Head of Cyber Security

The Head of Cyber Security is responsible for building and leading CNSs cybersecurity business with accountability for strategy client engagement managed security services service delivery and growth. The role will develop secure scalable and commercially viable cyber capabilities across defensive security offensive security GRC data governance and AI assurance while strengthening client trust and positioning CNS as a leading regional cybersecurity and digital trust provider.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Managed Security Cloud Security & Cyber Defense:

Lead delivery of Managed Security Services including SOC SIEM MDR threat detection incident response vulnerability management and security monitoring.

Define and oversee cloud security capabilities across public cloud private cloud SaaS and hybrid environments.

Ensure SLA/KPI adherence and high-quality service delivery across all client engagements.

Drive continuous improvement automation AI-assisted security operations and detection engineering.

Cybersecurity Data Governance & AI Strategy:

Define and execute CNS strategy across cybersecurity data governance cloud security and AI assurance aligned with business and client objectives.

Establish governance frameworks covering ISO 27001 NIST ISO 42001 privacy data governance and relevant regional regulatory requirements.

Develop integrated governance models covering cyber risk data ownership privacy AI risk compliance and assurance.

Support clients in establishing responsible AI governance AI risk management model assurance and regulatory compliance.

Pre-Sales Solution Development & Go-to-Market:

Support Sales and Pre-Sales in solution design proposals bids and executive client presentations.

Develop and position CNS offerings across managed security cloud security offensive security GRC data governance privacy and AI assurance.

Standardize solution architectures delivery models pricing and service propositions.

Identify strategic technology partners and develop differentiated scalable offerings aligned with market demand.

Risk Management Security Architecture & Cloud Security:

Own cyber risk management vulnerability management and security architecture strategy.

Oversee secure architecture across cloud on-premises hybrid application network and data environments.

Ensure cloud security controls are embedded across IAM configuration management workload protection data protection logging and monitoring.

Support secure-by-design principles across infrastructure applications data platforms and AI systems.

Data Governance Privacy & AI Assurance:

Develop CNS capabilities across data governance data quality ownership stewardship lineage classification and lifecycle management.
Establish privacy and data-protection services covering ROPA DPIA DSAR data discovery and regulatory     compliance.
Develop AI governance and assurance services covering AI inventories risk classification model       governance security testing AI red teaming explainability and human oversight.
Integrate cyber data privacy and AI governance into a unified digital-trust proposition.

Revenue Growth & Business Enablement:

Drive revenue growth across cybersecurity managed services cloud security data governance and AI assurance offerings.

Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing CNS and Group client accounts.

Build new recurring-revenue services and managed offerings.

Collaborate with Sales and Group leadership to strengthen CNSs regional market positioning and strategic partnerships.

Team Leadership & Capability Development:

Build and lead high-performing teams across cyber defense offensive security cloud security GRC data governance & AI assurance.

Define the target organisation structure and recruit critical leadership technical and delivery roles.

Drive professional certifications training career development and succession planning.

Align team capacity and capability with pipeline service delivery and commercial growth.

Performance Management Governance & Operating Model:

Define KPIs SLAs utilisation margin service-quality and customer-satisfaction measures.

Establish governance and reporting across Sales Delivery IT Compliance Data AI and Managed Services.

Monitor operational and financial performance against agreed business objectives.

Continuously enhance the operating model delivery quality automation scalability and customer experience.

Qualifications :

Education

• Bachelors degree in cyber security IT or related field

• Masters degree in cyber security / information security is Desired

Experience

• 15 years in cyber security with at least 5 years in leadership roles

• Experience in MSSP / System Integrator (CNS-type environment) is Desired

Additional Information :

Skills & Abilities

• Strong expertise in SOC SIEM EDR cloud security and GRC frameworks

Certifications: CISSP CISM CISA CEH ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Compliance with policies and procedures based on the ISO standards adopted by CNS.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time