The Governance and Risk Officer help ensure that the organization maintains a robust security posture complies with relevant policies and standards and fosters a culture of security awareness among employees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Governance and Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws regulations and standards when required.
- Develop enforce review and monitor compliance and update security policies standards and procedures.
- Risk Management:
- Assist in Identifying and assessing risks across the organization.
- Conduct risk assessments identify potential security risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Monitor and report on risk exposure and mitigation efforts.
- Awareness and Training:
- Plan and execute security awareness campaigns and conduct phishing simulations to test employee awareness.
- Define security awareness campaigns for specific profiles within the organisation.
- Manage the employment lifecycle and performance of personnel in accordance with security requirements (background checks vetting transfers risk designations succession planning disciplinary action and termination) in alignment with Human Resources
- Information Asset Inventories and Control Management
- Maintain information asset inventories including categorization critical assets risks and security controls in place.
- Ownership of the cybersecurity Control Catalog and ensure controls are applied.
- Security Auditing:
- Perform security audits internally and respond to external audit demands.
- Perform 3rd Party audits and maintain an inventory of vetted suppliers and tools
Qualifications :
- 5 years of professional experience in cybersecurity with focus on auditing governance risk management.
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Knowledge of best practices in modern security architectures and incident responses
- Relevant security certifications such as CRISC CISA.
- Familiarity with security control frameworks: CIS Controls NIST Special Publication 80053
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks: NIST CSF ISO27001
Additional Information :
- Highly responsive energetic and enthusiastic
- Analytical thinking and problemsolving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong ethical standards and integrity
- Capable of prioritising tasks and meeting critical deadlines
- Excellent judgment attention to details
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Expect duty to expand beyond normal business hours
- User/business focus
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime