Cyber Security Manager

Department: Technology

Team: Security & Fraud 

Location: London

Position type: Permanent

"Cyber-attacks continue to increase in sophistication and volume against mobile networks. Set against a background of the roll out of 5G and evolution from legacy technology to cloud native, the need for strong international coordinated security has never been stronger. GSMA plays a central role in the mobile industry both as a thought leader and also as a focal point for GSMA industry member to develop industry security standards. This role will be key in ensuring GSMA is able anticipate and manage changes in the mobile cyber security landscape for GSMA members".

- Alex Leadbeater, GSMA - Technical Security Director

The GSMA Industry Security team is continually enhancing the support offered to its membership as the threats targeting the mobile ecosystem emerge. Our vision is to provide value for our membership in three main areas: 

• Industry collaboration by convening membership to define industry specifications, facilitating intelligence sharing, promoting baseline controls, conducting external collaboration to ensure industry alignment. 

• Providing expertise through subject matter experts by supporting solution and service offering development to internal and external stakeholders, as well as promoting industry Fraud and Security awareness.

• Defining the future by looking forward by assessing, analysing and reporting on the industry threat landscape. This is also done through engagement with standards bodies and reviewing new technologies to ensure adequate protection by design

Reporting to GSMA's Technical Security Director within the Security and Fraud team, the Cyber Security Manager (Future Technologies) will be responsible for identifying how both new and evolving mobile technologies will affect GSMA members from a Cyber Security perspective.

The role will focus on shaping industry technical approach to Cyber Security and anti-fraud capabilities for mobile technology evolution through GSMA working groups, GSMA OpenGateway, AI 4 Impact, GSMA 6G task forces and wider industry collaboration.

The role will support the creation of whitepapers, reports, and blogs, both as GSMA and in collaboration with GSMA members through GSMA working groups. This will include contributing to GSMA's annual security landscape report. In addition, the role will support interaction with wider global standards bodies and initiatives in the cyber security area.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• At a detailed technical level, develop and maintain an expert understanding as to how mobile technology evolution will impact the Mobile network and services from a Cyber Security perspective.

• Work collaboratively with GSMA Technology team (including security) and GSMA members (directly and through GSMA working groups) to provide technical input into security and fraud deliverables.

• Contribute to GSMA Cyber Security Analyst reports, whitepapers and blogs.

• Build relationships and engage with external stakeholders (e.g. GSMA members, regulators, other industry associations).

• Undertaking research and analysis into evolving Mobile Cyber Security landscape.

• Contribute to the GSMA security area (FASG) member working groups as a technical expert and facilitator.

• Support GSMA events including MWC Barcelona SEC CON / SEC SUM and other regional events.

• Support GSMA security social media outreach.

• You will have previous experience within a Mobile Network Operator or Mobile Operator equipment vendor, mobile academic research or equivalent industry entity, in security standards (e.g. ETSI, 3GPP) or detailed technical design or operational mobile network security role.

• You will have a detailed knowledge of Mobile Network technology (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G), Cloud, virtualisation, AI, Network / Services APIs, NTNs and Zero Trust.

• You will have technical background in mobile networks and security.

• You will have a detailed understanding of current Mobile Network, Services and End user equipment (e.g. Smartphones and IOT) weaknesses and be passionate about working with the industry to deliver improvements.

• You will have experience of industry engagement (ideally up to C suite level).

• You will be a clear communicator, capable of communicating complex technical matters in an understandable style to non-experts.

• You will effectively work with others to make up for any initial gaps in your experience or knowledge.

• You will have a passion for consensus building across a wider range of industry and regulatory stakeholders.

• You will have a strong sense of business ethics and principles.

• You will display cultural understanding and sensitivity, recognising that GSMA is a global organisation with members from many countries and cultures.

• You will be willing undertake global travel as required.

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Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.

In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.

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Being You at the GSMA

We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important, so flexi-time and remote working is available to all staff. We're keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The sucess of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.

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