InfoSec & Data Privacy Advisor (ISO/PCI)

Advanced Search; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Search is seeking an Information Security & Data Privacy Specialist to be deployed onsite with a leading financial institution in Kuwait City. The role provides advisory and execution support across information security, data privacy, and data protection in alignment with regulatory expectations.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in information security and 3–5 years in data privacy, with deep certifications and hands-on experience in PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR awareness, and central bank

Responsibilities

• Review and segregate information security and data privacy policies in line with CBK and regulatory requirements.
• Perform card discovery scans to identify cardholder data across ~3,500 workstations and servers.
• Support information security risk assessments across 250+ information assets.
• Assist in conducting a CBUAE NESA current-state assessment and remediation action plan.
• Support Information Security Risk Reviews aligned with ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SWIFT CSP.
• Perform Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) across ~180 banking applications/systems.
• Perform Privacy by Design assessments per CORF across the same applications.
• Document Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) across 20 divisions and 170 sub-divisions.
• Maintain and update the Bank's Data Privacy system records.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports aligned with the Information Security/Data Privacy plan.

Job description

Advanced Search is seeking an Information Security & Data Privacy Specialist to be deployed onsite with a leading financial institution in Kuwait City. The role provides advisory and execution support across information security, data privacy, and data protection in alignment with regulatory expectations.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in information security and 3–5 years in data privacy, with deep certifications and hands-on experience in PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR awareness, and central bank