APL Program Director

DarkMatter

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: RP962-648

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

At DarkMatter, we are building an organization of specialists to provide the ultimate integrated cyber security protection available. Whatever the scope, scale or sensitivity of our clients' work, we'll assess their risks, resolve their vulnerabilities and always keep them ahead of the threat, offering them the best possible products and solutions.

In this role, you will:

- Lead and manage delivery of s testing services within four leading-edge Laboratories with the most adequate tools, frameworks and methodologies, manage results and ensure all recommendations to the Government and other clients are well documented and provisioned in a clear, unambiguous language.
- Carry out a collection of Testing activities which are tailored to the technology type/categories, data classification, and the required level of security using testing techniques that are transparent, agile, risk informed, repeatable and scoped so that they may be completed within a reasonable time frame.
- Ensure that the testing of systems/products is performed via repeatable tests which confirm that the security related features of systems/products perform as claimed.
- Lead security assessment services thorough planning and advanced project management methodologies and tools.
- Apply business thinking and strategic foresight to maintain an optimal testing model that ensures an uninterrupted business flow.
- Contribute to the continuous development of test specifications and standards in accordance to latest cyber security products/technologies available in the market
- Assigns work packages, monitors performance and manages change control dynamically, to optimize productivity
- Facilitates availability and optimum utilization of resources, especially in Agile projects
- Monitors and reports on the progress of development projects, ensuring that projects are carried out in accordance with agreed Test standards, methods and procedures
- Research new and emerging technologies that may enable improvements in the product/technology development.

Requirements

To bring your dream to life, you'll need

- A minimum of ten (10) years in a project management/lead tester position or equivalent position;
- A minimum of five (5) years of either technical or management experience in information security products or services;
- A Bachelor's Degree, ideally in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Extensive experience with: Vulnerability Assessments, Fuzz Testing, Code Review, Penetration Testing , Network Security, Application Security, Response and Management and Digital Forensics.
- Threat modeling fundamentals and penetration testing skills
- Experience with establishing and maturing enterprise Risk Management Frameworks
- Familiarity with current application models, data analytics, cloud services, and mobility
- Familiarity with xyz tools, next generation firewalls, and behavioral analytics
- Specific knowledge of cyber security and risk management requirement

Working in Abu Dhabi

Just off the Arab Gulf and right at the edge of your imagination, is a place where geniuses make their cyber security dreams come true.

At DarkMatter, we're turning our biggest ideas into reality in the fastest moving and most dynamic city on the planet. Working here, you'll lead technical innovation in the region while taking advantage of all Abu Dhabi has to offer. From first class healthcare and education, to superior living accommodations and cultural attractions, you'll find your ideal career and more in this global crossroads. The UAE is one of the safest and most secure areas in the world. And with its location between Europe, Africa and Asia, you'll expand your worldview in just a short flight. But you won't have to venture far from the city to experience its diversity. You'll find people of over 50 nationalities working at DarkMatter. Join us and see that while far away from the concrete tech jungle, Abu Dhabi is an oasis where your latest innovations will thrive and grow.

About the Company

DarkMatter is transforming the cyber security landscape. Headquartered in the UAE and operating globally, we're the region's first and only fully integrated digital defence and cyber security consultancy and implementation firm. Our elite team of global experts deliver advanced, next-generation solutions to governments and enterprises across the cyber security spectrum.

We help clients simplify the enormous complexity of today's ever-evolving cyber threats. Our vision is to protect the future by securing its technologies. Innovation and Research are cornerstones to our development and the activities in these areas underpin our entire range of offerings, including Secure Communications, Public Key Infrastructure and Big Data & Analytics products.

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Director salaries in UAE

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