Lead Cybersecurity Consultant

Paratus Cybersecurity; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Paratus Cybersecurity seeks an experienced Lead Cybersecurity Consultant to drive delivery across the full engagement lifecycle in the MEA region from Dubai. You will blend technical depth with client-facing consulting to ensure high-quality, timely outcomes.

You will own pre-sales support, solution design, project execution, and governance, mentoring teams and acting as the trusted advisor to clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Cybersecurity or related field.
• 8–10 years in MEA cybersecurity services delivery.
• Strong knowledge of regional regulations.
• Able to manage multiple engagements concurrently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity engagements, ensuring on-time, within-scope delivery.
• Provide pre-sales input, design, estimation, and SOW contributions.
• Act as primary client contact and manage expectations.
• Ensure governance, risk, and compliance is addressed.
• Mentor and guide consulting and engineering teams.
• Contribute to portfolio and standardize service offerings.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Pre-sales support

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity/Info Security/IT

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Cybersecurity Consultant to join our cybersecurity practice and play a critical role across the full engagement lifecycle. This position requires a strong blend of technical expertise, customer-facing consulting skills, and delivery ownership, with responsibility spanning pre-sales support, solution design, project execution, and delivery governance.

The ideal candidate will act as a trusted advisor to clients while providing internal technical leadership to ensure high-quality, consistent delivery of cybersecurity services.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Sales and Solution Ownership

• Support sales and business development teams during pre-sales engagements, including requirements discovery, solution design, effort estimation, and proposal input.
• Review and contribute to Statements of Work (SOWs), ensuring scope clarity, realistic timelines, and delivery feasibility.
• Participate in customer presentations, workshops, and technical discussions to articulate cybersecurity value propositions.

Cybersecurity Service Delivery

• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards.
• Oversee and contribute to the delivery of services across multiple domains, including:
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
• Security incident management and monitoring
• Threat detection and defense operations
• Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA/PT)
• Security engineering and architecture
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance and oversight to consulting and engineering teams during project execution.

Client Engagement and Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned customer engagements.
• Manage customer expectations, communicate progress, and address delivery risks or challenges proactively.
• Translate complex cybersecurity concepts into clear, actionable insights for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Quality, Risk, and Governance

• Ensure adherence to cybersecurity best practices, frameworks, and regulatory requirements throughout project delivery.
• Identify delivery risks early and implement mitigation strategies to protect timelines, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Review and validate key deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, and consistency.

Solution and Services Portfolio

• Contribute to the definition and ongoing enhancement of the cybersecurity solutions and services portfolio in line with market and customer needs.
• Support the design and standardization of service offerings, including delivery models and supporting documentation.
• Evaluate new cybersecurity technologies and services to strengthen and expand the solution stack.
• Manage relationships with key cybersecurity technology vendors and service partners, including technical evaluations and enablement activities.
• Act as a technical reference for the organization's cybersecurity solutions during internal and customer engagements.

Continuous Improvement and Practice Development

• Stay current with evolving cybersecurity threats, technologies, and regulatory landscapes.
• Contribute to the enhancement of delivery methodologies, tools, templates, and internal processes.
• Support knowledge sharing, mentoring, and capability development within the cybersecurity team.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT or a related discipline.
• 8–10 years of experience delivering cybersecurity services, consulting, or managed security engagements within the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, technologies, regional regulations, and industry frameworks.
• Proven experience delivering complex cybersecurity projects across multiple service domains.
• Solid project delivery and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple engagements concurrently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Industry‑recognised certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001, PMP, ITIL v4, cloud security certifications, or equivalent.
• Experience with regional or international cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR, UAE IA, NCA ECC, PDPL, SAMA, CBK CSF, CBB, sector‑specific regulations).