At PwC, our people in cybersecurity focus on protecting organisations from cyber threats through advanced technologies and strategies. They work to identify vulnerabilities, develop secure systems, and provide proactive solutions to safeguard sensitive data. As a cybersecurity generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing comprehensive security solutions and experience across various domains, maintaining the protection of client systems and data. You will apply a broad understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices to address diverse security challenges effectively.
This role is for an ETIC, Manager - Business Continuity & Resilience at PwC ETIC (Egypt Technology & Innovation Center) in Cairo. PwC ETIC delivers high quality technology solutions to consulting clients across the globe, offering skills and services ranging from packaged applications like SAP & Oracle, to Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Custom Development and Cloud Services utilizing AWS, Azure and Google. The center is expanding rapidly and seeks enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery.
Business continuity is one of the most important risks facing businesses today, with increasingly interconnected and automated systems. Many organizations rely on other systems and processes to drive business strategy and growth. Our clients turn to PwC for help and guidance on how to drive business resilience, minimise impact on business disruption and improve business and operational continuity.
PwC has ambitious plans to expand its market-leading Resilience practice, with continued investment and growth anticipated throughout the next five years. Excellent people at manager grade are sought to join and contribute to this exciting growth strategy within the Middle East based Resilience practice.
Eligibility / Qualification Required:
Your key responsibilities:
- Project Delivery: Assist enterprises in Resilience Risk assessments to manage risk efficiently and effectively in conjunction with strategic objectives. Assist enterprises in developing, implementing, maintaining and testing Resilience frameworks and plans covering business continuity, crisis management, incident response, and IT disaster recovery. Experienced in compliance and auditing the regulatory requirements, also Industry Standards such as ISO 22301, DRII, BCI, NIST, etc. You’ll act as a trusted advisor for enterprises throughout their resilience program lifecycle. Collaborate with the PwC Resilience Leadership to develop Resilience practice in Qatar and if required across ME. Assist enterprises to execute business resiliency risk oversight agenda as part of the risk transformation objectives, across governance, enterprise policy, standards, procedures, testing, and metrics & reporting. Assist clients in developing/reviewing recovery plans and testing documentation to ensure compliance with applicable policies and standards. Assist enterprises in developing incident response activities and preparedness. Engage in the “challenger” role to evaluate existing resilience strategies, identify existing process and procedural gaps, and recommend areas for improvement.
- Pre-sales Support: Generate new business opportunities by participating and conducting the market facing activities, executive briefings, industry roadshows, and seminars. Support PwC Resilience executives in achieving Resilience sales targets. Participate in RFPs / tender response. Develop high quality technical and commercial proposals along with the proposal development team.
- Strategic: Identify opportunities to innovate and expand Resilience services, providing detailed recommendations for service enhancements, introduce new services, and solution as appropriate. Manage partner alliances, if required. Strong collaboration with PwC senior executives, key stakeholders and other PwC Resilience Managers to co-establish, promote and drive a Resilience practice ecosystem.
Skills and attributes for success:
- Experience in resilience and business continuity is essential for this role.
- A Big 4 background or comparable consulting experience is helpful, although PwC will provide ongoing training and support to develop your consulting skills. We therefore welcome applicants with industry experience and skills delivering transformation workstreams, or security remediation work.
- A broad background across resilience/business continuity and experience in 1 or more of the following areas would be beneficial: resilience / business continuity/ crisis management/ incident response/ IT disaster recovery etc.
- Preferably, the candidate should have worked with resilience consulting firms earlier.
- Expert understanding of resilience requirements at enterprise level.
- Excellent teamwork capability, passion and drive the Resilience opportunities.
- Managerial capabilities and experience to motivate a diverse group of individuals, strong interpersonal skills to foster a team environment, and the ability to create and implement action plans.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Expert understanding of enterprise threats, vulnerabilities, and resilience countermeasures.
- Experienced in performing business impact analysis for large enterprises at an organizational level covering the supply chain, operations, IT etc.
- Manage customer relationships through resolving problems and following up on the status of projects.
- Awareness and knowledge of Supply chain resilience, Operations resilience, Business continuity management, IT Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management.
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline and 5+ years of experience in a related field.
- At least 6 years of relevant experience in other technical and business domains mentioned in above sections is required.
- Must have developed enterprise-wide business resiliency frameworks.
- Ability to think both at strategic and tactical level.
- Demonstrated experience leveraging standard Project management methodology (i.e. develop project schedule, task list, resource requirements and ongoing issue management, etc.).
- Skilled in work plan development and implementation; astute in strategic planning, budgeting, and allocation.
- Understand industry trends and best practices by engaging with the industry and broader ecosystem to understand industry trends and best practices.
- Knowledge of current and emerging resilience/ continuity standards and regulations requirements.
- Ability to explain business principles of secure system designs in terms of business risk.
- Practical experience of customer service processes and solving issues.
Qualifications:
- Resilience related qualifications such as DRII, BCI, ISO22301 lead implementer or auditor, MBCI COBIT, NIST and ITIL (desirable).
What we look for:
- Highly motivated, you will be a good communicator with the ability to contribute confidently to technical resilience discussions with peers and management.
- You will be a team player who is not only looking to enhance their own career, but recognises the value in working well with others and the value of teamwork.
Education:
- Degrees/Field of Study required: Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
- Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Not specified.
Certifications:
- Required Skills: Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Analytical Thinking, Azure Data Factory, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Framework, Cybersecurity Policy, Cybersecurity Requirements, Cybersecurity Strategy, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Encryption Technologies, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Managed Services, Optimism, Privacy Compliance, Professional Courage {+ 13 more}.
- Optional Skills: Not specified.
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How to Apply:
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