Cyber Systems Security Engineering Prin - E6

Standard Job Description The Cyber Systems Security Engineer Principal will serve as the senior cybersecurity technical authority for the UAE Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. The role will define and govern secure architectures, engineering practices, accreditation strategies, and technical integration across a complex, multi-partner, five-year program. Working with program leadership, UAE stakeholders, and local and international delivery partners, this position will ensure the Center's platforms, services, and operating model are secure, resilient, compliant, interoperable, scalable, and ready for sustainable UAE ownership. Key responsibilities include: Serve as the principal cybersecurity engineering advisor and technical authority for architecture, systems security engineering, risk management, accreditation, integration, and technical readiness. Develop and maintain the program's cybersecurity engineering strategy, reference architectures, security design principles, technical standards, engineering governance, and system security lifecycle processes. Translate UAE policy, mission needs, contractual obligations, data-sovereignty requirements, and recognized cybersecurity frameworks into requirements, controls, architecture decisions, verification methods, and operating procedures. Lead secure architecture and engineering across the National Maturity Dashboard, Learning Experience Platform, readiness and reporting capabilities, innovation platforms, audit services, thr