Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Managed Services Oversight
- SOC Governance: Lead the CyberAegis SOC operations, ensuring 24/7 monitoring and high-fidelity threat detection for both Axis and its enterprise clients.
- Hardware Integration: Oversee the secure deployment and integration of partner technologies (e.g., Darktrace, ManageEngine) into client environments.
- Product Security: Ensure that in-house systems like Axis Pay, Axis Flow, and Aximos are built with "security by design" principles.
Regulatory Compliance & Data Privacy
- Data Protection: Act as (or oversee) the Data Protection Officer (DPO) as required by the Cyber and Data Protection Act.
- POTRAZ Liaison: Ensure all data controller licenses are current and lead the mandatory 24-hour breach notification process to POTRAZ.
- Standards Alignment: Maintain and audit compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 9001:2015, and RBZ Cybersecurity Frameworks for financial sector clients.
Incident Response & Threat Hunting
- Crisis Management: Act as the primary incident commander during high-severity breaches, coordinating with legal and executive teams.
- Proactive Defense: Direct regular vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and AI-driven threat hunting to identify gaps before they are exploited.
- Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Board Reporting: Present monthly cybersecurity maturity dashboards and risk heatmaps to the Executive Committee.
- Partner Ecosystem: Manage high-level technical relationships with global security vendors to ensure Axis remains at the forefront of hardware innovation.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- BSc in Computer Science, Cybersecurity
- MSc in Big Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or MBA (Highly Preferred).
- 10+ years in IT/Cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.