Snr IT Security Spclst

Leadership and Strategic Oversight

·       Mentor a team of IT Security Specialist

·       Assist section head to define and maintain the security advisory and risk assessment framework aligned with corporate cybersecurity strategy.

Risk Assessment and Governance

·       Oversee enterprise and project-level security risk assessments, ensuring all critical systems, projects and changes are evaluated.

·       Establish a standardized process for identifying, classifying, and mitigating IT and cyber security risks.

·       Maintain the security risk register and ensure tracking and closure of mitigation plans.

·       Report significant risks and mitigation progress to senior management and governance committees.

·       To align and execute IT security risk assessment according to Group Risk IT risk assessment methodology

Project Security Review

·       Lead security assessments for new IT and digital transformation projects, ensuring compliance with policies and guideline

·       Review solution designs and architectures to identify potential vulnerabilities or control gaps.

·       Provide formal risk acceptance or go-live recommendations and documented in NFR

·       Integrate “security-by-design” principles into project lifecycle processes.

RFP and Vendor Security Evaluation

·       Oversee security reviews for RFPs, vendor solutions, and third-party engagements.

·       Ensure security requirements are clearly defined in RFPs and vendor contracts.

·       Coordinate and review third-party risk assessments and recommend mitigation actions.

Operational Excellence

• Monitor performance, completeness and effectiveness of all managed security tools and controls.
• Implement automation and process improvement to reduce operational overhead
• Define KPIs and SLAs for tool uptime, incident response and compliance posture.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

·       Ensure all security controls meet internal and external regulatory requirements.

·       Own the documentation of policies, procedures, operation manual and security standards related to managed systems

·       Lead internal and external audits for the security technologies under this section.

·       Drive remediation plans for audit findings and ensure timely closure.