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.