Cybersecurity Manager: Business Information Security

3 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa IOCO Full time

Protecting business-critical information isn't just a task—it's a mission.

Our Client is on a mission to maintain and develop a high-performing cyber security function in support of a complex business undergoing digital transformation. They are looking for a Senior Leader in the cybersecurity team to take responsibility for scaling information and cyber security across the South Africa business. The focus is on business-related security capabilities including access management, security training and culture, third party and ecosystem security, and data security and protection.

What you'll do:

People

  • Enhancing cyber intellectual capital: Leadership and management of the business information security team covering talent development and performance management.
  • Building culture and teaming: Management of internal partnerships for execution, including context setting, skills transfer, and up-skilling.
  • Management of key external security partner and service relationships.
  • Fostering business and IT relationships to define requirements in the context of business risk.

Process

  • Work closely with Cyber Delivery Management, Architecture and Engineering capabilities to provide proactive advisory services to IT and business stakeholders.
  • Take responsibility for core capabilities of access management, data security, third party security and awareness training, bridging the gap between business and cyber technical functions.
  • Work with the SOC to manage threat and vulnerability management.
  • Work with other cybersecurity team leaders, the CISO, and other key stakeholders to define and drive a threat-informed and risk-based cyber security strategy.
  • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of cyber security processes and ways of working.
  • Translate strategic security operational requirements into practical solutions and drive implementation.
  • Contribute to the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Cyber and Information Security Policies, Standards, Procedures and Guidelines.
  • Remain aware of global security industry trends and influence the strategy accordingly.
  • Manage forecasts and budgets.

Customer

  • Understand Cyber, IT and Business strategies and contribute to the creation and delivery of the annual cyber security roadmap and execution with a specific focus on business information security and advisory.
  • Plan and prioritize projects and workload to deliver to the roadmap.
  • Provide updates, context and feedback to relevant stakeholders.
  • Build close relationships with business and IT stakeholders to scale security and to drive the required level of controls over core assets.

Your expertise:

  • 8+ years relevant experience in the cyber and information security discipline.
  • Demonstrable experience in leading a specialised cybersecurity team within a large environment.
  • Experience with security operations tools, frameworks, practices, and processes.
  • Resiliency, determination, and pragmatism.
  • May be required to assist outside of working hours
  • Additional criteria
    • Comfortable giving presentations and training.
    • People leadership experience is advantageous.
    • Good report and technical writing skills.
    • Working knowledge of PCI-DSS.
    • Practical experience with the industry frameworks (e.g. CIS and COBIT).
    • Hands-on technical security experience is highly advantageous.

Qualifications required:

  • 4-year IT qualification.
  • Industry certifications (e.g. CISA, CISM, CISSP).

Key competencies:

  • Makes sound technical decisions based on understanding of what is commercially achievable within technological constraints.
  • Evaluates the applicability of solutions with the ability to challenge and qualify its suitability for the business.
  • Leverages research on technology-related concepts, trends and best practices to provide guidance on IT roadmap.
  • Set technical policies and procedures to support IT stability and success aligned to evolving technologies and methodologies.
  • Responsive to external influences (positive or negative) on the organisation.
  • Understands what is commercially achievable and makes sound business decisions.
  • Supports the development of business acumen of team through knowledge sharing and upskilling.
  • Maintains advanced knowledge of business operations and organisational metrics and trends.
  • Effectively applies substantial in-depth analysis in order to determine and meet requirements.
  • Quickly identifies key issues, stakeholders and viewpoints in a complex situation or problem.
  • Finds ways to condense large amounts of information into a useful form.
  • Anticipates the consequences of situations and proactively works to overcome potential obstacles.
  • Asks perceptive, probing questions to get to the heart of the matter.
  • Plans and ensures implementation of activities/projects identified in business strategy.
  • Maintains a keen awareness of the interrelationships among various components of large-scale activities/projects.
  • Allocates time and resources as required when faced with multiple demands and competing priorities.
  • Considers the financial implications before finalising activity/project plans.
  • Actively monitors resource allocation and utilisation and makes adjustments as necessary.
  • Seeks and influences new relationships outside own unit and identifies new collaborative partnerships that better position programmes and services.
  • Shares information with colleagues and partners about industry trends and business opportunities.
  • Coaches others on how to develop proposals and work plans for effective partnership arrangements.
  • Establishes connections that help facilitate the accomplishment of broader organisational objectives.
  • Actively listens, interprets and presents messages in different ways to enhance understanding.
  • Appropriately adapts the message, style, and tone of communication to accommodate a variety of audiences.
  • Reviews presentations to ensure effective use of tools and techniques and provides recommendations.
  • Prepares a wide variety of complex reports and documents using diverse sources.
  • Confidently addresses groups of people, adapting style as appropriate for different audiences.
  • Anticipates change by keeping up to date on current research and trends affecting one's own field.
  • Reviews, evaluates and disseminates information regarding key methodologies, best practices and tools to support a future landscape.
  • Continually searches for ways to adapt and improve through change.
  • Consciously models appropriate adaptions and encourages it in others.
  • Devises action plans for adapting to change.
  • Systematically analyses and shares the learning/ knowledge gained from change.
  • Redirects own or own team's efforts in response to changed circumstances to ensure effective problem solving.

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

  • Permanent Position
  • Location: Cape Town
  • Environment: Hybrid - 4 days in the Office and Fridays at Home. However, it can change depending on work load or agreements between Employee and Line Manager.

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