Karima Moubarki

IT Audit, Risk & Compliance Manager

Salary / Daily rate

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Remote only

Skills

CybersecurityRisk ManagementChange ManagementITIL

Languages

Arabic (Native)French (Native)English

About me

Intro

With over 15 years of experience in Information Security, IT Audit, and IT Risk Management, I support organizations in maintaining strong Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), ensuring compliance with regulatory and governance requirements, and strengthening security and control frameworks across complex IT environments.

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Work experience

Crédit Agricole Assurances

Jul 2017 - Nov 2025

8 years 5 months

Paris, France

Workstream Lead - IT Third Party Risk Management

Jan 2024 - Nov 2025

1 year 11 months

Paris, France

– Lead the ICT (Information and communication Technology) Third-Party and vendor Risk Management workstream under DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) regulation and define applicable regulatory requirements. – Design and maintain a comprehensive implementation roadmap covering more than 2,000 ICT service providers. – Supervise the completion of the DORA Register of Information and the identification of Critical or Important Functions (CIF). – Coordinate stakeholder assessments of ICT services supporting CIFs. – Monitor workstream milestones and ensure timely delivery over a 23-month program.

IT Risk Manager

Oct 2020 - Nov 2025

5 years 2 months

Paris, France

– Develop and maintain IT risk maps, including risk identification, Scoring based on impact assessment, and definition of key controls. – Performed audits of critical service providers, covering cybersecurity, BCP/DRP, and crisis management. – Assess risks related to emerging technologies such as AI and Cloud services. – Monitor cybersecurity incidents within Operational Crisis Cells and coordinate mitigation actions. – Design and implement internal tool based on ServiceNow to steer overall action plans across the audit and control campaign portfolio. – Assess and monitor Information Security controls plans (levels 1 to 2.2) within an ISO/IEC 27001-aligned Information Security Management System (ISMS), including follow-up of corrective actions.

Internal IT Auditor

Jul 2017 - Oct 2020

3 years 4 months

Paris, France

– Perform IT audits across security, vendor management, IT governance, change management, and project management. – Execute audit assignments for international subsidiaries (Greece, Italy, Spain, Japan, Ireland, Portugal). – Track and follow up on more than 100 audit recommendations per year. – Coordinate internal initiatives including training programs, audit automation, and awareness campaigns.

Internal IT Auditor

SFIL

Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

1 year 6 months

Paris, France

– Conduct IT audits on banking processes (Budget, Counterparty assessment, Vendor management, IT projects, Information Security). – Follow up on internal, external and regulatory audit recommendations. – Update major IT and operational risk maps.

Senior IT Auditor

Deloitte

Feb 2011 - Dec 2015

4 years 11 months

Paris, France

– Perform independent IT General Controls (ITGCs) and information security audits, assessing control design, operating effectiveness, and compliance for more than 30 clients across multiple industries (telecom, retail, aviation, insurance...). – Evaluate internal control frameworks based on ISAE 3402 (SAS 70) methodology and SOX law.

IT Auditor

Fidaroc Grant Thornton

Jul 2009 - Feb 2011

1 year 8 months

Casablanca, Morocco

– Perform IT diagnostics to evaluate the information system's maturity and effectiveness. – Develop IT policies and procedures, identify key risks, assess existing controls and validate customer mitigation plan. – Conduct IT audits and information system reviews to strengthen IT governance and risk management.

IT Project Manager

Roche s.a

May 2008 - Jun 2009

1 year 2 months

Casablanca, Morocco

– Oversee IT project implementation and rollout of security policies. – Manage technical incidents and supervise backup and recovery procedures.

Systems and Network Administrator

TAIEF Group

Dec 2006 - May 2008

1 year 6 months

Casablanca, Morocco

– Implement the company's Information System including requirements analysis, team coordination and hardware deployment. – Define IT policies and procedures including access management and security guidelines.


Education

ESCEM

Master's Degree, IT Audit, Governance and Urbanization

2009 - 2011

2 years 1 month

ISERT

Engineering Degree, Networks and Telecommunications

2002 - 2006

4 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)

Issued: Oct 2014

Certified by ISACA

ITIL Foundation V3 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)

Issued: Oct 2014

Certified by EXIN

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