Cyber Consultant
Job description
About the Position
Cyber Consultant
Location: Mumbai, India
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: On-site
Responsibilities
- Conduct cyber risk assessments of individual commercial risks and translate technical findings into actionable underwriting recommendations.
- Identify, evaluate, and benchmark the effectiveness of security controls against evolving threats, attack vectors, and mitigation strategies.
- Continuously enhance our cyber risk assessment methodologies, frameworks, and questionnaires.
- Provide analytical support on cyber coverage language and its alignment with current threat trends, loss scenarios, and portfolio exposures.
- Deliver cybersecurity guidance, training, and strategic advice to both internal stakeholders and external clients.
- Support incident response and claims teams with technical expertise, including incident analysis, post-incident reviews, and the assessment of incident response service providers.
- Represent Munich Re at industry events and conferences; conduct trend scouting and publish topic papers on emerging threats and technologies.
Requirements
- Degree in IT Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant professional experience, complemented by relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor).
- At least five years of experience in security consulting, cyber risk management, cyber insurance, or cyber incident response.
- Sound knowledge of major cyber risk frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001) and of cyber and data protection regulation across India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia (e.g., CERT-In Directions, DPDP Act, IRDAI Cyber Security Guidelines, NCA ECC, SAMA CSF, MAS TRM).
- Ability to contextualize cyber threats by region and industry, factoring in geopolitical risk, regional regulation, and local IT maturity.
- Ability to translate threat intelligence into insurance-relevant impact scenarios (e.g., ransomware affecting supply chains, cloud provider outages, mass exploitation events) to support underwriting and portfolio steering.
- Self-directed and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership.
- Strong team player who can explain complex technical topics clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Excellent spoken and written business English; additional language skills such as Arabic, Bahasa, or Thai would be beneficial.
We Offer
- Opportunity to work with a leading global reinsurer.
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive team.
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- Competitive compensation package.
About the Company
ERGO | Munich Re | MEAG is one of the world’s leading asset management companies, handling all the investment activities for Munich Re and ERGO. We strive to build balanced teams across all aspects of difference and encourage applications from candidates who believe they could contribute to our mission, even if their experience doesn't perfectly match every qualification.
Globally, we strive to build balanced teams across all aspects of difference. If you are interested in the role and believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly match every qualification.
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