Senior Security Strategy & Insider Risk Leader

EMIRATES GLOBAL ALUMINIUM (EGA); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is seeking a senior security leader to drive governance, maturity enhancements, and insider risk controls across all sites in the UAE. The role oversees control room operations, CCTV systems, and asset protection while ensuring contractor compliance and跨-border regulatory alignment.

You will lead incident investigations, training, and emergency response coordination, shaping a robust, secure operating environment for critical facilities and personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Professional certifications in Security / Risk / Crisis Management preferred.
• 10+ years in security operations and risk management with leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of security maturity initiatives.
• Strengthen governance policies and controls across operations.
• Continuously assess and improve security effectiveness and resilience.
• Develop controls to manage insider risk with vetting and onboarding.
• Oversee day-to-day security operations across sites.
• Ensure optimal deployment of security personnel and resources.
• Drive operational efficiency across security activities.
• Establish access control and monitoring for contractors/externals.
• Address non-employee access tracking and compliance gaps.
• Lead control room operations, CCTV, and badge systems.
• Protect critical infrastructure and monitor exposure of assets.
• Coordinate with authorities on national security matters.
• Investigate security breaches and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Oversee maintenance and readiness of security systems.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for inspections.
• Lead security training and promote security culture.
• Coordinate emergency response and crisis management.
• Manage Security Superintendents across multi-sites.
• Enforce device usage restrictions and data sharing policies.

Skills

Physical security frameworks

Personnel security

Insider risk management

Access control systems

Regulatory & national security

Risk management

Security leadership

Security systems & monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is seeking a senior security leader to drive governance, maturity enhancements, and insider risk controls across all sites in the UAE. The role oversees control room operations, CCTV systems, and asset protection while ensuring contractor compliance and跨-border regulatory alignment.

You will lead incident investigations, training, and emergency response coordination, shaping a robust, secure operating environment for critical facilities and personnel.