Cyber Security Principal
at Property Finder Dubai, United Arab Emirates Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is the leading property portal in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region. The platform offers a host of products and services tailored to make the home search process transparent for millions who visit the portal while creating value for the partners who advertise on the platform.
Over the years, we've expanded our operations to Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space. With over 500+ dedicated people in 6 regional offices, we facilitate more than 7 million monthly visits across our platforms. We have become the go-to destination for consumers in search of their next home.
Our promise to talent
We encourage our people, called creators, to move fast, to be bold and offer them countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing and talent-centric organisation.
Our goal is to ensure that our people find their time at Property Finder a rewarding experience where the company’s growth also means personal growth.
Overall it is a place
for you to be your best self. Position Title
Principal Cyber Security
We seek an experienced CyberSecurity Principal with a strong background in Engineering, DevOps and Infrastructure to build and oversee our Cyber Security operations and governance standards.
This new role will be responsible for securing our cloud infrastructure, applications deployed in AWS, data protection, and our Corporate IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in AWS solutions, with experience in establishing Cyber Security processes, Cyber Security Operation Centers and Incident response plans.
This role is for an individual contributor initially who will build a Cyber Security practice at PropertyFinder and grow the practice to govern code best practices, infrastructure best practices and interface with auditors. This role will be a conduit between DevOps, Engineering and Corporate IT, as well as on all things related to Cyber Security. You will provide comprehensive reports and frequent presentations to C-level and the Engineering leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
Security Management:
Oversee the development and enforcement of security protocols and infrastructure security. Monitor all cloud and corporate IT infrastructure for Cyber Security related events. Rollout best practices for application security, identity and data protection across our marketplace product portfolio and developer platforms Maintain all security tools and technology across the environment. Document and Monitor internal and external Cyber policy compliance and posture. Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations in cybersecurity. Develop strategies for risk management, data protection, and incident response. Stay abreast of emerging security threats and implement proactive measures.
Desired Qualifications & Experience
Certification in information security (CISSP, CSSLP, CCFP, CISM, etc.) or comparable work experience Demonstrate experience managing Cyber Security Initiatives with deep hands-on technical expertise Professional experience in effective cybersecurity management, including
+ incident management and evidence gathering,
+ change management and participating in Change and Emergency Change Boards
+ conducting risk analysis/assessments,
+ undertaking cyber security reviews
+ developing and communicating policy changes
+ providing guidance and advice to end users
Expert knowledge in role-based access control (RBAC), SAML Authentication and Authorisation. Experience with SIEM monitoring tools (Splunk, Elastic or similar), log aggregation, and correlation. Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, Go) to automate operational tasks Passion for developing people, building inclusive teams, and coaching AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Security Speciality Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, ELB, Auto Scaling Groups, VPC, IAM, WAF, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, RDS, EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail Ability to apply AWS's well-architected framework and best practices for security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimisation Strong understanding of AWS shared responsibility model and best practices for securing cloud resources Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management acumen Knowledge of data governance, security, privacy and compliance protocols* Minimum 8 years of Cyber Security experience.
