Cyber Security Specialist: GRC at Optimal Growth Technologies

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership:

• Continually review and update security policies, standards, and guidelines in response to the everchanging cyber threats in coordination with Enterprise Risk Management team
• Monitor and drive compliance to internal and global cyber security related policies and standards

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with 3rd party suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Good communication skills and team player.
• Proactive approach to staying ahead of potential security threats.
• Superb report writing skills.
• Coordinate stakeholders to deliver on targets or agreed business outcomes.
• Coordinate periodic independent assurance of critical products and services.
• Coordinating implementation of recommendations from independent assessments.
• Conduct cyber risk assessments to determine cyber risk profile and define treatment plans.
• Recommend cyber security services improvement plans.
• Coordinate projects handover process within the cyber security functions.
• Continually review, implementation and improvements of the user access governance process.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent technology-related degree.
• At least one professional Information Security Qualification:
• CISM/CISA/CISSP/CEH.
• At least 2+ years proven experience with Cyber Security related Standards (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, etc.).
• Proven experience with GDPR, Data Protection laws, guidelines on Cyber Security amongst others.
• At least 2+ years of hands-on experience in managing Cyber Security technologies and operations.
• Coordinate periodic cyber security knowledge transfer, awareness sessions and phishing simulations to staff in line with strategy.
• Participate actively in cyber security events and trade shows, reporting and presentations.
• Communications, reporting and presentations skills.
• Implement actions to close risks, audits, and reviews (internal and external).