Senior Security Analyst (Governance, Risk and Compliance)

energy market company; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Market Company seeks a Senior Security Analyst (Governance, Risk & Compliance) to oversee security programmes, controls, and regulatory alignment across the organisation. You will lead risk assessments, policy maintenance, and security governance while coordinating audits and remediation with internal teams and external providers.

The role reports to the VP, Technology (Security) and requires strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills to drive security

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, CS or equivalent.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity risk and controls management.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Good project management and multi-project experience.
• Strong collaboration, analytical and planning skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage security programmes and controls to ensure policy/regulatory compliance.
• Design and maintain preventative and detective security processes and governance measures.
• Update security policies, frameworks, standards; conduct staff training.
• Coordinate internal and external security audits; track remediation.
• Manage access governance including approvals and revocation.
• Maintain risk register; perform risk assessments; monitor mitigation.
• Conduct security risk assessments for new projects and initiatives.
• Manage security-related change controls for projects.
• Provide security guidance to project teams to meet requirements.
• Evaluate vendors' security solutions and controls.
• Support MSS and SOC in threat monitoring and service delivery.
• Oversee penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Triage security incidents and coordinate remediation.

Skills

Cybersecurity risk management

Security controls

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Degree in IT / Computer Science

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Security Analyst (Governance, Risk & Compliance) to manage security programmes (such as cybersecurity risk management) and security controls across the company, ensuring compliance with security policies, standards, regulatory requirements, and security technical architecture, including application security. The role will also manage the design and implementation of preventative and detective security processes and procedures.

The Senior Security Analyst reports to the VP, Technology (Security).

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage security programmes across the Company, including cybersecurity risk management and security controls, to ensure compliance with security policies, standards, security technical architecture (including application security), and regulatory requirements.
• Design, implement, and maintain preventative and detective security processes, procedures, controls, and governance measures to strengthen the organisation's cybersecurity posture and safeguard critical information assets.
• Maintain and enhance security policies, frameworks, standards, and procedures in accordance with government regulations, industry best practices, and organisational requirements. Conduct regular briefings, awareness programmes, and training sessions for internal staff and contractors on security measures, vulnerabilities, and emerging security trends.
• Manage internal and external security audit activities, including audit planning, coordination, tracking of audit findings, and ensuring the timely implementation and closure of remediation actions. Support compliance monitoring and continuous improvement efforts relating to ISO/IEC 27000 certification and other regulatory requirements.
• Manage and ensure authorised access governance in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements, including reviewing, approving, revoking, and tracking access rights and exceptions where required.
• Maintain the cybersecurity risk register, perform cybersecurity risk assessments, monitor risk mitigation plans, and follow up on remediation actions to ensure identified risks are addressed within stipulated timelines. Escalate significant risks to Management where necessary.
• Conduct security risk assessments for new projects, systems, and initiatives, and provide recommendations to ensure security requirements are appropriately addressed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage security-related change controls for projects and operational enhancements, ensuring that security implications are properly assessed and mitigated prior to implementation.
• Provide security advice and guidance to project teams, business users, and technology teams to ensure compliance with established security policies, frameworks, standards, and regulations. Identify security risks and develop appropriate security requirements and mitigation measures.
• Evaluate vendors' security solutions, security architecture, controls, and processes to ensure alignment with organisational security requirements, standards, and risk management objectives.
• Support Security Operations Management by monitoring the performance of Managed Security Services (MSS), managing external security service providers, and ensuring security infrastructure availability in accordance with agreed service level requirements.
• Oversee cyber threat monitoring and detection activities in collaboration with the Security Operations Centre (SOC) and relevant service providers to ensure timely identification and response to cybersecurity threats.
• Manage Penetration Testing, Application Source Code Vulnerability Assessments, and Vulnerability Assessment (VA) activities, including coordinating assessments, reviewing findings, tracking remediation efforts, and validating closure of identified vulnerabilities.
• Perform triage and assessment of the criticality, severity, and business impact of security incidents, and work closely with Technology Infrastructure and Application teams to coordinate incident tracking, remediation, containment, and resolution activities.

Requirements

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of fronting and supporting cybersecurity risk and controls management programs with good knowledge and experience of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Possess diagnostic skills and recovery experience in IT infrastructure, systems and applications.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively and manage vendor relationships professionally.
• Good project management skills with the ability to lead and execute security risk and control projects and initiatives.
• Strong collaboration, analytical, and planning skills, with solid understanding of professional best practices.
• Ability to set priorities and work in a fast-paced, multi-project environment. Strong attention to detail. Works well as a team player. Self-motivated. Ability to be creative in developing solutions.