OT Cybersecurity Lead Real Estate AFET

Job Requisition ID: 178511

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the worlds most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

This role is responsible for leading cybersecurity design, implementation, and assurance across complex OT and critical infrastructure environments. The position ensures that security is embedded throughout the project lifecycle, from architecture and risk assessment through to implementation, monitoring, and compliance.

The candidate will act as a subject matter expert across multiple engagements, advising on secure architecture, enforcing security controls, and ensuring alignment with regulatory and industry standards. The role requires strong experience in OT cybersecurity, including system hardening, network segmentation, logging/SIEM integration, and vulnerability management.

In addition, the role is accountable for delivering high-quality cybersecurity documentation, maintaining risk registers, and supporting audit and compliance activities. The position also plays a key role in stakeholder coordination, ensuring that vendors, engineering teams, and project stakeholders align with defined cybersecurity requirements.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

A highly experienced cybersecurity professional with strong OT/ICS domain expertise, capable of independently leading cybersecurity deliverables for large-scale and high-complexity environments, while ensuring compliance, risk reduction, and secure system operations.

What you will do:

To lead the design, implementation, and assurance of cybersecurity controls across critical infrastructure and OT environments, ensuring secure-by-design delivery, regulatory compliance, and risk-based security governance.

RESOURCE COMPLEXITY

• Works as a technical lead / SME across multiple projects
• May provide matrix leadership to engineers and specialists
• Responsible for high-impact OT environments and compliance deliverables
  
  

Key Accountabilities

• Lead secure design and architecture for OT environments, ensuring best-practice cybersecurity controls are embedded from the outset
• Conduct and manage risk assessments, maintaining risk registers and driving mitigation through to closure
• Oversee implementation of security controls and system hardening across infrastructure, networks, and endpoints
• Establish monitoring and logging capabilities, ensuring integration with centralized visibility platforms (e.g., SIEM)
• Govern patching and vulnerability management processes to maintain secure and up-to-date systems
• Ensure compliance with relevant cybersecurity standards and frameworks, supporting audits and evidence requirements
• Produce and manage key cybersecurity deliverables and documentation, ensuring quality and acceptance
• Coordinate with stakeholders and vendors to embed cybersecurity across all project and operational activities
  
  

Required skills to be successful:

• OT/ICS security architecture and controls
• Network and system hardening
• SIEM/logging integration
• Risk and compliance frameworks
• Cybersecurity documentation and audit support
  
  

Must have knowledge and expertise in the following standards:

• DESC ICS Security Standard (2019)
• CLC/TS 50701 (Aug 2023)
• PCI DSS v4.0 (Mar 2022)
• IEC 62443
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• NIST SP 800-82 (ICS security guidance)
• EN 50126/50128/50129
  
  

What Equips you for the role:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / Engineering / Computer Science (or equivalent)
  
  

Experience

• 7+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on OT / ICS / critical infrastructure exposure
• Experience delivering cybersecurity in large-scale, regulated environments
• Strong exposure to:
• Network security & segmentation
• Endpoint protection & hardening
• Logging and monitoring
• Risk assessments and compliance
  

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies

Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.

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