Senior Cybersecurity Risk & Resilience Consultant - 2-Year Engagement

Location:

remote.

Years of Experience:

8-10 years.

Project Duration:

2 years.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in Arabic & English (written and spoken).

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Risk & Resilience Consultant with 8–10 years of experience to deliver cybersecurity and technology risk assessments and advise on risks across systems, cloud environments, digital initiatives, and third-party services. The consultant will manage risk registers, treatment plans, and exception processes; strengthen risk management frameworks; and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders. The role requires knowledge of NCA ECC, SAMA requirements, and ISO 27001.

Key Requirements

8–10 total years of experience.

Proven experience in cybersecurity risk and resilience consulting.

Strong experience conducting cybersecurity and technology risk assessments across systems, digital services, cloud environments, and technology projects.

Hands-on experience managing risk registers and the full risk lifecycle

, including assessment, treatment, acceptance, exceptions, and ongoing monitoring.

Experience developing and tracking risk treatment and remediation plans

, including evaluation of control gaps and compensating controls.

Ability to advise on risks related to infrastructure, cloud security, third parties, secure software development, and data protection.

Experience developing or improving cybersecurity risk frameworks, methodologies, risk appetite statements, and key risk indicators (KRIs).

Knowledge of applicable frameworks and regulations, particularly

NCA ECC, SAMA requirements, and ISO 27001.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and delivering Risk & Resilience engagements in line with approved methodologies, project plans, and timelines.
• Perform cybersecurity, technology, and enterprise risk assessments covering customer systems, platforms, digital services, and technology initiatives, as well as regulatory-driven assessments, including NCA compliance activities, and ad hoc risk reviews.
• Create, maintain, and improve risk registers, tracking risks from identification and assessment through treatment, acceptance, and ongoing monitoring.
• Develop, track, and report on risk treatment plans, mitigation initiatives, and remediation activities to support timely closure of identified risks and control gaps.
• Coordinate risk acceptance and exception management processes, including impact assessments, evaluation of compensating controls, stakeholder engagement, approvals, and periodic revalidation.
• Assess major technology changes, cloud deployments, digital transformation initiatives, third-party services, and strategic projects to identify emerging risks and recommend appropriate risk responses.
• Deliver risk advisory services across enterprise infrastructure, cloud security, cybersecurity controls, secure software development, digital platforms, data protection, and emerging technologies.
• Help maintain and continuously improve the customer’s cybersecurity risk management framework, methodologies, standards, templates, and governance processes.
• Contribute to developing and periodically updating cybersecurity risk strategies, risk roadmaps, risk appetite statements, and risk mitigation priorities in alignment with business objectives.
• Work with business, technology, cybersecurity, and project teams to offer actionable risk recommendations and enable informed, risk-based decisions.
• Track key risk indicators (KRIs), risk trends, emerging threats, and overdue remediation actions, providing insights for proactive risk management.
• Prepare and present risk reports, dashboards, management updates, and executive-level insights to relevant stakeholders and governance forums.
• Encourage a risk-aware culture through stakeholder engagement, awareness activities, workshops, and advisory sessions across customer business units.
• Ensure alignment with applicable internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards, including NCA ECC, SAMA requirements, ISO 27001, and other relevant frameworks.
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