Managing Consultant - Cyber Strategy & Risk

Gulf Business Machines PND; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm seeks a Managing Consultant for their IBM security consulting team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves providing tailored security solutions, leading consulting engagements, and working closely with clients to address their security needs. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of consulting experience in Cyber Strategy and Risk, strong communication skills, and a Bachelor's degree. Hands-on experience in security governance and compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of multiple platforms, processes, or architectures in security.
• Experience with security governance tools and compliance standards.
• Proven record of thought leadership in Cyber Strategy and Risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in security consulting engagements.
• Identify client security gaps and recommend best practices.
• Assist in pre-sales and organize delivery of consulting services.

Skills

Security consulting skills

Strong communication skills

Project management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Introduction

The IBM security consulting team provides customized solutions for our clients, not point solutions or basic product installation. The Managing Consultant will work with our clients to understand their specific business issues, both internally and externally, and provide solutions to solve specific business issues for our clients. They will be able to look at our client's issues and work with other senior IBM consultants to provide guidance on a systematic approach to solve these within our client's budget and timeframe.

Your role and responsibilities

The Managing Consultants will provide subject matter expertise in the form of workshops, and consulting engagements, which assess a client's security capabilities, which could be in the policy, process, technology or organizational areas, identify gaps and recommend cost effective best practices to reduce client risk and increase their handle on security risk. Having hands on implementation experience is a requirement of this position as well as deep technical knowledge of Security Governance tools. The Senior Consultant will assist in pre-sales, sales, closure, and then organizing the delivery of security consulting services with local teams.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Security Domain Skills

• This position requires knowledge across multiple platforms, processes or architectures. This position requires security consulting skills and the ability to act as a trusted client advisor and a trusted technical lead for the team. The Managing Consultant will need to have skills to be able to work with other IBM teams and:
• Deliver strategic security advisory services
• A proven record of security thought leadership and be recognized for business and technical acumen Cyber Strategy and Risk services
• Depth of knowledge in one or more of the core security areas in Cyber Strategy and Risk such as Security Architecture/Cloud Security/ OT Security/ SAP Security/e-GRC.
• Hands on experience and understanding of compliance (ISO 27001, NCA, SOC 2, COBIT, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR etc) and Regulatory requirements.

Core consulting skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• The ability to lead large groups and be a primary facilitator and lead.
• Strong written skills
• Comfortable working in a project based / client serving model
• Ability to lead and shape client expectations
• Help drive pursuits and engage in complex deals, matching outcomes to expectations
• Ability to work easily with diverse and dynamic teams Ability to work in a matrix management model

Preferred technical and professional experience

• At least 5 years relevant consulting experience in Cyber Strategy and Risk domain
• Security consulting experience across multiple client verticals, including Financial Services, Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Industrial & Mining etc.