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Cyber Security Consultant

Job in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
Listing for: Legitbytes
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-02
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection, IT Consultant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 180000 - 300000 AED Yearly AED 180000.00 300000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Cybersecurity Compliance Consultant NIST 800-171 CMMCLocation Dubai UAE Onsite Duration 12 Weeks Engagement Contract Full-time onsite

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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Compliance GRC Consultant to support a 12-week client engagement in Dubai The consultant will conduct a cybersecurity assessment and gap analysis of the client s IT environment with a primary focus on NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 requirements The role will involve reviewing existing security controls policies procedures and technical configurations identifying gaps and developing a practical roadmap for remediation and future compliance readiness The environment includes approximately 4 systems and 60 80 servers

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct cybersecurity and compliance gap assessments
  • Assess alignment with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 requirements
  • Review security controls policies procedures and technical configurations
  • Identify security gaps risks and remediation requirements
  • Review infrastructure access control vulnerability management logging incident response and configuration management
  • Prepare assessment findings and documentation
  • Develop a target-state remediation and compliance roadmap
  • Work directly with client stakeholders during discovery and assessment
  • Support discussions regarding potential cybersecurity engineering and remediation activities
Requirements
  • 3 years of experience in cybersecurity GRC security assessment compliance or infrastructure security
  • Hands-on experience with NIST SP 800-171 NIST SP 800-53 CMMC or similar frameworks
  • Experience conducting cybersecurity gap compliance or readiness assessments
  • Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure and security controls
  • Experience preparing security assessment documentation and remediation recommendations
  • Strong communication and client-facing skills
  • Willingness to work onsite in Dubai for the full 12-week engagement
Preferred
  • CMMC Registered Practitioner RP CMMC Certified Assessor CCA or relevant CMMC training
  • Experience with DoD contractors or CUI environments
  • Experience with NIST 800-171A SSPs POA Ms or SPRS
  • Experience across Windows Linux cloud network and enterprise security environments
  • Previous cybersecurity consulting or client-facing assessment experience
Important

This engagement is focused on cybersecurity gap analysis discovery and target-state planning The client is not currently undergoing a formal CMMC assessment

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