Senior Information Security Expert - Cloud & SOC Leader

Community College of Qatar; Doha; On-site; QAR 279,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

Community College of Qatar seeks a Senior Information Security Expert to lead the cybersecurity program, ensuring ISMS governance, risk management, and SOC oversight in a higher education setting.

The role requires 15+ years of governance, risk and SOC experience with CISSP and CEH certifications, plus ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CCSP, OSCP, and CREST as preferred credentials. Manage cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP and drive proactive threat intelligence and training.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity governance, risk management and SOC operations.
• CISSP and CEH certifications are mandatory.
• Experience with ISO 27001, NIST, PDPL compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the institution's cybersecurity framework and ISMS.
• Lead SOC operations, risk assessments, and incident response planning.
• Drive cloud and network security architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and secure configurations.
• Lead security awareness programs and phishing simulations.

Skills

Cybersecurity governance

Risk management

SOC operations

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Security awareness

Phishing simulations

Education

CISSP

CEH

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

CCSP

OSCP

CREST

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Community College of Qatar seeks a Senior Information Security Expert to lead the cybersecurity program, ensuring ISMS governance, risk management, and SOC oversight in a higher education setting.

The role requires 15+ years of governance, risk and SOC experience with CISSP and CEH certifications, plus ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CCSP, OSCP, and CREST as preferred credentials. Manage cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP and drive proactive threat intelligence and training.