Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Develop and maintain a cybersecurity strategy that aligns to the organization's business strategy.

Effectively communicate financial aspects of cybersecurity related activities to senior management.

Work with stakeholders to develop cybersecurity policies and associated documentation in alignment with the organization's cybersecurity strategy.

Ensure that cybersecurity requirements for IT are aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy.

Develop and customize cyber threat landscapes.

Promote and demonstrate the value of cybersecurity to stakeholders within an organization.

Review the effectiveness of the organization's cybersecurity controls against its strategic goals.

Advocate cybersecurity related topics with senior management, to ensure the organization's strategic goals include cybersecurity.

Ensure that organizational cybersecurity strategy is effectively addressed by cybersecurity policies and related documents.

Brief senior management on cybersecurity controls required to protect the organization.

Ensure that protection and detection capabilities are aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy, policies and other related documentation.

Periodically review cybersecurity strategy, policies and related documents to maintain compliance with applicable legislation and regulation.

Obtain resources to develop and implement effective processes to meet strategic cybersecurity goals.

Ensure that cybersecurity architecture design is aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy.

Identify alternative cybersecurity strategies to address organizational security objective.

Review the effectiveness of the organization's cybersecurity controls against its strategic goals.

Advise on security requirements to be included in RFP process, project and change management processes.

Ensure that acquired or developed systems and architectures are consistent with organization's cybersecurity architecture guidelines.

Develop and address security architecture and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.

Skills and Qualifications:

Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

Consulting, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills

Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

Flexibility to travel

Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.

Knowledge of the organization's IT strategy and objectives.

Knowledge in identifying the business critical systems and application.

Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management processes.

Knowledge of developing cyber threat landscapes.

Ability to understand and translate future cybersecurity considerations and industry trends into the cybersecurity strategy.

Ability to optimize systems to meet enterprise performance requirements

Knowledge and understanding of risk assessment, mitigation, and management methods.

Knowledge of relevant cybersecurity and privacy principles and related legislative and regulatory requirements.

Knowledge of cybersecurity-related threats and vulnerabilities.

Knowledge and understanding of new technologies and solutions from a cybersecurity perspective.

Knowledge of key security management concepts.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in information security, cybersecurity or relevant field.

7+ years of experience in similar position

Should be certified in CISSP, CISM, TOGAF Foundation, SABSA SCF, or equal certifications

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