About the Job
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments, and other organizations build their digital core, optimize operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in driving that change.
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Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain a cybersecurity strategy that aligns with the organization's business strategy.
- Effectively communicate financial aspects of cybersecurity activities to senior management.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop cybersecurity policies and associated documentation in alignment with the organization's strategy.
- Ensure cybersecurity requirements for IT align with the organization's strategy.
- Develop and customize cyber threat landscapes.
- Promote and demonstrate the value of cybersecurity to stakeholders within the organization.
- Review the effectiveness of the organization's cybersecurity controls against its strategic goals.
- Advocate for cybersecurity topics with senior management.
- Ensure cybersecurity strategies are addressed by relevant policies and documentation.
- Brief senior management on cybersecurity controls necessary to protect the organization.
- Align protection and detection capabilities with the organization's cybersecurity strategy.
- Periodically review cybersecurity strategy and policies for compliance.
- Obtain resources for effective process development to meet strategic cybersecurity goals.
- Align cybersecurity architecture design with organizational strategy.
- Identify alternative cybersecurity strategies to address organizational security objectives.
- Review effectiveness of cybersecurity controls against strategic goals.
- Advise on security requirements for the RFP process, project, and change management processes.
- Ensure systems and architectures are consistent with cybersecurity guidelines.
- Develop security architecture and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
Requirements
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Consulting, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
- Flexibility to travel.
- Knowledge of the organization's IT strategy and objectives.
- Experience in identifying business-critical systems and applications.
- Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management processes.
- Understanding of risk assessment, mitigation, and management methods.
- Familiarity with relevant cybersecurity and privacy principles and related legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of new technologies and solutions from a cybersecurity perspective.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information security, cybersecurity, or a relevant field.
- 7+ years of experience in a similar position.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, TOGAF Foundation, or SABSA SCF are preferred.
Work Conditions
Full-time position open to Emirati Nationals only.
