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vCISO
About Edge
At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.
Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies.
Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast.
Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.
Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.
Together, we are shaping the future.
About The Role
As vCISO at Beacon Red, you will translate security strategy into practical execution across the EDGE Group — driving critical technology decisions and ensuring security is embedded across systems, platforms, and day-to-day operations.
Working across entities, stakeholders, and technology teams, you will strengthen security architecture, risk management, and operational resilience while building the frameworks and capabilities that support a secure and scalable environment.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the Group information security strategy, ensuring security architecture and technology decisions are embedded across all entities and environments
- Own the enterprise risk posture end-to-end — identifying, prioritising, and resolving risk across people, process, and technology at Group level
- Lead and stabilise the existing InfoSec team through a period of significant organisational change, building long-term capability and a high-performance security culture
- Set technical direction on security architecture, infrastructure, cloud, and operational environments — making and owning the decisions, not just advising on them
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders across Group entities without always having direct authority — translating complex risk into clear, actionable direction at board and executive level
- Drive the maturation of the InfoSec function through the current greenfield build — establishing the frameworks, standards, and controls that will define how EDGE approaches security at scale
Basic Qualifications
- Proven experience at CISO level or equivalent, with full end-to-end ownership of an InfoSec function across a complex, multi-entity environment
- Demonstrated technical depth across security architecture, infrastructure, and operational security — someone who has made the decisions, not just framed them
- Experience leading teams through significant organisational change or greenfield build in a high-stakes environment
- Background in defence, national security, or critical infrastructure — you understand the threat landscape and the stakes
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating at Group or enterprise level across multiple entities with differing security maturity levels
- Exposure to board-level security governance and executive stakeholder management in a politically complex environment
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent
- Regional experience within the GCC or broader Middle East defence and security landscape
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