# Chief Information Security Officer

Introduction The Information Security Officer will be responsible for enterprise-wide security in the Group Duties & Responsibilities Key Duties and Responsibilities Develop and execute the Company’s enterprise-wide information and cyber security strategy aligned with business objectives and digital innovation. Serve as a trusted cyber risk advisor to executive leadership, balancing innovation with security and risk management. Lead the secure adoption of digital technologies including cloud, data analytics, and emerging technologies. Identify, assess, and mitigate cyber security threats such as ransomware, data breaches, and insider threats. Oversee Security Operations, cyber incident response, threat investigations, and vulnerability management. Develop, maintain, and test the Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP). Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity, and organisational cyber resilience. Ensure compliance with POPIA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and recognised industry frameworks including NIST and PCI-DSS. Lead security audits, risk assessments, regulatory engagements, and assurance activities. Manage enterprise-wide cyber risk in collaboration with ICT, PMO,

- **Id**: 4070284
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/smart-network-chief-information-security-officer>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T12:38:55Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T12:38:55Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3274
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Information Security, Recruiting & Staffing

## Company

- **Id**: 4528313
- **Name**: Smart Network
- **Domain**: smartplacements.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/smart-network-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **DLP** — Optional: no
- **GDPR** — Optional: no
- **IAM** — Optional: no
- **ISO 27001** — Optional: no
- **PCI DSS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T12:57:50Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: seen:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T21:11:42Z

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