Head - Cyber Security - Technology & Construction Firm

Our client is one of the largest technology, engineering, construction and manufacturing companies with global operations and is one of the most respected companies in India's private sector.

Role: Head-Cyber Security

Location: Chennai

Experience: 14-18 years

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferable - Electronics / Telecommunications). A Master's degree with an excellent academic track record is a plus. Certification in Cyber Security specializing in Network is a must.

Travel: Willingness to travel pan India on official work mandatory

Industry: Telecom/IT

Responsibilities:

- Develops the global security operations team capable of providing freedom of action in the cyber environment for every location and geography where Nielsen operates.

- Works closely with Business Operations and other functional area specialists to ensure threat indicators are rated by severity and responded to in a manner consistent with the threat.

- Contributes to the development and maintenance of the cyber security strategy.

- Delivers a leadership role in providing network and system security advice and risk analysis to business units who engage with the Cyber Security team.

- Develops and leads the Global Threat and Vulnerability Management team to ensure a well-defined program operates to identify, risk rate, and track vulnerabilities to remediation.

- Works closely with the Cyber Security Threat Intelligence team to ensure security threat information, system log information, and sources of external intelligence are combined to provide real time response to cyber events.

- Defines, gathers and reports on metrics regarding all security systems within the global Nielsen environments

- Experience with leading, developing, and establishing best practices in a Cyber Security Operations Center. Understanding of how to design security operations center procedures, programs, and services across a globally diverse environment.