Director Cyber Cloud Security GCC

About Deloitte and the Role

Deloitte, a global professional services firm, is seeking a Director Cyber Cloud Security GCC to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading complex cloud security engagements and advising clients on strategy, risk, and transformation within GCC countries. The firm has been recognized as a leading employer and consulting firm in the Middle East.

Core Responsibilities

• Act as a senior trusted advisor to executive leadership on cloud security strategy, risk, architecture, and transformation.
• Lead executive workshops and steering committees, translating technical risks into business impact and actionable roadmaps.
• Lead the design of enterprise cloud security strategies across various cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid, private, SaaS).
• Develop secure cloud landing zones, reference architectures, and target-state operating models.
• Lead complex cloud security assessments, architecture reviews, and threat models across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Advise clients on embedding security across the software development lifecycle (DevSecOps) and improving CI/CD security.
• Advise clients on cloud-related regulatory and compliance obligations (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc.).
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex cloud security engagements, ensuring timely and on-budget completion.
• Achieve personal revenue targets and contribute to the cloud security practice’s pipeline and profitability.
• Recruit, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of cloud security consultants.

Business Development Expectations

• Build and maintain a qualified personal pipeline aligned with annual revenue and growth targets.
• Lead pursuits for complex, high-value cloud security engagements with executive sponsorship.
• Develop trusted-advisor relationships that convert advisory work into transformation and recurring revenue opportunities.
• Create differentiated propositions, point-of-view papers, and benchmarks to strengthen market position.
• Support pricing, commercial modeling, scope definition, and risk-adjusted engagement planning.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 12+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, security architecture, technology risk, or consulting.
• 5+ years leading complex cloud security engagements, assessments, or transformation programs.
• 3+ years in a Director, Senior Manager, or equivalent leadership role with delivery, people, and commercial responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience advising large enterprise or regulated-sector clients on multi-cloud security strategy and transformation.
• Proven track record of winning, leading, and delivering high-value consulting engagements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.

Leadership Capabilities

• Ability to understand and align with the firm's purpose and values, exploring opportunities for impact.
• Strong commitment to personal learning and development, acting as a brand ambassador.
• Demonstrates personal accountability for performance and understands how daily work contributes to team and business priorities.
• Actively develops effective communication and relationship-building skills.