Description

CRDF General is seeking a senior Technical Director, Cybersecurity to strengthen cybersecurity governance, policy, and institutional resilience in Argentina. This role will serve as a strategic and technical advisor to Government of Argentina counterparts, critical infrastructure operators, and other public-sector partners supporting U.S. government-funded cybersecurity and digital resilience programming.

The Technical

Lead will oversee complex engagements that connect cybersecurity strategy, governance, policy, architecture, and security operations.

Responsibilities:

- Advise the Government of Argentina on legal and policy frameworks related to cybersecurity, cybersecurity governance and operational design, institutional roles, accountability, risk ownership, and cross-agency coordination.

- Oversee or lead the development and implementation of cybersecurity strategies, policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.

- Evaluate alignment with recognized frameworks and standards, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 and ISO 27001.

- Translate technical and operational risks into policy recommendations, strategic priorities, and phased implementation roadmaps with and for the Government of Argentina.

- Oversee or lead cybersecurity assessments covering governance, architecture, security operations, workforce, policies, and technical controls.

- Evaluate security tools and capabilities, including SIEM, EDR, IAM, vulnerability management, network monitoring, cloud security, and incident response platforms.

- Develop, or oversee the development of, target-state security architectures that integrate people, processes, policies, and technology.

- Provide strategic oversight of security operations center (SOC) maturity, vulnerability management, incident response, identity security, network segmentation, and data protection.





- Serve as a trusted advisor to ministries, national cyber authorities, CERT.ar, critical infrastructure entities, regulators, and/or other government institutions.

- Lead senior-level consultations, briefings, and program activities while representing CRDF Global in government meetings, policy discussions, and technical forums.

- Oversee and review the quality of technical deliverables provided by other staff members or consultants.

Qualifications:

- Approximately 10-15 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, including significant responsibility for cybersecurity governance, policy, security architecture, risk management, or public-sector cyber programs.

- Demonstrated experience advising government institutions, critical infrastructure operators, regulators, or senior public-sector stakeholders on cybersecurity priorities.

- Experience developing or implementing cybersecurity strategies, policies, standards, governance models, and institutional roadmaps.

- Strong knowledge of security architecture and enterprise security tools, including SIEM, EDR, IAM, vulnerability management, network security, cloud security, and incident response technologies.

- Experience leading or implementing cybersecurity maturity assessments using NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, or comparable frameworks.

- Ability to connect policy and governance requirements with technical controls, security operations, budgets, and implementation planning.

- Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain complex cybersecurity issues in clear, decision-oriented terms.

- Ability to work independently in complex political, institutional, and operational environments.

- Fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English.

- Willingness and ability to travel internationally.

- Preferred: Relevant advanced certification, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, GIAC, or comparable credentials.

📌 Technical Director, Cybersecurity (Argentina)
🏢 CRDF Global
📍 Argentina