Senior Technical Assurance Lead – Second-Line Risk & Compliance

ADIB Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

ADIB Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Technical Assurance Manager to lead the bank's second-line assurance across infrastructure, applications, databases, cloud, networks, and security platforms. You will own risk-based assurance plans, evidence-based conclusions, and regulatory/industry compliance testing.

Reporting to the Chief Information Security and Risk leadership, you will drive threat-informed Red Team exercises, manage the assurance lifecycle, and coordinate with Cyber Defense, Risk,

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in second-line technical assurance and evidence-based assessment across infrastructure, applications, databases, cloud, networks and security platforms.
• Strong knowledge of control design and operating-effectiveness assessment.
• Working knowledge of major information security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Technical risk assessment, evidence evaluation, documentation, stakeholder management and executive reporting.
• Bachelors or masters degree in information security, cybersecurity, engineering, computer science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a risk-based annual assurance plan covering critical services technologies and third parties.
• Maintain assurance universe and prioritize reviews using criticality threats regulatory obligations and history.
• Independently test control design, implementation, compliance and operating effectiveness.
• Own methodologies, test scripts, sampling and evidence standards aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Operate assurance tools and expand automated monitoring to identify gaps and non-compliance.
• Lead second-line assurance for regulatory and industry obligations with traceability from requirements to controls and evidence.

Skills

Second-line assurance

Evidence-based assessment

Regulatory frameworks

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Information security

Cyber risk assessment

Education

Information security degree

Tools

NIST SP 800-53A

ISO/IEC 27001

PCI DSS

Job description

ADIB Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Technical Assurance Manager to lead the bank's second-line assurance across infrastructure, applications, databases, cloud, networks, and security platforms. You will own risk-based assurance plans, evidence-based conclusions, and regulatory/industry compliance testing.

Reporting to the Chief Information Security and Risk leadership, you will drive threat-informed Red Team exercises, manage the assurance lifecycle, and coordinate with Cyber Defense, Risk,