Al Futtaim Jobs - Head of Digital Security Advisory (CONTRACT)| Enterprise IT | Dubai (AE)

Job Requisition ID: 83859 

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.

 

Head of Digital Security Advisory (CONTRACT) | Enterprise IT | Dubai

 

About the Task

• Provide input and guidance to the business and projects on security requirements for proposed solutions (Feasibility stage)
• Create standard design patterns for technical solutions based on standards
• Assess business and technical solutions against security design patterns, best practice and International Baselines (CIS)
• Reviewing current system security measures and recommending and implementing enhancements and Changes
• Review and improve the Security engagement model and governance with PMO, Enterprise Architecture and the Business
• Manage a small team of Security Architects, overseeing work delivered, workload and administration
• Knowledge in the implementation and adoption of Agile methods delivering Cloud Pod Org structure
• Identify risks and threats within organisation's technical designs
• Propose mitigation security controls against existing IT and Enterprise Risks
• Hands on approach to providing guidance and support to the business
• Self-starter with experience setting up and creating new processes for a Security Architecture function
• Technical solution assessment and vendor evaluation including scoring and selection
• Assess production readiness of new solutions against security recommendations
• Understand information security and data governance processes, data loss prevention capabilities, cloud access security broker

 

Technical Skills:

• Deep experience in Azure Cloud  security design and assessment
• Experience with O365, Azure, EMS E5, Intune, MFA, SSO, Key Vault, PAM/PIM
• Experienced in network design security, WAN, LAN Router, switch and VLAN, wireless security
• Security Pattern creation and design
• Deep knowledge of Agile way of working – Scrum/Kanban
• Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems
• SAP, Salesforce, 
• Risk assessment procedures, policy formation, role-based authorization methodologies,authentication technologies and security attack vectors.
• A clear understanding of the following: ISO27001, NIST, CIS, COBIT, NESA, GDPR / Privacy  Compliance.

Soft Skills:

• Decision Maker
• Planning skills
• Time Management
• Process Driven
• Positive & Constructive Attitude
• Analytical thinking
• Competent and committed
• Innovator/Out of the box thinker
• Collaborative
• Superior Communication skills (both Business & Technical)
• Adaptive – pitches the message based on the audience
• Assertive – needs to influence and enforce security in teams and squads
• Stakeholder Management skills

 

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