Cybersecurity Director

Water Transmission and Technologies Co.; Arabia Saudí; Presencial; SAR 300.000 - 550.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Water Transmission and Technologies Co. seeks a senior cybersecurity leader to govern and integrate GRC, Operations (OT & IT), and Architecture functions. You will drive policy, strategy, and budget decisions to protect information assets and critical infrastructure.

The role requires oversight of cybersecurity programs, risk management, and incident response across both digital and operational environments, aligning with national and international standards.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Master's degree in Cybersecurity or Management.

Responsabilidades

• Develop cybersecurity policies, procedures and controls across all activities.
• Develop strategic and operational cybersecurity plans aligned with WTCO strategy and objectives.
• Develop a cybersecurity budget and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Fulfill ESG responsibilities and ensure ESG initiatives alignment.
• Set KPIs and monitor progress toward strategic objectives; advise on HR needs.
• Produce timely, accurate cybersecurity reports meeting policies and quality standards.
• Delegate duties within the team and ensure continuity in absence.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in cybersecurity systems and practices.

Conocimientos

Cybersecurity leadership

Governance & risk

Strategic planning

Budgeting & cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Information Technology

Master's in Cybersecurity or Management

Descripción del empleo

Job Purpose

The job holder is responsible for provide strategic leadership governance and oversight for the organization s cybersecurity posture by managing and integrating the Cybersecurity GRC Cybersecurity Operations OT amp IT and Cybersecurity Architecture amp Project functions The role ensures the protection of information assets operational technologies and digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop Cybersecurity policies procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned Cybersecurity activity and provide continuous improvement recommendations
• Develop Cybersecurity strategic and operational plans ensuring alignment with WTCO s strategy vision mission and corporate objectives
• Develop a Cybersecurity budget and ensure potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon
• Fulfill ESG responsibilities and requirements in line with the strategy and ESG-related initiatives
• Set Cybersecurity KPIs and monitor progress and development toward WTCO strategic objectives Identify the management needs of competencies and talents and provide recommendations with regard to human resources decisions
• Develop all Cybersecurity reports in a timely and accurate manner while ensuring meeting the requirements policies and quality standards
• Delegate duties responsibilities and authorities to appropriate team members within the business in case of absence
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of Cybersecurity s systems and practices taking into consideration leading practices cost reduction and productivity improvement
• Ensure that all work is carried out efficiently in line with the annual business plans goals policies processes procedures and instructions
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws rules regulations and standards within WTCO and related functions such as but not limited to HC HSSE Risk Cybersecurity etc

Role Expectations

• Escalate problems to ensure case issue is closed efficiently and in a timely manner
• Develop the organization s overarching cybersecurity strategy by integrating GRC Operations OT amp IT and Architecture functions to establish a unified enterprise-wide protection framework
• Oversee the formulation implementation and continuous improvement of cybersecurity policies standards and governance models to ensure compliance with national e g NCA and international regulations
• Approve strategic and operational plans from each cybersecurity function to ensure budget alignment resource allocation efficiency and strategic goal achievement
• Direct the creation of enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk management programs to identify assess and mitigate security risks across all digital and operational environments
• Lead the integration of security-by-design and Zero Trust Architecture principles into enterprise technology deployments digital transformation initiatives and critical infrastructure upgrades
• Establish governance frameworks for AI ML systems emerging technologies and OT IT convergence to ensure ethical use data integrity and protection from adversarial attacks
• Guide the design validation and implementation of secure architectures cloud integrations and network segmentation to strengthen defense-in-depth capabilities
• Supervise the development and operation of the Security Operations Center SOC to ensure real-time detection incident containment and response across OT and IT domains

Role Expectations 2

• Champion enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness and training programs to foster a culture of security ownership accountability and continuous learning
• Oversee compliance with privacy data protection and ESG-related security requirements ensuring alignment with organizational sustainability and governance objectives
• Manage large-scale cyber incident investigations root cause analysis and post-incident governance to institutionalize lessons learned and prevent recurrence
• Approve vendor and third‑party cybersecurity risk assessment processes to safeguard supply chain ecosystems and enforce contractual compliance
• Review and endorse KPIsKRIsand cybersecurity maturity indicators for executive reporting and strategic decision-making
• Align cybersecurity priorities with business continuity and disaster recovery strategies ensuring resilience against ransomware industrial sabotage and operational disruptions
• Represent the organization in cybersecurity regulatory and industry forums influencing policy development and ensuring early adoption of best practices
• Coordinate the collaboration between cybersecurity legal procurement and business units to streamline risk acceptance impact assessments and audit readiness
• Drive the evaluation and adoption of advanced detection monitoring and analytics technologies to enhance threat intelligence situational awareness and proactive defense
• Ensure integration of cybersecurity metrics into enterprise performance dashboards enabling real-time visibility of risk posture and mitigation progress

Key Communications

Internal Stakeholders

All Departments

External Stakeholders

• Consultants
• Contractors
• Vendors
• Suppliers
• Service providers
• Government authorities and entities

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed it is not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position Accordingly there is no way this Job Description states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties

Job Requirements

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Technology
• Master s in Cybersecurity or Management