AU Small Finance Bank - Lead - IT Internal Control - CISA/CRISC/CISM/CISSP - IIT/NIT/BITS

JOB PURPOSE :

To contribute significantly in the IT Internal Control division, actively drive end to end IT risk management, assurance reviews/audits and coordinate internal & external audits.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Core Responsibilities :

- Assess effectiveness of IT operational controls for internal processes & third-party suppliers by audits and ensuring audit standards & practices are in accordance with internal and external requirements

- Custodian of IT Risk Register and ensure end to end IT Risk Management

- Advise and provide recommendations to stakeholders on risk and control issues

- Monitoring and reporting of IT risks for operational purpose or in various risk committees

- Experience in maturing various IT operational processes to increase their efficiency and effectiveness by providing recommendations

- Determines security violations, design gaps and inefficiencies by conducting periodic audits, incident investigations

- Plan and drive the external and internal audits for IT/ information security, liaising with stake holders, report the findings to senior leadership

- Drive the information risk management activities : Risk analysis, identifying mitigation controls, tracking remediation, closure validation, drawing and updating BCPs.

- Introduce new security practices to enhance the security framework, risk management framework and its effectiveness with new/upcoming technologies/frameworks/standards/regulations

- Work security solutions e.g. Designing security for processes, technology

- Perform process and supplier assurance/ due diligence.

- Update and review IT Policies and Procedures in line with regulatory requirements and industry best practices

- Stakeholders management of business & internal stakeholders

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES :

Educational Qualifications :

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology (B. E/ B.Tech) from a premier institute. Master's degrees is preferable.

- A minimum of following certifications: CISA/ CRISC/ CISM/ CISSP (two preferred)

Desired Skills :

- At least 5+ years of experience in Information Security, Cyber Security, IT Audits and IT Risk Management in Banking/BFSI industry. IT/IS Audit experience is a big plus.

- Must have thorough knowledge and experience in implementing Regulatory and best practices in Cyber Security Framework such as NIST, CERT, ISF, CoBIT5

- Candidate should have an ability to perform independent analysis of reported Cyber Security incidents, carry out root cause analysis and recommend remedial measures.

- Must have knowledge and understanding of SIEM technologies, DLP, IDS/IPS, Secured gateway, firewall, Security orchestration tools, Change/configuration management technologies.

- Knowledge in auditing of Financials systems including CBS, banking products and services will be a big plus

- Experience in people management & performance evaluation is an advantage

- Strong interpersonal, Organizational and communication, written and oral communication skills

- Knowledge of risk assessment of IT processes, BCP/ DR, projects etc. and developing suitable mitigation plans for the same

- Knowledge and Sound understanding of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), SIEM, Log Management solutions, Secured Web Gateways, Policy Orchestrators, SCCM, IDS/IPS, Firewall, Identity & Access Management, Privileged Identity and Access Management, Data Security products such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Data Base Activity Monitoring (DAM), etc.

- Exposure to ERP, CBS system testing

- Exposure to software license management and compliance processes

- Sound understanding of Data, Application security and secure SDLC framework

- Proficient in MS Office Suite skills

- Knowledge of GRC tools and automation of risk management processes

Desired Attributes :

- Highly flexible and quick learner to adopt and apply new methodologies/ approaches

- Strong communication, presentation and inter-personal skills

- Team management and development capability

- Right balance of creative thinking and process orientation