Strategic Security Consultant

Google; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Dubai is looking for a Strategic Consultant to help clients assess, design, and build effective cybersecurity programs. You will be responsible for interacting with clients, developing recommendations, and ensuring the implementation of cloud security best practices. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's in Computer Science and experience in cybersecurity solutions. This role offers the chance to work with industry experts and make a significant impact on clients' security postures.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop roadmaps to drive client enhancements of cloud security.
• Identify and articulate cloud security best practices.
• Perform security configuration reviews for SaaS platforms.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with clients.
• Develop intelligence-led tabletop exercises.

Skills

Cybersecurity strategy

Security operations

Detection engineering

Security architecture

Cyber incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions and programs across security domains.
• 3 years of experience in delivering cyber outcomes, identifying mission risks, and devising solutions.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to work with internal partners and customer teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications related to specific cloud platforms.
• Experience implementing industry-leading practices around cyber risks and cloud security for clients' cloud security frameworks using industry standards.
• Experience working in enterprise organisations, government departments, military or intelligence services.
• Understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including prominent state/criminal threat actors and cyber attacks.
• Ability to obtain security clearance from a national authority.

About the job

As a Strategic Consultant, you will be responsible for helping our clients assess, design and build effective cybersecurity programs. You will span the operational, technical levels and undertake tasks that address difficult cybersecurity problems that our clients face. You should be comfortable demonstrating your experience in one or more of the following areas: cybersecurity strategy, security operations, detection engineering, security architecture, and cyber incident response. From board level briefings to assessing ransomware resilience, the work of the team is extremely varied.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

Responsibilities

• Develop roadmaps and recommendations to drive client enhancements of their cloud security architecture, governance, and standards.
• Identify, incorporate, and articulate cloud security best practices such as DevSecOps strategy, Zero Trust design, and cloud incident response.
• Perform security configuration reviews for common cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms.
• Become a trusted partner to our clients, building and maintaining excellent relationships.
• Develop and deliver intelligence-led tabletop exercises.