We are looking for a Lead, Risk and Information Protection for one of our clients with the following details:

Start date: May 2026

End date Oct 2026

Location: Doha, Qatar

Work Scheme: Residential, Single

Qualification and Experience required:

• Graduate and/or master’s degree qualifications in either Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.


• 10+ years’ experience in a similar role, in large enterprise environments (>1000 users), with multiple geographic locations.


• Oil and Gas experience (or manufacturing industries) is preferred.


• Professional certifications in Information Security and/or Information technology – CISSP and/or CISM at minimum is required.


• Proficiency in performing risk, business impact, control, and vulnerability assessments, and in defining treatment strategies.


• Knowledge of and experience in managing, developing and documenting security programs and plans, including strategic, tactical, and operational plans.


• Strong analytical skills to analyse security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls.


• Strong communication skills, including written, oral and presentation skills. Must be fluent in English.


• Knowledge and experience in Enterprise IT/OT security technologies, services, and processes:


• Information Security models and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) and best practices


• Risk Assessment: Operating Systems (Windows, Linux), Network technologies and protocols, Information protection


• Security technologies, tools & controls, including Antivirus, Antimalware, proxies, web filtering and firewalls, XDR, SIEM, IDS/IPS...


• Incident Response processes and tools


• Patch and Vulnerability management processes and tools


• Risk Assessment, Change Management Processes


• Information Classification, Information Protection


• Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity


• Professional certification in Industrial Cybersecurity e.g., GICSP or similar) is desirable.


• Knowledge of Industrial Cybersecurity standards is desirable.


• Exposure to program and project management is desirable.


• Vendor management skills and ability to define and negotiate effective SLAs and service KPIs with vendors.


• Extensive technological domain knowledge to understand integration of digital products with IT systems & architecture.


• Good knowledge of the business to understand business requirements and implications on organization operations.

If you are interested, kindly apply!