Senior Cyber Risk & Threat Modeling Lead

Michael Page; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a senior cyber risk professional for the UAE to lead enterprise-scale risk assessments across infrastructure, cloud, and applications. You will perform threat modelling, assess third‑party and supply chain security, and guide risk treatment from design through to remediation.

Collaboration with architecture and delivery teams is essential to embed security into decisions. The role requires 5+ years in cyber security, with strong capabilities in vulnerability assessment,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in cyber security with focus on technical risk assessment and analysis.
• Expertise across infrastructure, network, cloud, application, or data security environments.
• Strong understanding of threat modelling, attack-path analysis, vulnerability assessment, and risk treatment.
• Experience assessing third-party, vendor, and supply chain security risks in complex organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on cyber risk assessments across enterprise, cloud, application, and industrial technology environments.
• Perform threat modelling and attack path analysis to identify vulnerabilities and business impacts.
• Assess security risks for new projects, technology changes, and business initiatives; influence design and decision-making.
• Embed security risk considerations into architecture, engineering, and delivery teams.
• Evaluate third-party suppliers, managed services, and software supply chains; ensure security requirements are defined and validated.
• Drive risk treatment activities, maintain risk registers, and track remediation through to closure.
• Provide threat-informed risk insights using current intelligence and industry trends to strengthen cyber resilience.

Skills

Cyber security

Risk assessment

Threat modelling

Vulnerability assessment

Security governance

Stakeholder engagement

Technical writing

Cloud security

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Security

Job description

Michael Page is seeking a senior cyber risk professional for the UAE to lead enterprise-scale risk assessments across infrastructure, cloud, and applications. You will perform threat modelling, assess third‑party and supply chain security, and guide risk treatment from design through to remediation.

Collaboration with architecture and delivery teams is essential to embed security into decisions. The role requires 5+ years in cyber security, with strong capabilities in vulnerability assessment,