Virtual CISO & Cybersecurity Practice Lead

Remotedxb

Full-time IT & Technology
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Location
dubai, dubai emirate, United-Arab-Emirates
Posted
July 25, 2026

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the outsourced CISO for 8–12 clients, providing executive-level security leadership on a fractional basis
  • Conduct security risk assessments, gap analyses, and penetration testing oversight
  • Develop and maintain security programs, policies, and incident response plans
  • Manage compliance frameworks including SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA, NIST CSF, and CMMC
  • Present security posture and remediation roadmaps to boards and C-suites
  • Oversee AI-driven security tooling for vulnerability scanning and threat detection
  • Lead incident response coordination including forensics, legal, and communications
  • Participate in business development and sales conversations to close new retainers
  • Recruit, manage, and mentor junior analysts
  • Build standardized methodologies and delivery playbooks to scale the practice

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of hand...