Cyber Security Lead

GSMA LLC; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Cyber Security Lead to navigate the complexities of mobile technology evolution. This pivotal role involves researching the mobile cyber security landscape and producing insightful reports and publications. The successful candidate will collaborate with industry experts and stakeholders to shape security standards, ensuring that GSMA members are well-equipped to tackle emerging threats. With a focus on effective communication and relationship-building, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the mobile ecosystem while engaging with a diverse range of global partners. If you are passionate about cyber security and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with Mobile Network Operators or industry analyst roles.
• Ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze the evolving Mobile Cyber Security landscape.
• Produce reports, whitepapers, and blogs on security topics.

Skills

Mobile Cyber Security

Research and Analysis

Technical Communication

Industry Engagement

Cloud Technology

Zero Trust

Education

Degree in Cyber Security or related field

Technical Publications Author

Job description

time left to apply End Date: May 16, 2025 (12 days left to apply)

job requisition id R-02463

Department: Technology

Team: Security & Fraud

Location: London

Position type: Permanent

What the hiring manager says

“Cyber-attacks continue to increase in sophistication and volume against mobile networks. Set against a background of the roll out of 5G and evolution from legacy technology to cloud native, the need for strong international coordinated security has never been stronger. GSMA plays a central role in the mobile industry both as a thought leader and also as a focal point for GSMA industry member to develop industry security standards. This role will be key in ensuring GSMA is able anticipate and manage changes in the mobile cyber security landscape for GSMA members”.

- Alex Leadbeater, GSMA - Technical Security Director

About the Team

The GSMA Industry Security team is continually enhancing the support offered to its membership as the threats targeting the mobile ecosystem emerge. Our vision is to provide value for our membership in three main areas:

Industry collaboration by convening membership to define industry specifications, facilitating intelligence sharing, promoting baseline controls, conducting external collaboration to ensure industry alignment.

Providing expertise through subject matter experts by supporting solution and service offering development to internal and external stakeholders, as well as promoting industry Fraud and Security awareness.

Defining the future by looking forward by assessing, analysing and reporting on the industry threat landscape. This is also done through engagement with standards bodies and reviewing new technologies to ensure adequate protection by design

About the Role

The Cyber Security Lead will be responsible for identifying how both new and evolving mobile technologies will affect GSMA members from a Cyber Security perspective. They will have a global view of how mobile security and fraud matters are developing and with this knowledge play a key role in shaping industry technical approach to mobile technology evolution.

The role will support the creation of whitepapers, reports, and blogs, both as GSMA and in collaboration with GSMA member through GSMA working groups. This will include contributing to GSMA’s annual security landscape report, GSMA-I analysis reports and other industry conference outreach. The successful candidate will have a clear understanding of the industry needs, weakness and areas for improvement across a range of mobile network, services and end user equipment areas.

Responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking research and analysis into evolving Mobile Cyber Security landscape.
• Develop and maintain an expert understanding as to how mobile technology evolution will impact the Mobile Cyber Security landscape.
• Work collaboratively with GSMA Technology team and GSMA members (directly and through GSMA working groups) to provide technical input into security and fraud deliverables.
• Produce and contribute to GSMA Cyber Security Analyst reports, whitepapers and blogs.
• Build relationships and engage directly with external stakeholders (e.g. GSMA members, regulators, other industry associations).
• Translate complex cyber security challenges into C-level reports and communications.
• Support and lead elements of GSMA events including MWC and other regional events.
• Support GSMA security social media outreach.

About You

You will have:

• Previous experience within a Mobile Network Operator or mobile operator equipment vendor or industry analyst provider.
• In depth mobile industry analyst experience and have authored technical publications.
• Experience of industry engagement up to C suite level.
• In depth knowledge of Mobile Network technology and how evolution to Cloud, virtualisation, AI, NPNs and Zero Trust will impact mobile networks and services.
• Effective research and organisation skills with key attention to detail.
• Be a clear communicator, capable of communicating complex technical matters in an understandable style to non-experts.
• Effectively work with others to make up for gaps in your experience or knowledge.
• A passion for consensus building across a wider range of industry and regulatory stakeholders.
• You will have a strong sense of business ethics and principles.
• You will display cultural understanding and sensitivity, recognising that GSMA is a global organisation with members from many countries and cultures.
• You will be willing undertake global travel as required, especially during initial relationship building stage of this role.