Information Security Administrator

Boardroom Appointments; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Randburg, South Africa seeks an Information Security Administrator to safeguard IT systems, policies and risk controls.

You will work with end-users, SMEs, project managers and senior staff to provide expert security advice, implement controls and ensure governance, audit alignment.

This role offers growth in information security competencies and exposure to emerging technologies within a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Drive business profitability through cost management via IT solutions.
• Increase operational efficiency and propose cost-effective solutions.
• Deliver exceptional service with proactive, innovative IT security solutions.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders and provide expert IT security advice.
• Support IT Security leaders in information risk awareness programs.
• Ensure staff understand and meet governance, objectives and conduct standards.
• Comply with IT Information Security Processes and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in defining and maintaining information security policies and baselines.
• Assist in implementing control mechanisms to monitor information security.
• Ensure information security analyses are captured, recorded and reported.
• Ensure objectives and standards are understood and owned by management.
• Manage personal development to increase information security competencies.
• Maintain knowledge of emerging information security technologies.

Job description

About the job Information Security Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Drive business profitability in the context of cost management through Information technology solutions
• Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SMEs, project managers and senior staff members by providing expert advice and consulting on all aspects of IT security
• Support IT Security leaders to participate in the company's Information Risk awareness program and to ensure that the staff are aware of information security risks
• Ensure that operating objectives and standards of performance are not only understood but owned by management and employees and to ensure that appropriate standards of conduct are established and complied with.
• Comply, understand and implement all steps for the IT Information Security Processes and Procedures and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements
• Assist in identifying, defining and maintaining the information security policy and base line standards
• Assist and administer the implementation of control mechanisms, which enables Information Security Services to have a view of the status of information security within the company.
• Ensure all Information Security analysis and research are captured, recorded and reported on to ensure correct actions are implementation are executed
• Ensure that operating objectives and standards of performance are not only understood but owned by management and employees and to ensure that appropriate standards of conduct are established and complied with.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies
• Maintain current knowledge of the Information Systems security industry's emerging technologies