GRC Architect

Cognizant; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions in Chennai seeks an experienced GRC professional to lead documentation and controls across PCI DSS, GDPR and CCPA. Strong knowledge of NIS 2 ENISA controls is a plus.

The role focuses on designing a unified governance, risk and compliance framework, conducting gap assessments, and embedding privacy and security by design into systems. Remote work practices are considered with rotational shifts.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in compliance management frameworks and translating regulations into actionable controls.
• Expertise in PCI DSS domains including network security, access control, logging and data protection.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR principles and data subject rights, with practical project experience.
• Experience applying CCPA requirements within processes and architectures.
• Ability to design pragmatic policies and procedures aligned with risk appetite.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain an integrated governance risk and compliance framework across regulatory obligations.
• Develop compliance strategies and roadmaps for PCI DSS GDPR CCPA with emphasis on work-from-home environments.
• Identify compliance gaps and recommend remediation actions to strengthen resilience.
• Create methodologies for risk identification, prioritization and treatment.
• Coordinate cross-functional compliance initiatives with clear objectives and timelines.
• Implement monitoring mechanisms and dashboards for visible control effectiveness and regulatory obligations.
• Guide embedding privacy by design and security by design into technology solutions.
• Prepare policies for data handling, access management, logging and incident response reflecting PCI DSS, GDPR and CCPA.
• Collaborate with audit functions to support internal and external assessments.
• Provide training content for employees working remotely and in rotational shifts.
• Evaluate new tools and automation opportunities to improve compliance productivity.
• Analyze incidents and near misses to drive root-cause improvements.
• Document architecture decisions, data flows and control mappings for traceability.

Skills

GRC fundamentals

Documentation

PCI DSS knowledge

GDPR knowledge

CCPA knowledge

NIS 2 awareness

Regulatory risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

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