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Posting Date: 12 May 2025

Location:

Singapore (City Area), SG, 048624

Company: United Overseas Bank Ltd

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Group Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations.

We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure.

Our Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.

Business Information and Cyber Security Manager involved in performing IT Security Risk Assessment, Information Security Due diligence on Third Party, review of Tech Obsolescence Risk, managing IT Security Risk committees and supporting the businesses as the subject matter expert on all IT Security matters, to ensure security risks are highlighted for business evaluation and decision making on a timely manner.

• Plan and conduct IT Security Risk Assessment on bank's systems throughout the lifecycle covering different layers of technology architecture to identify possible security risks, advise and evaluate the mitigation controls and measure the residual risk.
• Manage third party IS Due diligence on bank’s service suppliers, including on-site assessments when required.
• Involve in Tech Obsolescence Risk program and identify security risks resulted from obsolescence.
• Lead the targeted workstreams and support ad-hoc assignments as requested
• Collaborate closely with technology and business stakeholders to ensure security risks are identified, communicated, understood therefore an informed decision on risk can be made.
• As a trusted partner and subject matter expert, provide security advisory to technology and business units.
• As the HQ function, guide and support IS teams of subsidiaries to ensure oversight and consistency on IT security risk management.
• Support the IT Security risk committees to ensure robust IT Security risk governance.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance the relevant IT Security checklists, processes and guidelines.
• Continuously focus, strategise and implement process improvements e.g. automation, workflow design and digitization for an effective and efficient IT Security risk management.
• Provide reporting and tracking of work deliverables.
• Keep up-to-date awareness of security trends covering both new threats and technologies in order to understand the evolving risk and better safeguard the organization.
• Attend to audit RFI from Internal, External and Regulator audit/ inspection.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Information Technology, or a related field is required.
• At least 8 years of experience in Information Security and risk related work preferable in large organization especially banking environment.
• Deep understanding of threat modeling and risk management principles and best practices, and able to explain it in a structured and easy-to-understand manner.
• Strong understanding of the Banking industry IS policy and standards, regulatory and industry guidelines, good practices in providing practical and appropriate recommendation, resolution and remediation options to the businesses.
• Strong relationship building, stakeholder management, communication, presentation and influencing skills with both technical and non-technical staff
• Experience in managing senior business stakeholders
• Demonstrate the strong motivation and capabilities to drive initiatives and changes
• Proactive, strong team leader and player with minimal supervision
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to simplify complex issues such as risk matters, workflows and business processes, and develops effective solutions.
• Experience in industry standards and requirements such as ISO 27001, MAS TRM, NIST, CCM
• Industry certifications issued by organizations such as ISC2, ISACA, SANS, Microsoft, CISCO, AWS, etc.
  

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.