Responsibilities:
- Develop a deep relationship with the client based on trust, delivery and execution in order to drive service excellence and ultimately sales.
- Develop a thorough understanding of the client's business and IT Risk Management strategies; and deliver Cyber services accordingly.
- Ensure capabilities are provided maximum opportunity to support account expansion goals.
- Maintain a close relationship with the account team and support them in their dealings with the client.
- Strive to become a 'Trusted Advisor' to the client, either providing expert technical advice themselves, or bringing in subject matter experts where appropriate from both within and outside.
- Have a thorough understanding of all the commercial aspects of the Security business within the account.
- Provide input to the client's security strategy and technical roadmap.
- In the security governance role, the Security Officer should be aware of important operational issues including security compliance, and be the escalation point for significant security events, problems and incidents.
Qualification:
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineer, Technology or related fields.
- Minimum 7 years professional experience in discipline in the realm of Information Security.
- Balance of technical security knowledge and GRC experience.
- Senior practitioner level experience with security environments.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and task demands effectively.
- Experience in auditing, interpreting and implementing security policy.
- Ability to work successfully and constructively within a team of diverse stakeholders, business and technical.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills.
- Expert writing and communications skills.
- CISSP, CISM preferred, but may be substituted with equivalent technical credentials and experience.
- Ability to deal with complex problems, matrix management and ambiguity.
- Security management in the appropriate industry.
- Experience in working in a matrix environment, and ability to direct and influence others without being their line manager.