Cyber Security Consultant

Role Purpose:

The build lead will oversee the end-to-end technical execution and governance of enterprise security solutions across infrastructure, applications, and cloud platforms. This role requires in-depth technical expertise, strong leadership, and strategic alignment with the organizations cybersecurity objectives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the secure deployment of technologies and ensuring all security controls comply with global standards and business requirements.

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the design and build of security infrastructure, including firewalls, proxies, SIEM, endpoint protection, identity solutions, and encryption.
• Act as a subject matter expert during the build phases of projects, ensuring security architecture is implemented according to design and best practices.
• Collaborate with architects, infrastructure teams, and cloud engineers to embed security into new and existing platforms.
• Review and validate low-level designs (LLDs), and implement technical configurations aligned with security standards.
• Establish and maintain documentation standards: runbooks, LLDs, test cases, build templates, and governance artifacts.
• Lead technical build documentation, runbooks, and handover sessions to operations.
• Support onboarding and integration of new tools such as EDR, DLP, PAM, CNAPP, CASB, ZTNA, and WAF.
• Conduct hardening, patch validation, and secure configuration baselines for systems and services.
• Perform gap analysis and remediation planning during security assessments and audits.
• And provide technical training on newly built security solutions.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Provide technical direction, mentoring for the security build team.
• Oversee resource planning, execution timelines to ensure on-time and compliant delivery of security solutions.
• Facilitate regular team meetings, technical reviews, and collaborative work environment.
• Coordinate with cross-functional leaders from architecture, operations, compliance, and cloud teams to ensure security build alignment with enterprise goals.
• Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service-level objectives (SLOs) for the build function.
• Support team training plans and professional development initiatives to build internal capabilities and specialization in modern security technologies.
• Escalates risks, issues, or delays proactively to senior leadership, and implement mitigation plans as needed.
• Ensure team compliance with internal governance, change management, and documentation standards.

Qualification:

Masters/bachelors in engineering

Cybersecurity Certifications

Experience:

• 15 years of experience in IT security
• Hands-on experience in building and integrating security solutions in enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in working with security tools such as Palo Alto, Armis, Carbon Black, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Symantec, Wiz, and Vulnerability Management
• Good knowledge of networking, cloud security (AWS/Azure), and identity management (AD, IAM).
• Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and Zero Trust Architecture.