# Assistant Manager - IT Security Delivery — Qiddiya | القدية

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4451110644-assistant-manager-it-security-delivery
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Type: full_time · Level: lead
Monthly salary: AED 9,800 to 17,640 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-10-07
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## Description

JOB PURPOSE:

Own build readiness, testing orchestration, and controlled handover, coordinating with the Design team for inputs. Enforce gates, close defects, and produce audit-ready validation packs for assigned programs across corporate and asset IT Security programs.

Core Responsibilities:

Readiness governance and gates

• Operate exit-gate governance across environments; verify prerequisites (access, certs, backups, rollback)

• Supervise Go/No-Go forums and ensure documentation of risks, exceptions, and compensating controls with Cybersecurity sign-off

• Maintain change calendars aligned to asset windows and blackout periods

Test planning, data, and environments

• Supervise the build of end-to-end test plans covering functional, negative, resilience, and integration scenarios

• Ensure observer participation (Ops, platform SMEs) for test credibility

Defect, risk, and issue management

• Manage defect triage; assign owners/severity; track fix SLAs and re-tests

• Maintain RAID logs; escalate blockers; quantify residual risk at release

Validation packs and traceability

• Supervise compilation of validation packs (plans, results, evidence, traceability matrices); ensure versioned storage and approvals

• Ensure achievement of first-pass acceptance by QA/Excellence and ensure quick resolution of returns

Handover and run readiness

• Validate runbooks, monitoring/alerting, and L1/L2 training completion; confirm operational SLOs and DR artifacts

• Confirm SIEM/SOAR mappings and case workflows prior to go-live

• Stakeholder coordination and communications

• Facilitate cutover rehearsals; publish comms plans, RACI, and hyper care schedules

• Provide weekly readiness dashboards and risk summaries to governance forums

Continuous improvement

• Track change success rate and checklists accordingly

Security Control Evaluation, POC, and Implementation

• Lead the evaluation of IT Security controls, technologies, and solutions to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, Cybersecurity requirements, business priorities, and operational needs

• Oversee Proof of Concept activities, including scope definition, success criteria, stakeholder alignment, execution oversight, and outcome reporting

• Assess solution suitability based on security effectiveness, integration capability, scalability, compliance alignment, operational impact, supportability, and long-term value

• Recommend fit-for-purpose IT Security controls and technology solutions based on outcomes, risk reduction value, operational readiness, and enterprise direction

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is required

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is preferred

Years of Experience:

• 6-8 years in a relevant industry, preferably with majority in IT security delivery across corporate and asset environments

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## Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is required. Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is preferred. 6-8 years in a relevant industry, preferably with majority in IT security delivery across corporate and asset environments.

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