Senior Cybersecurity Tech Lead — AI & Governance

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Abu Dhabi seeks an Executive Manager to lead the cybersecurity squad, aligning application security, AI governance and continuous security validation with regulatory requirements. You will translate policies into practical controls, oversee tooling across DevSecOps and cloud security, and report governance metrics to senior stakeholders.

You will drive security maturity and evidence-based assurance within a major banking environment, collaborating with risk, AI

Qualifications

• Substantial experience leading cybersecurity engineering, security architecture or comparable technical security functions.
• Strong practical command of DevSecOps, secure software delivery and security engineering across Azure and AWS environments.
• Demonstrable expertise in AI security, LLM security, AI governance or the implementation of controls for emerging technologies.
• Professional experience within banking, financial services or another closely regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of local regulations and guidance with evidence of applying relevant requirements in practice.
• Familiarity with risk management and governance frameworks relevant to AI and security.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction and delivery priorities for application security, AI governance, continuous security validation and compliance-trail workstreams.
• Convert approved second-line policies into operational controls, measurable service-level outcomes and repeatable delivery practices.
• Maintain ongoing readiness for supervisory review, including evidence quality, control traceability and timely remediation of identified gaps.
• Own the architecture, performance and lifecycle of the consolidated cybersecurity tooling environment, including leading security tooling platforms.
• Evaluate vendor consolidation opportunities and define integration patterns that improve visibility, efficiency and control consistency.
• Design and manage the evidence flow from DefectDojo through attestation and into Power BI governance reporting.
• Serve as the first-line-of-defence technical counterpart to second-line risk, assurance teams and the AI centre of excellence.
• Lead the Security Champions Guild, strengthening secure engineering awareness and adoption across delivery teams.
• Resolve competing demands across the squad and make prioritisation decisions aligned with risk, regulatory obligations and business impact.
• Present the monthly DevSecOps Governance Dashboard, explaining trends, exceptions, remediation progress and emerging risks to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

DevSecOps

Azure security

AWS security

AI security

Regulated industry experience

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & policy

Job description

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Abu Dhabi seeks an Executive Manager to lead the cybersecurity squad, aligning application security, AI governance and continuous security validation with regulatory requirements. You will translate policies into practical controls, oversee tooling across DevSecOps and cloud security, and report governance metrics to senior stakeholders.

You will drive security maturity and evidence-based assurance within a major banking environment, collaborating with risk, AI