Position Details
Position: Cybersecurity Advisor
Experience: 5 to 10+ Years
Employment Mode: Retainer / Consultant / Contract-to-Hire
Notice Period: Immediate – 45 Days
Benefits: Visa, Accommodation, Per Diem, To & Fro Flight Tickets
Role Overview
The Cybersecurity Advisor must have a minimum of 5+ years of strategic and technical experience in enterprise cybersecurity. This senior‑level candidate will advise executive and board‑level stakeholders on cybersecurity strategy, risk management, regulatory compliance, and security architecture. The Advisor serves as a trusted expert partner to both technical teams and business leadership.
Domain Expertise (Any Combination of the Following)
- Security Strategy, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
- Security Architecture & Zero Trust Framework Design
- Threat Intelligence & Incident Response Advisory
- Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- OT / ICS / SCADA Cybersecurity
- Regulatory Frameworks: NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, SAMA, NCA, DPDP, PCI‑DSS
Required Skills & Experience
- Develop and advise on enterprise cybersecurity strategy aligned to business objectives and regulatory mandates.
- Conduct cybersecurity maturity assessments, risk assessments, and control gap analyses.
- Design and review security architectures including Zero Trust, defence‑in‑depth, and micro‑segmentation models.
- Advise on security technology selection, vendor evaluation, and solution roadmaps.
- Support incident response and crisis management from an advisory and strategic perspective.
- Deliver executive‑level reporting, risk briefings, and board‑level cybersecurity presentations.
- Assess third‑party and supply chain security risks and advise on vendor assurance programmes.
Critical Skills
- Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to engage CxO and Board‑level audiences with clarity.
- Broad technical knowledge across security domains combined with strategic business acumen.
- Ability to translate complex cybersecurity risks into quantifiable business impact.
- Strong programme and project oversight capabilities within a cybersecurity context.
- Experience navigating multi‑regulatory environments, particularly in financial services, healthcare, energy, or government sectors.
- Thought leadership and ability to produce high‑quality advisory deliverables, white papers, and frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted cybersecurity advisor to senior leadership, providing strategic guidance on risk posture and security investments.
- Develop and present cybersecurity roadmaps, maturity improvement plans, and investment justifications.
- Lead cybersecurity governance initiatives including policy development, standards, and framework alignment.
- Oversee and direct security assessments, penetration testing programmes, and red team exercises.
- Advise on regulatory compliance obligations and support audit readiness and regulatory engagement.
- Mentor and guide internal security teams on best practices and capability development.
- Maintain awareness of the evolving threat landscape and advise on proactive risk mitigation strategies.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline; or 5+ years of senior cybersecurity advisory or leadership experience. Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or SABSA are highly desirable.
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