Senior IT Business Analyst (Data Protection) - #1613

JOBSTER PRIVATE LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Promotion Board (HPB) seeks an experienced data governance and data protection professional to lead and implement regulatory-compliant data strategies. You will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure data sharing is legitimate and safeguarded, while supporting incident management and enterprise data risk activities.

The role requires deep expertise in data policies, lifecycle management, and governance, with strong communication and project management skills to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Business Management, Law, Information Management, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• 7 or more years of experience in data governance, data protection or data security related work.
• Experience in formulating data policies, standards, frameworks and guidelines.
• Experience in information lifecycle management, data modelling and master data management.
• Experience in risk assessments and IT/business audits.
• Experience in handling and reporting data incidents.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of outcomes through research, impact analysis and success metrics.
• Plan and conduct activities relating to Data Security Risk Management and Personal Data Protection.
• Collaborate to structure data sharing arrangements with appropriate safeguards.
• Support Data Incident Management and Enterprise Data Risk Management.
• Review and drive awareness of data standards, policies and procedures.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data governance

Data protection

Data security

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Job description

What you will be working on

• Drive successful delivery of the following key outcomes through comprehensive research and impact analysis, defining and tracking of success metrics, as well as continuously improve on existing solutions.
• Plan and conduct regular programme activities and assessments relating to Data Security Risk Management and Personal Data Protection
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to structure data sharing arrangements for data to be accessed, used and shared legitimately with appropriate data protection safeguards put in place
• Support Data Incident Management and Enterprise Data Risk Management activities
• Support the review, formulating and driving awareness of data standards, policies, frameworks, processes, procedures, and guidelines to relevant stakeholders
• Act as the main liaison for related Data Protection and Data Security queries and request submissions from/to other Government Agencies
• Guide the integration of defined data protection, data privacy and data security procedures into day-to-day HPB business operation

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Business Management, Law, Information Management, Cybersecurity, or related discipline
• 7 or more years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:
• leading and/or delivering data governance/ data protection/ data security related work
• formulation of data policies, standards, frameworks, processes, and guidelines
• information/record management including information lifecycle management, data modelling, and master data management
• conducting risk assessments and/or IT and business audits
• handling and reporting data incidents

Key skills and traits:

• Analytical, problem solving, critical thinking skills, with the ability to join the dots
• Meticulous with keen attention to detail and yet able to see the big picture
• Strong communication skills with ability to translate and articulate complex policies and technical governance requirements in layman terms to business stakeholders
• Strong collaboration, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Programme or project management skills
• Professional certifications in data governance, data protection, cybersecurity, data privacy, incident management, data analytics, business analytics, data science, or related fields will be advantageous
• Experience relevant to the drafting of, or compliance with Singapore Government IM8 policies would be advantageous
• Experience in Data/ Cybersecurity would be advantageous