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VP – Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense Center Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Mashreq
Title: VP – Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense Center
Company: Mashreq
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Purpose:
This role will provide strategic thinking for CDC, with a deep understanding of cybersecurity risks, Incident monitoring, detection and response methodologies
This role defines Mashreq’s CERT strategy to manage a state-of-the-art CERT capability covering all Global locations Including UAE, EGYPT, NY, UK, Qatar, India, Pakistan etc.
This role provides leadership and oversight of a 24 X 7 X 365 security operations team responsible for monitoring, detection and Incident management of security Incidents
This role will lead a team of Cybersecurity professionals who perform intrusion monitoring, detection, triage, investigation, containment and notification as part of blue team activities
This role will work with business and security leadership to build an operational threat model, services and response capabilities globally to enhance business ability to serve and protect our customer interests.
Key Result Areas:
Strategic Leadership and Oversight:
Create strategic roadmap for Cyber Defense Center based on threats arising from emerging technologies
Provide management and leadership for the team focused on monitoring and responding to the security incidents
Oversee the execution of security strategies, policies, and procedures to address complex cybersecurity challenges, ease the frictions and enhance the overall collaboration with LOD-1, LOD-3 and other key stakeholders
Operational Excellence:
Budgeting, demand management and capacity planning of Cyber defense operations
Enhance capability uplift and maturity of SOC operations through automation and process improvement
Ensure efficient and effective monitoring and response to security events received on SIEM platforms (Azure Sentinel & ArcSight preferred) from diverse sources such as FWs, IDS, IPS, AV, DAM, DLP, EDR etc.
Drive improvements through threat detection, incident response, threat hunting in overall CDC operations.
Enhance threat detection capabilities by leveraging Microsoft’s native KQL, automation and queries and reduce false positives
Lead and drive cyber simulation and cyber drills to enhance detection and response capability of the organization
Use case life cycle management including continuously enhancing / enriching the SIEM rules based on change in business requirements and threat landscape
Liaise with GRC to comply with central bank submission requirements / timelines including that of regional regulatory authorities
Represent and lead CDC organization while preparing and participating in internal and external audit
Effectively manage security Incidents, involve relevant stake holders during crisis management situation.
Team Management and Development:
Mentor and develop the CDC team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
Manage the recruitment, training, and performance evaluation of team members, including direct and indirect reports
Governance and oversight of vendor performance including tracking of SLA metrics and operational metrics
Strategic Collaboration & Communication:
Collaborate with senior leadership across business groups including technology compliance, audit, and regulatory teams to ensure alignment with security requirements.
Actively participate and contribute to business engagement meetings including that of relevant business specific updates from CDC’s standpoint
Effectively communicate security posture and CDC Metrics.
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