Scope of duties

• Strategic Technology Leadership: Define and execute Black Cell’s overall technology strategy in alignment with the company’s vision and business goals. Lead the innovation agenda, driving forward-looking technology initiatives in the technology business units of Black Cell to maintain competitive advantage. 
• Cybersecurity Innovation: Ensure Black Cell remains at the forefront of the cybersecurity landscape by researching, identifying, and implementing technologies that enhance service offerings, particularly in areas like boundary defence, EDR/XDR, offensive security, threat intelligence, incident response, and SOC operations. 
• Product and Solution Development: Oversee the design, development, and implementation of Black Cell’s cybersecurity service offerings, ensuring they meet evolving client needs, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. 
• Collaboration and Partnership Building: Work closely with the executive team to define technical strategies and foster relationships with technology vendors, partners, and customers to develop joint solutions and services. 
• Technical Operations Oversight: Lead the technical teams, including Fusion Center (our Security Operations Centre), Integration and Offensive Security, to ensure the delivery of one-off projects and managed security services. 
• Risk Management and Compliance: Identify and manage technology risks related to Black Cell’s technical solutions and internal infrastructure. Ensure that Black Cell’s internal systems and customer-facing services adhere to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, NIS2, GDPR, ENTSO-E, among other. 
• Technology Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead Black Cell’s Fusion Center, Integration and Offensive Security technical teams. Drive a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and technical excellence. 
• Budgeting and Financial Oversight: Oversee technology budgets, ensuring investments in tools, software, and infrastructure are in line with previous plans, aligned with business objectives and deliver maximum return on investment. 
• Client-Focused Innovation: Engage with key clients to understand their technology needs and ensure Black Cell’s solutions evolve to meet and exceed client expectations. 
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Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field. Master’s degree or MBA is a plus. 
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles in SMB or Enterprise, with at least 5 years in the cybersecurity sector. 
• Leadership skills: Proven experience leading SMB technical teams, with a strong ability to inspire, motivate, and manage multi-disciplinary teams. 
• Cybersecurity expertise: Deep technical knowledge of cybersecurity technologies such as SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, cloud security (Microsoft, AWS), penetration testing and vulnerability management tools etc. 
• Operational excellence: Strong experience in overseeing the design, deployment, and management of secure IT infrastructure and services at scale. 
• Stakeholder management: Experience engaging with C-suite stakeholders, clients, and technology vendors to align technology initiatives with business needs. 
• Compliance knowledge: Strong understanding of regulatory standards like ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR, NIS2, or other relevant frameworks.
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• Desirable (but not essential) experience

  • Certifications: Relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM. 
  • Experience with emerging technologies: Familiarity with AI/ML and advanced threat detection tools in the context of cybersecurity. 
  • Public speaking and thought leadership: Experience presenting at industry conferences, contributing to whitepapers, and being an active voice in the cybersecurity community. 
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