GRC Architect

Cognizant; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Chennai urgently seeks a GRC professional with strong documentation skills and deep knowledge of controls required for PCI DSS, GDPR, and CCPA. Preference for NIS 2 and ENISA controls, with fallback familiarity in NIST CSF or 800-53.

The role centers on designing and maintaining an integrated governance, risk, and compliance framework across geographies. Responsibilities include translating regulatory requirements into practical control designs for remote and rotating work

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance management frameworks and translating regulatory requirements into actionable controls.
• Strong knowledge of PCI DSS domains including network security, access control, logging, and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain an integrated governance risk and compliance framework aligning PCI DSS, GDPR and CCPA obligations with policies and control objectives.
• Develop compliance strategies and roadmaps translating regulatory requirements into practical control designs for remote work and rotational shifts.
• Assess processes and systems to identify compliance gaps and recommend remediation actions.
• Create standardized methodologies for risk identification, prioritization, and treatment incorporating data protection and payment card security.
• Coordinate cross-functional compliance initiatives with clear objectives, deliverables and timelines.
• Implement monitoring mechanisms and dashboards showing control effectiveness and regulatory obligations across geographies.
• Guide teams on embedding privacy by design and security by design into technology solutions.
• Prepare policies, standards, and procedures reflecting PCI DSS, GDPR, and CCPA and support remote work.
• Collaborate with audit to plan internal and external assessments and track remediation.

Skills

GRC

PCI DSS

GDPR

CCPA

NIS 2

Documentation

Regulatory mapping

Job description

Job Summary

We need urgently one GRC person who is good at documentation and is knowledgeable about controls needed for regulations. Perfect match would be someone who knows NIS 2 especially ENISA controls. If not we can consider NIST CSF or 800-53.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain an integrated governance risk and compliance framework that aligns PCI DSS GDPR and CCPA obligations with organizational policies and control objectives to support sustainable business growth
• Develop comprehensive compliance management strategies and roadmaps that translate regulatory requirements into practical control designs tailored to work from home environments and rotational shift operations
• Conduct detailed assessments of existing processes and systems to identify compliance gaps related to PCI DSS GDPR and CCPA and recommend remediation actions that strengthen organizational resilience
• Create standardized methodologies for risk identification risk prioritization and risk treatment that embed data protection and payment card security into everyday business activities
• Coordinate cross functional compliance initiatives by defining clear objectives deliverables and timelines that help teams understand their responsibilities and achieve consistent regulatory adherence
• Implement monitoring mechanisms and compliance dashboards that provide management with transparent visibility into control effectiveness incident trends and regulatory obligations across geographies
• Guide project teams on embedding privacy by design and security by design principles into technology solutions ensuring that customer data and payment information remain protected throughout the lifecycle
• Prepare and refine policies standards and procedures for data handling access management logging and incident response that reflect PCI DSS GDPR and CCPA requirements and support remote work practices
• Collaborate with audit and assurance functions to plan and support internal and external assessments ensuring evidence is well organized findings are accurately documented and remediation is tracked
• Provide structured training and awareness content for employees working remotely and in rotational shifts so they understand compliance expectations practical behaviors and the impact of nonconformance
• Evaluate new tools platforms and automation opportunities that improve compliance management activities such as control testing documentation retention and regulatory reporting while reducing manual overhead
• Analyze incidents deviations and near misses to determine root causes and recommend targeted improvements that reduce the likelihood of recurrence and improve overall governance maturity
• Document architecture decisions data flows and control mappings in a clear manner so stakeholders can trace how regulatory requirements are implemented and verify that risk is appropriately managed

Qualifications

• Possess extensive hands on experience in compliance management frameworks with demonstrated ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and convert them into actionable control designs
• Bring deep expertise in PCI DSS domains including network security access control logging vulnerability management and cardholder data protection applied within large scale enterprise environments
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of GDPR principles such as lawfulness fairness transparency data minimization purpose limitation and data subject rights with proven experience implementing compliant solutions
• Show practical experience applying CCPA requirements including consumer rights disclosure obligations data sale restrictions and opt out mechanisms within business processes and technical architectures
• Apply advanced understanding of governance and compliance methodologies to design policies standards and procedures that are pragmatic easy to adopt and aligned with organizational risk appetite
• Utilize excellent analytical and problem solving skills to assess complex environments balance regulatory expectations with business needs and propose clear prioritized remediation actions
• Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical stakeholders to explain regulatory impacts control choices and risk implications in a concise actionable manner that encourages informed decisions

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.