Chief Advisor Security Cyber

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Overview This role is for a Chief Advisor Security Cyber at Eskom Communications. The position is central to defining and implementing the organisation's cybersecurity vision, strategy, and policies, as well as representing the company in national and international technical forums. What you will do * Provide cybersecurity vision, strategy, and direction setting. * Implement cybersecurity strategy and plan. * Develop cybersecurity policies, procedures, technical standards, work practices, and specifications. * Represent the organisation/subsidiary at national and international technical forums. * Provide cybersecurity consulting training and investigation services. Requirements (from the original advert) **Qualifications** * B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma/ National Higher Diploma in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics Engineering/ Information Security/Cybersecurity at NQF7 with 360 credits. **Related Experience** * 7 years’ Experience in information security discipline specific experience including cybersecurity policy and strategy development, implementation, and testing. **Behavioural** * Professionalism * Safety consciousness * Integrity * Trustworthiness * Honesty **Leadership** * Coaching and mentoring * Customer and strategically focused * Think strategically, laterally, and be innovative * Network well with external parties to share cybersecurity management knowledge * Strong communication and presentation * Superior analytical and problem-solving **Knowledge** * Expert knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity discipline * Threat and Risk analysis principles * Applied knowledge of Cyber Threat Intelligence CTI and its tools * Understand and integrate a broad range of information * Relevant policies, procedures, and business processes **Skill** * Good negotiation and facilitation * Project management * Risk management * Strategic thinking Who should apply The ideal candidate for this Chief Advisor Security Cyber role holds an NQF7 degree in a relevant field and possesses 7 years of specific experience in information security, including cybersecurity policy and strategy. They are a professional, safety-conscious individual with high integrity, trustworthiness, and honesty. This person should be a strategic and innovative thinker, capable of coaching, mentoring, and maintaining a customer focus. They must have expert knowledge of cybersecurity, threat/risk analysis, and CTI tools, along with practical understanding of relevant policies and procedures. Strong negotiation, facilitation, project management, risk management, communication, presentation, and analytical skills are essential, as is the ability to network externally to share cybersecurity knowledge. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/chief-advisor-security-cyber-eskom-communications Source: myjobmag

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