Director - Security Affairs

Job Title: Director - Security Affairs (UAE Nationals)

Location: Abu Dhabi

Grade 1

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee security protocols for facilities, personnel, visitors, and assets.
• Coordinate with Corporate Procurement to select security service providers, review and renew contracts,
• monitor performance, and manage vendor transitions.
• Arrange site risk assessments and vulnerability reviews, and address gaps in perimeter security, access control,
• surveillance, and emergency response.
• Oversee access control arrangements, including badges, visitor registration, and clearance procedures.
• Coordinate responses to physical security incidents with internal teams, service providers, and relevant
• authorities.
• Monitor the effectiveness of CCTV, intrusion detection, and alarm systems.
• Arrange security awareness training and contribute to evacuation and business continuity plans.
• Report security incidents, risks, corrective actions, and performance to management.
• Cybersecurity
• Maintain and review cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
• Coordinate with Procurement and IT to appoint cybersecurity providers, manage contracts, assess
• performance, and oversee transitions.
• Oversee cybersecurity risk assessments, threat analysis, and the resolution of identified vulnerabilities.
• Monitor the implementation of security controls, including firewalls, endpoint protection, encryption, and
• identity and access management, in coordination with IT and service providers.
• Oversee cyber incident detection and response, including containment, investigation, recovery, and reporting.
• Provide cybersecurity input into the design and implementation of IT systems, networks, cloud services,
• databases, and applications.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Risk Management, or a
• related field; a master's degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience, including leadership responsibility for security operations,
• governance, or risk management.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing physical security and cybersecurity through internal teams and external
• providers.
• Experience in a government, defence, or critical infrastructure environment is preferred.
• Strong capability in vendor management, incident response, stakeholder coordination, and reporting to senior
• leadership.