Senior Cybersecurity Governance Consultant - 2-Year Engagement
MENA Consultant · Engineering · Senior · 1mo ago
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“Location: remote.”
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- Contractor / B2B
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- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
In this 2-year engagement, you will develop and elevate the organization's cybersecurity governance framework, strategy, roadmap, policies, and standards. Key focus areas include maintaining the Cybersecurity Control Library, overseeing Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS), managing policy exceptions and risk acceptance processes, and preparing comprehensive reporting for audits and executive management.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve cybersecurity governance frameworks, strategies, and roadmaps.
- Draft, review, update, and manage approval cycles for cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and governance artifacts.
- Maintain and manage the Cybersecurity Control Library aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
- Review and update Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS) and associated templates.
- Facilitate policy exception management, waivers, and risk acceptance tracking.
- Prepare governance dashboards, KPIs, KRIs, presentations, and executive briefings for senior leadership.
What you bring
- 8–10 years of experience in cybersecurity governance, strategy, and policy development.
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining control libraries and Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS).
- Proven track record managing policy exception, waiver, and risk acceptance processes.
- Experience preparing evidence and documentation for audits, assessments, and regulatory reviews.
- Fluency in both Arabic and English (written and spoken).
About MENA Consultant
MENA Consultant is a consulting firm providing specialized strategic and operational advisory across cybersecurity, governance, and business transformation.
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