Cyber Assurance Controls Testing

Barclays; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational financial services company is seeking a Cyber Assurance Controls Testing professional based in Pune. This role supports the organization by addressing business requirements and mitigating security risks. Key responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, collaborating with stakeholders, and managing security controls. The ideal candidate should have significant knowledge of cyber risks and relevant certifications. Demonstrating excellence in cybersecurity will be essential to achieve the company’s strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Cyber, Information and Technology risk and control.
• Practical experience in managing Technology Risks & Controls in Financial Services.
• Relevant Professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, or CRISC.

Responsibilities

• Support the organization in achieving strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand security requirements.
• Execution of risk assessments for identifying cybersecurity threats.
• Management of the implementation and testing of security controls.
• Educate employees to enhance cybersecurity awareness.

Skills

Knowledge of Cyber, Information and Technology risk

In-depth knowledge of Firewalls and Security Operations

Ability to build Data Analytic scripts

Detailed management experience of IT architecture

Knowledge of IS/IT Risks & Controls

Relevant Professional certification (CISA, CISSP, etc.)

Job description

Join us as a Cyber Assurance Controls Testing. At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future, we create it. As a Cyber Assurance Controls Testing you will support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by identifying business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

Required Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Cyber, Information and Technology risk and control including relevant tools and techniques.
• In-depth knowledge of key areas in Technology and Cyber risk, including Virtualisation & Cloud, Networks, Firewalls, Security Operations, Active Directory, Identity & access management, SDLC and apps development, Resilience & Recovery planning at both application and infrastructure layers.
• Ability to build technical Data Analytic scripts.

Additional Relevant Skills

• Detailed management experience of IT architecture, Cloud platforms, networks, operating systems and database security, Active Directory, Cloud, Resiliency, SIEM tools.
• Knowledge or IS/IT Risks & Controls and respective Standards / Frameworks (e.g. COBIT, ITIL).
• Practical experience in managing Technology Risks & Controls in Financial Services organisations.
• Relevant Professional certification (CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CEH, ISO 27001) or equivalent.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is based in Pune.

Purpose of the role

To provide a primary liaison service between the business, technology, and security functions. In order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, and support the mitigation of security risk.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements in business processes and IT projects, to enhance overall risk management.
• Execution of risk assessments to identify and prioritise potential cybersecurity threats that could impact the bank’s operations and data, guide the implementation of mitigation strategies and communicate findings to relevant senior stakeholders.
• Collaboration with business units to develop and implement security policies and procedures for the bank’s operations aligned to the risk management framework.
• Management of the implementation, testing and monitoring of security controls across the bank’s IT systems to ensure the effectiveness of controls and mitigation of risk.
• Execution of training content and sessions to educate employees, enhance cybersecurity awareness and provide guidance on safe online practices.
• Management of complex cybersecurity incidents by collaborating with IT teams and response experts to effectively resolve cases through analysis, expertise support and project supervision.
• Identification of emerging cybersecurity trends, threats, and new technologies to address potential risks by advocating the adoption of new security solutions.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes. Potentially lead specialists to influence departmental operations in alignment with strategic and tactical priorities while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, act as a subject matter expert within own discipline, guide technical direction, lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments, guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for inclusion of other areas of specialization to complete assignments, train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem‑solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.