Cyber Resilience & Information Security Lead

oldmutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual is seeking an experienced Information Security Officer to drive the delivery of the organisation's cybersecurity strategy across assigned business units. The role translates strategies into practical initiatives, embedding secure-by-design practices and strengthening cyber resilience across applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, third parties and digital services.

You will lead and coordinate security improvement roadmaps, manage regulatory obligations, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Experience leading information security programmes and teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory obligations and risk management in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of the organisation's cybersecurity strategy across business units.
• Embed secure-by-design practices and strengthen security maturity.
• Coordinate governance, risk, and control activities with stakeholders across IT and risk functions.
• Lead improvements in security posture and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Security governance

Risk management

Incident response

IT governance

Tools

NIST framework

COBIT framework

ITIL

Job description

Old Mutual is seeking an experienced Information Security Officer to drive the delivery of the organisation's cybersecurity strategy across assigned business units. The role translates strategies into practical initiatives, embedding secure-by-design practices and strengthening cyber resilience across applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, third parties and digital services.

You will lead and coordinate security improvement roadmaps, manage regulatory obligations, and collaborate with