The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is hiring eight cybersecurity and information technology specialists in Islamabad for its e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS) project, with applications closing on Friday 20 November 2026.

The posts are on contract on a lump-sum pay basis, and applications are made online only through the National Job Portal at njp.gov.pk. The advertisement carries the reference PID(I) 4180/26. Recruitment is on open merit, and candidates holding a valid Balochistan domicile are encouraged to apply.

At the top of the scale is one Chief Information Security Officer, for candidates with a master's degree or equivalent 18 years of education in computer science, cybersecurity, information security, information technology, software engineering or computer engineering, with ten years of relevant experience. The age limit for the post is 55 years.

Technology leadership and engineering

One Chief Technology Officer is also advertised, alongside one Application Security Engineer, for candidates with a bachelor's degree of 16 years of education in computer science, software engineering, information technology, cybersecurity or a related discipline.

One Security Compliance Officer is sought, for graduates in cybersecurity, information security, computer science, information technology, information systems or software engineering, with five years of experience. Three IT Assistant posts are open to candidates with a bachelor's degree of 14 or 16 years of education in computer science, information technology, software engineering, cybersecurity, data science or statistics. The eighth post is for one IT Technician.

How to apply

Candidates should find the PPRA listings on the National Job Portal, check the qualification, experience and age limit for the post they want, and submit the online form before the closing date. The portal's own listings for the PPRA posts show them available until 20 November 2026, and applications received after that date will not be considered.