UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent is a technical lead with strong managerial skills and deep technical knowledge, that will strategically guide a unit that will mature UNICEF’s Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering practice, creating global standards and guidelines, directly contributing to the design of high profile global digital platforms and products and providing direct support to the Global Digital Portfolio, and Regional and Country offices that design and develop digital products.

The Cybersecurity Manager will play an instrumental role in shaping the cybersecurity landscape of our organization by Maturing a Robust Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering practice and contributing to better integrate Cybersecurity practices in the Digital Products Software Development Lifecycle.

The position will also enhance cybersecurity risk management by driving compliance and best practices in the areas of Software Development and Systems Design, fostering collaboration across sections, divisions and country offices involved on the development of digital products, cultivating a Security-First culture and innovating with cutting edge technologies and practices.

This position supervises one ICT Specialist (Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering). The position might also supervise consultants.

Key Functions of the role:

• Manages and leads the Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering unit
• Designs and Develop Global Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Guidelines and procedures
• Supports the secure design and development of UNICEF flagship digital products and broader digital ecosystem
• Support to the broader UNICEF Cybersecurity program & Others

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  2024 P4 Cybersecurity Manager (Architecture and Engeneering).pdf 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced University Degree in Computer Science or related field with a Strong Cybersecurity Focus
• A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with additional 2 years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• Work Experience: At least 8 years of relevant work experience in an international context, including:
  • Experience leading software development teams in development / humanitarian contexts.
  • Experience with Agile practices and DevSecOps methodologies.
  • Strong working experience with Cloud environments, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and Cloud Native Foundation technologies (I.E. Kubernetes)
  • Experience successfully contributing to the security design in large, complex software development projects.
  • Experience working with and extending the Microsoft Security Stack (Defender XDR, Sentinel)
  • Experience supporting multiple stakeholders in a large context/geographically dispersed organization.
  • Understanding and experience with Information Management Systems in a humanitarian context.
  • Working experience in vendor and contract management.
  • Experience writing technical guidelines, procedures, and code samples.

Skills:

• • Knowledge and ability to perform information security and IT risks analyses, including conducting security assessments and code reviews to verify the effectiveness of security measures in custom developed applications.
  • Proficiency on the use of software development security tools such as static code analysis, dynamic code analysis, and dependency analysis (e.g., GitHub Advanced Security Tools, Fortify on Demand, Veracode).
  • Clear understanding of Information Security aspects in software development lifecycle and Application support
  • Ability to foster excellent work relationships and build alliances with key stakeholders and industry business partners.
  • Ability to support multiple projects and resources concurrently, including ability to assess benefits, risks, and costs.
  • Ability to learn the business unit’s functions and understand the strategic business goals to identify opportunities for technology innovation and to analyze and propose technical strategies for the business units.
  • Ability to stay abreast of new technologies and their ability to support UNICEF innovation projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness of business units.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English

Desirables:

• Knowledge of another UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.