Sr. Cybersecurity Assurance Analyst

Oman Arab Bank; Muscat; On-site; OMR 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an Information Security professional in Muscat to provide security assessments, manage incidents, and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate has a degree in Information Security/IT, relevant certifications, and 4-8 years of experience. Excellent communication in Arabic and English is essential. The role demands strong risk analysis and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 4 to 8 years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of information security policies, processes, and procedures.
• Understanding of Information Security terms and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide periodic and on-demand security assessment (VAPT) to IT infrastructures.
• Perform Red Team activities to systems/applications.
• Log InfoSec incidents and track closure.
• Conduct research on latest information security trends.
• Liaise with team members to deploy security controls.
• Support security incident responses.
• Conduct threat hunting in the organization.
• Participate in information security initiatives.

Skills

Effective Communication skills

Strong Risk Analysis skills

Attention to Details

Problem-Solving skills

Coordination skills

Teamwork skills

Reporting skills

Research skills

Assessment skills

Sound Arabic & English Languages skills

Programming skills (e.g. Python, Java, PHP)

Education

Degree in Information Security/IT or equivalent

Preferred Professional Information Security Certification or equivalent

ITIL v3

CCNA

ISO/IEC 2013:27001 Lead Implementer

CEH (Certified Ethical Hacking)

ISO 27005

Web Application Penetration Testing

Job description

Key Deliverables

• Provide periodic and on-demand security assessment (VAPT) to IT infrastructures, systems, applications and websites.
• Perform Red Team activity to systems/applications.
• Logs all InfoSec related Incidents and track for closure of the incidents - manage and maintain Incident log Register
• Conduct research and gain awareness of latest information security trends.
• Liaise with different team members to deploy security controls recommended by vendors and Information security team.
• Support security incident responses that require to have further security analysis.
• Conduct threat hunting to identify threats in the organization.
• Participate in information security related initiatives and projects as assigned or other duties as assigned.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Help and advise the IT departments to stay up-to-date on the latest security issues and threats.

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Security/IT or equivalent.
• Preferred Professional Information Security Certification or equivalent
• ITIL v3(Information Technology Information Library)
• CCNA
• ISO/IEC 2013:27001 Lead Implementer
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacking)
• ISO 27005
• Web Application Penetration Testing

Skills/Knowledge

• Effective Communication skills.
• Strong Risk Analysis skills.
• Attention to Details.
• Problem-Solving skills.
• Coordination skills.
• Teamwork skills.
• Reporting skills.
• Research skills
• Assessment skills.
• Sound Arabic & English Languages skills.
• Programming skills (e.g. Python, java, php…etc).

Experience

• 4 to 8 years of relevant experience.

Business Understanding

• Understanding of the bank’s information security policies, processes, and procedures.
• Understanding of Information Security terms and regulations.