Cyber Security Manager

About the Role

Qatar Airways is seeking a Cyber Security Manager to bolster its IT - Digital Resilience - Digital Infrastructure team. This role is pivotal in supporting the organization's cyber security functions across critical areas such as incident management, Security Operations Centre (SOC) operations, cloud and network security, identity and access management, data protection, compliance, and security testing. The position involves leading and developing technical teams to ensure that cyber governance, security operations, cloud and network security controls, and cyber architecture and design objectives are effectively translated into robust technical and organizational controls. You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders to safeguard enterprise and cloud platforms against internal and external threats, enhance incident response capabilities, ensure adherence to regulatory and industry compliance, and drive continuous improvement in cyber security operations across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enforce secure cloud and hybrid architectures across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Zero Trust and defense‑in‑depth principles.
• Lead cloud security engineering across OCI, Azure, and GCP, leveraging native security services such as OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, IAM, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Policy, GCP Security Command Center, Cloud Armor, and VPC Service Controls.
• Architect and govern hybrid cloud environments spanning on‑premises data centers and public cloud platforms with secure identity federation, network segmentation, private connectivity, encryption, and centralized monitoring.
• Define and implement secure network architectures including hub‑and‑spoke, landing zones, private endpoints, service gateways, and secure inter‑cloud and on‑prem connectivity.
• Integrate cloud and SaaS security controls into CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps practices, infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform/Bicep), and automated policy enforcement.
• Design and manage federated identity and access management across OCI IAM, Azure AD (Entra ID), GCP IAM, and SaaS platforms, implementing SSO, SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.
• Implement and govern RBAC, ABAC, privileged access management (PAM), just‑in‑time access, and identity governance lifecycle controls across cloud and SaaS platforms.
• Support the Manager Cyber Security to implement the National Security Operations Centre (NCSOC) to ensure all instructions from the NCSOC are implemented in a timely manner to achieve the compliance instructions set forth by the authorities.
• Secure SaaS platforms including Oracle Fusion (ERP/HCM), Salesforce, Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Cloud, and LinkedIn Enterprise, covering access controls, audit logging, encryption, DLP, and data classification policies.
• Lead threat modeling, cloud risk assessments, and security architecture reviews for cloud, hybrid, and SaaS platforms.
• Collaborate with SOC and incident response teams to onboard and correlate OCI, Azure, GCP, and SaaS telemetry into centralized SIEM and SOAR platforms.
• Develop, maintain, and regularly test cloud, hybrid, and SaaS incident response playbooks, including ransomware, identity compromise, and data breach scenarios.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR, and aviation‑specific cybersecurity and regulatory standards, with strong focus on cloud and SaaS controls.
• Review security assessments, penetration test results, and audit findings, and drive remediation plans and continuous cloud security maturity improvements.
• Mentor and develop cloud security engineers, provide technical leadership, and represent cybersecurity in enterprise architecture and design review boards, with strong emphasis on OCI‑based workloads.

About Qatar Airways Group

Qatar Airways Group is a rapidly growing global aviation leader, currently operating across 12 diverse businesses. We are known for our ambition, innovation, and commitment to excellence. We encourage our employees to bring their best ideas and passion to a dynamic international community where their potential is limitless.

Additional Information

This role is based in Doha, Qatar, and is classified under the Corporate & Commercial job family. The application closing date is June 12, 2026. Reference number for this position is 227446.