Director - Security Affairs

Nathan & Nathan Human Resources; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nathan & Nathan Human Resources seeks a Director - Security Affairs (UAE Nationals) in Abu Dhabi to lead physical security and cybersecurity programs. The role oversees security protocols for facilities, assets, and personnel while coordinating with procurement and IT for cybersecurity implementations.

Ideal candidate has 15+ years in security operations with governance or risk management, plus strong vendor management and incident response capabilities, reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Cybersecurity, IT, Risk Management, or related field; master's preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant experience with leadership in security operations, governance, or risk management.
• Experience overseeing physical security and cybersecurity through internal teams and external providers.
• Government, defence, or critical infrastructure environment experience preferred.
• Strong vendor management, incident response, stakeholder coordination, and reporting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee security protocols for facilities, personnel, visitors, and assets.
• Coordinate with Corporate Procurement to select security service providers, review and renew contracts, monitor performance, and manage vendor transitions.
• Arrange site risk assessments and vulnerability reviews, address gaps in perimeter security, access control, surveillance, and emergency response.
• Oversee access control arrangements, including badges, visitor registration, and clearance procedures.
• Coordinate responses to physical security incidents with internal teams, service providers, and authorities.
• Monitor CCTV, intrusion detection, and alarm system effectiveness.
• Arrange security awareness training and contribute to evacuation and business continuity plans.
• Report security incidents, risks, corrective actions, and performance to management.
• Provide cybersecurity input into IT systems, networks, cloud services, databases, and applications.

Skills

Security leadership

Cybersecurity

Risk management

Vendor management

Incident response

Governance

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Security Management

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CCTV systems

Firewalls

Endpoint protection

IAM

Job description

Job Title:Director - Security Affairs (UAE Nationals)

Location: AbuDhabi

Grade 1

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee security protocols for facilities, personnel, visitors, and assets.
• Coordinate with Corporate Procurement to select security service providers, review and renew contracts,
• monitor performance, and manage vendor transitions.
• Arrange site risk assessments and vulnerability reviews, and address gaps in perimeter security, access control,
• surveillance, and emergency response.
• Oversee access control arrangements, including badges, visitor registration, and clearance procedures.
• Coordinate responses to physical security incidents with internal teams, service providers, and relevant
• authorities.
• Monitor the effectiveness of CCTV, intrusion detection, and alarm systems.
• Arrange security awareness training and contribute to evacuation and business continuity plans.
• Report security incidents, risks, corrective actions, and performance to management.
• Cybersecurity
• Maintain and review cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
• Coordinate with Procurement and IT to appoint cybersecurity providers, manage contracts, assess
• performance, and oversee transitions.
• Oversee cybersecurity risk assessments, threat analysis, and the resolution of identified vulnerabilities.
• Monitor the implementation of security controls, including firewalls, endpoint protection, encryption, and
• identity and access management, in coordination with IT and service providers.
• Oversee cyber incident detection and response, including containment, investigation, recovery, and reporting.
• Provide cybersecurity input into the design and implementation of IT systems, networks, cloud services,
• databases, and applications.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Risk Management, or a
• related field; a master's degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience, including leadership responsibility for security operations,
• governance, or risk management.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing physical security and cybersecurity through internal teams and external
• providers.
• Experience in a government, defence, or critical infrastructure environment is preferred.
• Strong capability in vendor management, incident response, stakeholder coordination, and reporting to senior
• leadership.