Risk Specialist

CyberGate Defense L.L.C; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable defense solutions provider in the United Arab Emirates is looking for a Risk Consultant to manage clients' risk management requirements. You will execute compliance checks, conduct risk assessments, and ensure adherence to policies. The ideal candidate will have experience in creating risk policy documents and applying cybersecurity principles. This role offers a tax-free salary and health insurance benefits.

Benefits

Tax Free Salary

Health Insurance

Annual Tickets

Qualifications

• Experience in creating Risk Policy and process documents.
• Ability to conduct compliance checks and risk assessments.
• Familiarity with security standards and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Execute compliance checks and risk assessments.
• Review and confirm authorization documents for risk.
• Participate in Risk Governance to provide input on risk mitigations.

Skills

Risk Management

Security Assessments

Compliance Checks

Risk Policy Creation

Cybersecurity Principles

Job description

As a Risk Consultant responsible for planning, developing, and managing clients' risk management requirements (ERM and Security). Quick learner and willing to grow along with the team. To be an individual contributor and to have the capacity to manage a team.

1. Execute periodic and ad-hoc compliance checks and enterprise/security risk assessments to ensure that controls and measures are adherent to the mandated policies and guidelines.
2. Conduct risk assessments based on current state of adherence to policies and rate of adoption of security controls and mechanisms.
3. Assess the effectiveness of controls.
4. Review authorization and assurance documents to confirm that the level of risk is within acceptable limits of the scoped risk.
5. Provide input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system lifecycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials).
6. Participate in Risk Governance process to provide security risk mitigations and input on other technical risk.
7. Ensure that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.

Requirements

• Creating Risk Policy and process documents that reflect security objectives.
• Developing security standards and guidelines based on best practices and industry standards.
• Applying confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles.
• Integrating and applying policies that meet security objectives.
• Assessing security controls based on cybersecurity principles and tenets.
• Performing impact/risk assessments.
• Assessing security systems designs.
• Information prioritization methodologies as it relates to operations.
• Documenting risk and compliance activities.
• Preparing and presenting briefings.
• Preparing plans and related correspondence.
• Reviewing and editing assessment products.
• Understanding the RFP requirements and developing Technical proposals.

Benefits

• Tax Free Salary
• Health Insurance
• Annual Tickets

Required Experience

Unclear Seniority