Cyber Security Transformation Lead (Banking, 3LoD)

Halian; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking an experienced Cyber Technical Lead to drive a strategic cybersecurity transformation in a regulated banking environment. You will lead a multi-disciplinary security squad delivering AppSec, AI Governance, Continuous Security Validation, and Compliance Assurance across the software delivery lifecycle.

You will own the enterprise tooling ecosystem, champion DevSecOps, and coordinate with Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and AI Centre of Excellence to strengthen resilience and

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Cybersecurity leadership or engineering roles.
• Experience leading security programs in banking or regulated sectors.
• Expertise in DevSecOps, Cloud Security, AI Security, SSDLC, and governance.
• Experience in a 3 LoD operating model and regulatory alignment.
• Proven ability to design security controls across Azure and AWS.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cyber security squad across four workstreams: AppSec, AI Governance, Continuous Security Validation, Compliance & Audit Trail Management.
• Ensure delivery aligns with security policies, regulatory requirements, and SLAs.
• Own enterprise security tooling ecosystem; drive optimization and vendor consolidation.
• Define and oversee integration architecture across security platforms and engineering toolchains.
• Establish evidence management for audit, attestation, and regulatory reporting.
• Act as 1LoD counterpart to Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and AI CoE teams.
• Lead Security Champions programs across engineering teams and drive DevSecOps adoption.
• Present governance metrics, risk posture, and executive dashboards monthly.
• Govern vulnerability management and security posture improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, app, and platform teams for cyber resilience.
• Ensure readiness for internal reviews, audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Support AI governance, AI risk management, and emerging tech security controls.

Skills

Cybersecurity Engineering

Security Architecture

DevSecOps

Cloud Security

AI Security

Application Security

Security Governance

Risk & Compliance

3LoD Model

SSDLC

Executive Communication

Education

CISSP

CCSP

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Azure Security Engineer Associate

CISM

ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer

CDP / Certified DevSecOps Professional

Tools

Azure

AWS

Security Tooling

Job description

Halian is seeking an experienced Cyber Technical Lead to drive a strategic cybersecurity transformation in a regulated banking environment. You will lead a multi-disciplinary security squad delivering AppSec, AI Governance, Continuous Security Validation, and Compliance Assurance across the software delivery lifecycle.

You will own the enterprise tooling ecosystem, champion DevSecOps, and coordinate with Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and AI Centre of Excellence to strengthen resilience and