement data discovery, classification, and lineage tooling to track sensitive data flows.
- Data Residency Controls: Enforce data residency and sovereignty requirements across cloud platforms (Azure/GCP).
• AI Data Security
- AI Security Controls: Implement safeguards for Generative AI and LLM usage, including access control, logging, and data leakage prevention.
- Data Sanitization: Apply masking and anonymization techniques to datasets used in AI/ML pipelines.
- Third-Party Risk (Technical): Perform technical security validation of AI vendors, focusing on data handling and model training exposure risks.
• IT/OT Data Protection Integration
- Secure Data Transfer: Implement encryption and data filtering controls for data flows between OT and IT/cloud environments.
- Segmentation Controls: Enforce security controls at Industrial DMZ and integration points (e.g., firewalls, proxies, encryption gateways).
- Monitoring & Risk Detection: Support detection of data exposure risks from industrial systems through logging and monitoring solutions.
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• Data Protection Operations & Cryptography
- Encryption & Key Management: Operate and manage encryption solutions including HSMs and Cloud KMS (BYOK/HYOK).
- Security Tools Operation: Deploy, tune, and operate DLP, Database Activity Monitoring (DAM), and data classification tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview / Azure Information Protection).
- Monitoring & Response: Support incident detection and response related to data leakage, misuse, or unauthorized access.
Security Assurance & Risk Management
- Lead security assessments, architecture reviews, vulnerability management, and assurance activities.
- Establish and operate a structured Security Assurance Framework covering control validation, coverage tracking, and continuous assurance.
- Manage the full security lifecycle from risk identification through remediation and validation.
- Translate technical findings into business-level risk statements and remediation plans.
Application, Cloud & Infrastructure Security
- Perform in-depth security assessments of web applications, APIs, mobile applications, cloud platforms, containers, and infrastructure.
- Identify advanced security risks such as business logic flaws, authentication weaknesses, privilege abuse, and modern attack techniques.
- Validate secure architectures, configuration baselines, and cloud-native security controls.
- Support secure SDLC and DevSecOps practices, including security testing and release controls.
Configuration Baselines & Continuous Hardening (New)
- Define and maintain secure configuration baselines across the enterprise technology stack (OS, databases, network devices, cloud services, identity platforms, and security tools).
- Align baselines with industry standards (e.g., CIS Benchmarks) and organizational risk requirements.
- Implement automated configuration compliance checks and continuous monitoring mechanisms.
- Conduct periodic reviews and validation of configurations to detect drift, misconfigurations, and unauthorized changes.
- Work with engineering and operations teams to enforce hardening standards and remediate deviations.
Architecture, Threat Modeling & Secure Design
- Lead security architecture and design reviews across applications, platforms, and integrations.
- Conduct threat modeling to identify attack paths, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise security architecture and Zero Trust principles.
Third-Party, Data Protection & Resilience
- Conduct security assessments of vendors, SaaS providers, and external integrations.
- Validate data protection, encryption, and privacy controls for sensitive and regulated data.
- Support cyber resilience activities, including OT/ICS security reviews, red team exercises, and incident response simulations.
Governance, Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure continuous alignment with regulatory and framework requirements (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, Qatar NIA, QCSF).
- Support internal and external audits with defensible, evidence-based controls.
- Define and report on security metrics, KPIs, and executive dashboards.
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