Job description

The Senior Consultant – IT & Cyber Risk Advisory (Technology Risk) at Grant Thornton UAE, based in Dubai, is a senior consulting role responsible for delivering high-quality IT and cybersecurity audit services, risk advisory, and technology risk management solutions across diverse clients, including banking, government, and large enterprises. The position involves leading client engagements from planning and documentation through execution and close-out, supporting the development and enhancement of risk and security policies, procedures, and frameworks, and acting as a trusted advisor to clients on cybersecurity governance and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include executing IT and information security audits, performing detailed technical risk assessments, gap analyses, and developing practical remediation measures. The consultant will provide advisory support on Target Operating Models (TOM) for risk and security functions, conduct financial risk management assignments including capital, liquidity, credit, market risk, stress testing, internal models, and risk reporting. The role requires hands-on technical testing and security reviews for on-premises and cloud environments, including vulnerability management, BCM, BCP, firewall configuration, SIEM, SOC operations, Microsoft 365, and data privacy measures. The Senior Consultant will supervise junior team members throughout the audit lifecycle, manage multiple client engagements, document testing procedures and results, prepare high-quality reports, presentations, and close-out documentation, and ensure compliance with regional and international standards such as ISO 27001, NESA, UAE-IA, and PCI-DSS. Additional responsibilities include overseeing engagement efficiency, resource utilization, financial performance activities, and contributing to the firm’s quality assurance objectives while traveling regularly to client sites as required.