Al Futtaim Jobs - Head of Cyber Defense/Security (Dubai, AE)

Job Requisition ID: 54776 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

ROLE PURPOSE:

 

Provide security services to the enterprise with 24x7 continuous security monitoring of the technology landscape, correlative analysis for proactive risk detection and threat intelligence. Validate security monitoring requirements for any change in environments, in line with Al-Futtaim Group Information Security policies, processes and standards.

 

KEY ROLE SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

• Provide leadership and oversight for a 24 x 7 x 365 managed security operations centre (outsourced) implementation and expansion which is responsible for security monitoring, incident response and threat intelligence.
• Develop, maintain and execute against a global strategy aligned with each region’s cybersecurity requirements.
• Provide leadership, structure and guidance to the security operations and infrastructure teams.
• Leverage knowledge and experience gained through SOC and Threat Intelligence to build other cybersecurity capabilities.
• Regular reporting of operational activities, intelligence briefings, quarterly business reviews, executive presentations, and the regular operational and control- based metrics.
• Leverage and maintain vendor relationships strategically for SOC delivery and Threat Intelligence.
• Ensure due diligence and compliance of local legal and policy requirements.
• Ensure appropriate training for technical and support staff.
• Document and ensure appropriate controls for security operations and threat intelligence process and products.
• Develops and executes crisis communication plan to CISO and other stakeholders
• Runs compliance assessment against organization and regulatory.
• Measures SOC performance metrics and communicates the value of security operations to business leaders
• Monitors Threat intelligence and provides recommendations to CISO on remediation actions at an Organization
• Develop and define - AAR (After Action Review) and TTP (Tactics, Threat & Procedures).
• Review SOC processes, automation & orchestration with SOAR and improve efficiency of SOC capabilities

 

PERSON SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

 

Education:

Degree in Engineering or equivalent. Should also have one of the certifications CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GCFE.

 

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

Minimum of 15 years of experience in Information Security domain of which 5 years should be in managing a Security Operations or Cyber Defence function within a large corporate environment. Knowledge on International Standards such as ISO27000, PCI-DSS, CSA, COBIT, Cyber Security standards, etc.

 

Job-Specific Skills:

Base experience in setting up and running of Global Security Operations Centre and have managed the overall Threat Intelligence gathering, interpretation, SIEM, EDR, AV, IPS,

Implementation of Security Operations, Cybersecurity Design, NOC/SOC Management. Knowledge on International Standards such as ISO31000, ISO27005, ISO20000, PCI-DSS, ITIL, COBIT, Cyber Security standards, Playbook Design, etc.

Vulnerability management, CASB, MSSP.

Have a detailed knowledge of tactics, techniques and procedures used by threat actors, and the ability to analyze data to identify anomalous and malicious behaviour.

 

COMPETENCIES:

 

Leadership:

• Engagement with senior Business executives with ability to influence
• Building and leading a team of Security and Forensic Analysts

 

Functional:

• Expert

Strategic thinking and senior leadership engagement

Solution design

Business Process

Security Operations Center

• Advanced
• Expert

Security Operations Center

Risk Management

Cybersecurity Solution design

IT Security Management

In-depth knowledge of OS technologies (wintel / *Nix)

In-depth knowledge on SIEM Technologies, IPS and Network Design

Cloud Technologies (design, configuration and operational management)

Endpoint protection

Microsoft Security Azure Suite

Vulnerability Management

• Proficient

Service Management

IT Project Management

IT Vendor Management

IT Security Management

• Developing

Installation and Deployment

Infrastructure and Technology

 

 

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