IT Governance & Security Controls Specialist

prudential; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential is seeking an IT Governance Specialist to strengthen cybersecurity by overseeing technical controls and aligning them with MAS TRM, PDPC, and internal standards. The role focuses on IAM, system hardening, firewall reviews, and regulatory compliance within a financial context.

You will collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure timely risk mitigation, evidence gathering for audits, and continuous improvement of BAU processes while supporting a secure technology environment in

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in IT, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Prior work experience in the financial industry is preferred.
• Certification in IT Security related such as SSCP, CompTIA Security+ or CEH is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the IT Assurance lead and take ownership of the Identity access management system (IAM), assist onboarding applications and support day to day BAU operations.
• Conduct annual and semi-annual company-wide user and privileged access review and remediation. Propose and implement further controls to mitigate access related risk and issues.
• Plan, prepare and execute annual baseline configuration and firewall rule review exercises.
• Be the liaison point between business and IT staff in ensuring baseline configurations & firewall rule review are co-ordinated and managed.
• Ensures IT risk and security controls are implemented and mitigated on time in compliance with business strategies, organization policies and regulatory requirements.
• Consolidate and provide evidence as requested by internal, external, and regulatory audit related in information technology.
• Ensure IT operations and activities are complied with IT security standards set by PACS Group and regulatory guidelines by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and PDPC.
• Suggest and implement continuous improvement and automation of daily BAU activities.

Skills

IAM

Baseline hardening

Firewall rules

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Diploma or Degree in IT/CS

Tools

Active Directory

LDAP

EDR

Antivirus

WAF

Proxy

Firewall

DLP

SIEM

Vulnerability management

Job description

Prudential is seeking an IT Governance Specialist to strengthen cybersecurity by overseeing technical controls and aligning them with MAS TRM, PDPC, and internal standards. The role focuses on IAM, system hardening, firewall reviews, and regulatory compliance within a financial context.

You will collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure timely risk mitigation, evidence gathering for audits, and continuous improvement of BAU processes while supporting a secure technology environment in