Job Title: Executive Manager – Squad Cyber Technical Lead | Dicetek | UAE
Recruiting Company: Dicetek
Job Location: United Arab Emirates
Job Type: Full-Time | Executive Leadership Role
Application Method: Send your updated CV to
Location: UAE
Executive-Level Cybersecurity Leadership Position
Banking & Financial Services Environment
DevSecOps, AI Governance & Cloud Security Focus
Strong Regulatory & Compliance Oversight Responsibilities
Dicetek is seeking an experienced Executive Manager – Squad Cyber Technical Lead to oversee enterprise-wide DevSecOps, AI Governance, Continuous Security Validation, and Compliance Assurance initiatives within a highly regulated banking environment. This role will serve as the primary First Line of Defense (1LoD) cybersecurity leader responsible for implementing security controls, driving secure software delivery, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting inspection-readiness in alignment with UAE banking regulations.
Detailed Job DescriptionAs the Executive Manager – Squad Cyber Technical Lead, you will lead a multidisciplinary cybersecurity squad responsible for delivering secure development, AI governance, security assurance, and compliance monitoring capabilities across the organization. You will function as the key liaison between business units, security governance teams, and the AI Center of Excellence while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing enterprise security tooling platforms, driving DevSecOps adoption, leading Security Champion initiatives, and enabling secure AI and cloud transformation programs. This role requires deep expertise across cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, AI/LLM security, governance frameworks, and banking-sector regulatory compliance.
Key ResponsibilitiesLead delivery across four key cybersecurity workstreams:
Ensure adherence to approved security policies, standards, SLAs, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain organizational readiness for regulatory inspections and cybersecurity audits.
Own and govern the enterprise security tooling ecosystem including:
Drive tooling consolidation, platform optimization, and integration architecture initiatives.
Manage enterprise evidence and attestation workflows from DefectDojo through reporting and dashboarding platforms.
Act as the primary First Line of Defense (1LoD) cybersecurity representative engaging with Second Line of Defense (2LoD) functions.
Collaborate closely with the AI Center of Excellence on AI governance and AI risk controls.
Chair Security Champions Guild meetings and drive secure development culture initiatives.
Resolve cross-workstream priorities and security delivery conflicts.
Present DevSecOps Governance dashboards and security performance reports to governance committees and risk stakeholders.
Support cloud security, DevSecOps, AI security, and compliance transformation programs.
Drive continuous improvement across security engineering, policy implementation, and security automation initiatives.
Required QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
10+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
Proven leadership experience managing enterprise cybersecurity programs and engineering teams.
Strong banking, financial services, or highly regulated industry experience.
Demonstrated experience within Three Lines of Defense (3LoD) operating models.
Experience implementing controls in First Line of Defense environments while engaging with governance and assurance functions.
Mandatory CertificationsCISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
Plus one or more of:
CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate
And one or more of:
CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer
Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP) or equivalent
Required Technical SkillsDevSecOps Engineering
Application Security (AppSec)
AI Security & Governance
Large Language Model (LLM) Security
Cloud Security (AWS & Azure)
Security Automation & Orchestration
Continuous Security Validation
Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security
Zero Trust Security Principles
Security Governance & Risk Management
Compliance Monitoring & Audit Readiness
Security Metrics & Reporting
Security Toolchain Integration
Regulatory & Framework ExperienceCentral Bank of UAE (CBUAE) regulations and cybersecurity requirements
UAE AI/ML Guidance Notes
UAE Enabling Technologies Guidelines
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (NIST AI RMF)
ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System
Information Security Governance Frameworks
Regulatory Audit & Compliance Programs
Nice-to-Have SkillsAI Model Governance Experience
MLOps & LLMOps Security
Kubernetes Security
Container Security Platforms
Security Data Lakes & Analytics
Power BI Security Reporting
Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
Enterprise AI Platform Security
Recruitment Pro TipFor this executive-level role, your CV should clearly demonstrate experience in DevSecOps Leadership, AI Governance, Cloud Security, Banking Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance, Security Toolchain Management, AI/LLM Security, Enterprise Risk Management, and Security Transformation Programs. Highlight measurable achievements such as regulatory audit success, security posture improvements, vulnerability reduction, cloud security enhancements, DevSecOps adoption metrics, governance programs delivered across large enterprise environments.
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