A reputable hospitality organization in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Infrastructure & Cyber Security Manager to lead its IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security operations. This is a senior management role reporting directly to the Head of IT and offers an excellent opportunity to lead technology initiatives within a dynamic and growing organization.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the organizations IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security functions.
Oversee a team of approximately 3050 IT professionals providing leadership mentoring and performance management.
Develop implement and maintain IT infrastructure strategies to ensure high availability reliability scalability and business continuity.
Establish and enforce IT governance frameworks policies standards and best practices.
Ensure compliance with international standards including the latest ISO information security and IT service management frameworks.
Monitor and enhance the organizations network servers storage cloud platforms and data center infrastructure.
Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives and digital transformation projects.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to align IT services with operational requirements.
Lead infrastructure risk assessments and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
Oversee cyber security controls vulnerability management endpoint protection access management and incident response.
Work closely with internal and external auditors to ensure regulatory and compliance requirements are met.
Manage IT budgets vendor relationships contracts and technology procurement.
Ensure disaster recovery backup solutions and business continuity plans are regularly tested and maintained.
Prepare reports and provide regular updates to senior leadership on infrastructure performance cyber security posture and operational risks.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science or a related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing and leading IT Infrastructure teams in a managerial or senior leadership capacity.
Strong hands-on experience in IT Infrastructure including enterprise networks servers virtualization storage cloud technologies and Microsoft environments.
Practical exposure to Cyber Security including security operations vulnerability management identity and access management and security governance.
Experience implementing and maintaining IT governance and compliance frameworks.
Strong understanding of ISO standards.
Experience in infrastructure planning implementation migration and optimization.
Excellent knowledge of enterprise networking technologies Cisco environments firewalls and security appliances.
Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi.