Hybrid Associate Director, ICT Security

at PFH Technology Group

• Job title: Associate Director, ICT Security
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dublin, Ireland

About the role

• Associate Director ICT Security overseeing the cybersecurity strategy and team leadership at PFH Technology in Dublin. Ensuring compliance and security in Ireland’s healthcare infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• 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.