
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the apex regulator of Pakistan’s Capital Markets and Corporate Sector, invites applications from qualified, result-oriented, and dynamic professionals with impeccable integrity and strong technical skills for the following Islamabad-based positions in the Information Security Department (ISD).
Additional Director / Joint Director – 1 Position
Qualification
- Master’s/Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to 16 years of education) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines from an HEC-recognized university/institute.
Experience
- Position may be offered either as Additional Director or Joint Director.
- Minimum post-qualification experience:
- 12 years for Additional Director.
- 10 years for Joint Director.
- Working knowledge/experience in:
- Network Security
- VAPT
- SSDLC
- Supply Chain Security
- Security Policies
- Procedures
- Frameworks
- Firewall
- Proxy
- PAM
- DLP
- MFA (added advantage)
Age Limit
- Maximum 45 years as of the closing date for submission of applications.
Joint Director SOC – 1 Position
Qualification
- Master’s/Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to 16 years of education) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Electrical, Computer, or Telecom Engineering, or related disciplines from an HEC-recognized university/institute.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience in:
- IT
- Information Security
- SOC Operations
- Including:
- At least 6 years in SOC operations.
- Minimum 3 years as Head of the SOC function.
Age Limit
- Maximum 45 years as of the closing date for submission of applications.
Additional Joint Director / Deputy Director / Assistant Director (Cybersecurity Assessment & CERT Specialist) – 1 Position
Qualification
- Master’s/Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to 16 years of education) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Electrical, Computer, or Telecom Engineering, or related disciplines from an HEC-recognized university/institute.
Experience
- Position may be offered as:
- Additional Joint Director
- Deputy Director
- Assistant Director
- Minimum post-qualification experience:
- 8 years for Additional Joint Director.
- 6 years for Deputy Director.
- 3 years for Assistant Director.
- Working knowledge/experience in:
- Network Security
- VAPT
- SSDLC
- Training delivery for Secure Code Checklist/Methods
- Supply Chain Security
- Security Policies
- Procedures
- Frameworks
- Firewall
- Proxy
- PAM
- DLP
- MFA (added advantage)
Age Limit
- 45 years for Additional Joint Director.
- 40 years for Deputy Director.
- 35 years for Assistant Director.
- Candidates applying for Deputy Director or Assistant Director with at least 3 years’ work experience with a regulator are eligible for up to 5 years age relaxation.
General Instructions
- Appointments will be made on a contract basis for three (3) years, extendable based on organizational need and performance.
- The Commission may consider regularization after completion of three years, subject to prescribed criteria.
- Applications are encouraged from:
- Female candidates
- Minorities
- Persons with different abilities
- Candidates from Balochistan, Ex-FATA districts, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment.
- Selection will be based on a multi-stage evaluation process.
- SECP reserves the right to cancel the recruitment and selection process at any stage.
- For detailed TORs and to apply, visit: https://www.secp.gov.pk/careers/
- Applications must be submitted within 15 days of publication of the advertisement.
- Applications received after the due date will not be considered.



