Technical Director, Cybersecurity

CRDF Global; Buenos Aires; Híbrido; ARS 181.094.000 - 271.641.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CRDF Global is seeking a senior Technical Director, Cybersecurity to strengthen governance, policy, and institutional resilience in Argentina. You will advise government counterparts, critical infrastructure operators, and public-sector partners on cybersecurity strategy, architecture, and risk management, connecting policy with technical controls.

The role requires expertise in governance, enterprise security tools, and the ability to lead complex engagements across government and industry,

Formación

• Approximately 10-15 years of progressive cybersecurity experience with governance, policy, architecture, risk management, or public-sector programs.

Responsabilidades

• Advise Government of Argentina on legal and policy frameworks related to cybersecurity and cross-agency coordination.
• Oversee development and implementation of cybersecurity strategies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Evaluate alignment with CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, and other recognized standards.
• Translate technical risks into policy recommendations and implementation roadmaps for public-sector partners.
• Lead cybersecurity assessments covering governance, architecture, and security operations.
• Evaluate and recommend security tools including SIEM, EDR, IAM, vulnerability management, and cloud security.

Conocimientos

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Policy advisory

Security governance

Bilingual Spanish/English

Travel readiness

Security architecture

Herramientas

SIEM

EDR

IAM

Vulnerability management

Network security

Cloud security

Incident response

Descripción del empleo

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Job Title

Technical Director, Cybersecurity

Location

Argentina - B AR (Primary)

Job Type

Full-Time

Category

Information Technology

Manager

Travel Required

25 -50%

Job Description

CRDF Global is seeking a senior Technical Director, Cybersecurity to strengthen cybersecurity governance, policy, and institutional resilience in Argentina. This role will serve as a strategic and technical advisor to Government of Argentina counterparts, critical infrastructure operators, and other public-sector partners supporting U.S. government-funded cybersecurity and digital resilience programming. The Technical Lead will oversee complex engagements that connect cybersecurity strategy, governance, policy, architecture, and security operations.

Responsibilities:

Advise the Government of Argentina on legal and policy frameworks related to cybersecurity, cybersecurity governance and operational design, institutional roles, accountability, risk ownership, and cross-agency coordination.

Oversee or lead the development and implementation of cybersecurity strategies, policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.

Evaluate alignment with recognized frameworks and standards, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 and ISO 27001.

Translate technical and operational risks into policy recommendations, strategic priorities, and phased implementation roadmaps with and for the Government of Argentina.

Oversee or lead cybersecurity assessments covering governance, architecture, security operations, workforce, policies, and technical controls.

Evaluate security tools and capabilities, including SIEM, EDR, IAM, vulnerability management, network monitoring, cloud security, and incident response platforms.

Develop, or oversee the development of, target-state security architectures that integrate people, processes, policies, and technology.

Provide strategic oversight of security operations center (SOC) maturity, vulnerability management, incident response, identity security, network segmentation, and data protection.

Serve as a trusted advisor to ministries, national cyber authorities, CERT.ar, critical infrastructure entities, regulators, and/or other government institutions.

Lead senior-level consultations, briefings, and program activities while representing CRDF Global in government meetings, policy discussions, and technical forums.

Oversee and review the quality of technical deliverables provided by other staff members or consultants.

Qualifications:

Approximately 10-15 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, including significant responsibility for cybersecurity governance, policy, security architecture, risk management, or public-sector cyber programs.

Demonstrated experience advising government institutions, critical infrastructure operators, regulators, or senior public-sector stakeholders on cybersecurity priorities.

Experience developing or implementing cybersecurity strategies, policies, standards, governance models, and institutional roadmaps.

Strong knowledge of security architecture and enterprise security tools, including SIEM, EDR, IAM, vulnerability management, network security, cloud security, and incident response technologies.

Experience leading or implementing cybersecurity maturity assessments using NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, or comparable frameworks.

Ability to connect policy and governance requirements with technical controls, security operations, budgets, and implementation planning.

Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain complex cybersecurity issues in clear, decision-oriented terms.

Ability to work independently in complex political, institutional, and operational environments.

Fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English.

Willingness and ability to travel internationally.

Preferred: Relevant advanced certification, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, GIAC, or comparable credentials.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

CRDF Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). CRDF Global provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran, age, or disability status.

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