Senior Specialist - Governance, Risk and Control (Cloud)

Dicetek LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a senior Cloud Governance & Risk Specialist to operate cloud governance, risk controls, and evidence across Azure and AWS. Immediate start for a candidate with 7+ years in cloud risk, control assessments, and audit-ready reporting.

You will define cloud control requirements, review configurations with engineering and security teams, track findings, and deliver dashboards and assurance packs using Power BI and ServiceNow IRM.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud governance, risk and control.
• Immediate start available for a senior professional.
• Experience with Azure and AWS governance, risk and controls preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform cloud risk and control assessments for new and changed services.
• Define and maintain cloud control requirements aligned to policies and frameworks.
• Review cloud configurations, evidence and exceptions with engineering and security teams.
• Track audit findings, risks, remediation actions and risk acceptance decisions.
• Produce governance dashboards and support assurance activities.

Skills

Cloud governance

Risk assessment

Compliance design

Cloud security review

Remediation management

Audit reporting

Tools

Power BI

ServiceNow IRM

Azure consoles

AWS consoles

Job description

Years of experience:

7+ years

Required start date:

Immediate

Role purpose

• Operate cloud governance, risk and control practices that provide clear compliance evidence, issue management and risk mitigation across cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform cloud risk and control assessments for new and changed services.
• Define and maintain cloud control requirements aligned to enterprise policies and approved frameworks.
• Review cloud configurations, evidence and exceptions with engineering and security teams.
• Track audit findings, risks, remediation actions and risk acceptance decisions.
• Produce governance dashboards and support internal, external and regulatory assurance activities.

Required Skills

• Cloud governance across Azure and AWS
• Risk and control assessment
• Compliance control design and evidence
• Cloud security posture and configuration review
• Issue, exception and remediation management
• Audit and stakeholder reporting

Key deliverables

• Completed cloud control assessments
• Current risk, exception and remediation records
• Compliance dashboards and assurance evidence packs

Certifications

• CCSP, CRISC, CISA, CISSP, AWS or Azure security certification desirable

Preferred Tools / Platforms

• Cloud security posture tools
• ServiceNow IRM or GRC platform
• Azure and AWS consoles
• Power BI