IT Security Specialist 

Job Details

Category:

Information Technology

Career Level:

Experienced (Non-Managerial)

Experience:

10 Years

Required Qualification:

Degree in Engineering or MCA or equivalent

Requires Traveling:

No

Salary:

Salary Not disclosed

Salary Type:

Per Month

Total Vacancies:

1

Skills

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Description

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Ensuring that the organization maintains security best practices to comply with standards

Responsible of maintaining the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of DAMAC’s Information Systems

Review policies and procedures to protect Information and Information systems

Create a Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) for acting upon critical security incidents

Overseeing the management of the IT security department, giving leadership to the team and developing staff

Supervising the daily security operations and implementation of the IT security strategy

Conducting a continuous assessment of current IT security practices and systems and identifying areas for improvement

Running security audits & gap assessments for in-house & Third parties

Delivering new security technology approaches and implementing next generation solutions

Ensuring compliance and governance are met

Ensure the data entry points in to the organization are having controls in place to secure the organization from external threats

Review and Report Data Leak Incidents

Devising strategies and implementing IT solutions to minimize the risk of cyber-attacks

Managing the IT Risks & their mitigation

Conducting Cyber Security Awareness sessions across the organization

Manage Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration testing engagements

Perform Vulnerability Assessment for identified assets / Services

Monitor and analyze trends for new external threats , Keep the organization informed on Latest threats, advisories and attacks

Build & implement Information Security Policies

Manage Information Security Incidents

Perform IT Risk Assessment including risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes.

Ensure all Admin and privileged access is restricted and monitored. Also separate admin accounts to be created to Administrators to ensure accountability.

Create a Security Awareness Program and ensure periodic Security Awareness posters, Security related Emails and trainings are provided to each department on a periodic basis

Education & experience

Ø Degree in Engineering or MCA or equivalent

Ø Experience of minimum 10 years in similar channel in a large organization

Technical / Functional Competencies

Ø Vulnerability Assessment, Information Security Policies and Procedure, Risk Assessment, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, and Identity and Access management, Cyber Security

Ø Good knowledge on Network and Operating Systems

Ø Data Leak Prevention - ForcePoint, Web Content Gateways - ForcePoint, Firewalls, SOC solutions and other security solutions