Associate Director, ICT Security
PFH Technology Group
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dublin • Ireland
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About the role
- Lead the cloud security strategy, ensuring robust configuration, monitoring, and protection of HSE’s cloud infrastructure ensuring alignment with national digital health, cybersecurity policies and the overall cybersecurity strategy
- Act as primary contact for senior executives on cyber security matters, delivering clarity, confidence, and actionable insights.
- Represent the CISO’s office in senior governance forums, technical steering groups, and inter-agency security initiatives
- Demonstrated success in leading teams, managing projects, and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including board and executive committees.
- Influence cross-functional and cross-business units to accomplish strategic goals and are able to think rigorously and make hard decisions and trade-offs
- Provides complementary expertise, support, monitoring, and challenge related to security initiatives and risk appetite.
- Oversee the design of secure systems and review application and infrastructure security architectures, ensuring scalability and adherence to security by design principles.
- Oversee the team responsible for day-to-day security operations, including attack surface monitoring and management.
- Work closely with the Engineering team and other technical departments to ensure security is integrated into all development and operational processes.
- Continuously evolve security architecture covering network monitoring, identity management, intrusion detection, and data protection.
- Strengthen the company’s cyber resilience posture through continuous improvement, innovation, and overseeing threat-led testing.
- Ensure all Microsoft cloud solutions comply with relevant global and other EU standards and regulations (e.g. GDPR, NIS2 , EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, etc).
- Review and lead the development of governance frameworks, policies, and risk management procedures for cloud security and resilience.
- Maintain strong oversight of third-party partners and vendors to guarantee quality, resilience, and compliance.
- Hybrid model with regular presence in Dublin office. National travel (1–2 days/month) as required. Availability for critical security incidents as required.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of experience in cyber security with advanced knowledge of security architecture and practical experience with Microsoft Technology solutions like Microsoft 365 Security, Azure AD/Entra ID, Azure Defender, Sentinel, Purview, and Intune.
- Solid understanding and practical experience of technical infrastructure, networks, databases, cloud environments and systems in relation to information security.
- Holds at least one of the following certifications CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, CCSK or equivalent.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, operate autonomously, and assume complete responsibility for tasks
- In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles, industry standards, frameworks, and best practices.
- Experience in large-scale public sector or healthcare organisations.
- Proven experience leading enterprise cloud security transformation for organisations with 5,000+ users, ideally in regulated or healthcare settings.
- Certifications across the Microsoft Cloud Platform, including certifications such as AZ-500, SC-100, AZ-305, SC-300 and SC-200 would be desirable.
- Knowledge of hybrid cloud security integrating on-premises and legacy systems.
Benefits
- Garda vetting (security clearance) required
- 3-month notice period.
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud security strategysecurity architectureMicrosoft 365 SecurityAzure AD/Entra IDAzure DefenderSentinelPurviewIntunenetwork monitoringdata protection
Soft Skills
leadershipproject managementstakeholder influencecross-functional collaborationdecision makinginitiativeautonomyresponsibilitycommunicationclarity
Certifications
CISSPCISMCISACRISCCCSPCCSKAZ-500SC-100AZ-305SC-300