Information Security Specialist

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment: IT 2

Job Ref:

SS000860/MaX

Date posted:

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

650 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
One of the worldÃ¢Â€Â™s best short-term industry giant is seeking to fill a vacancy for a technically strong Information Security Specialist.

POSITION INFO:

Education:

IT/IS related Honours Degree (Essential/Minimum).
BSc (Honours) Information Systems Technology / BCom (Honours) Informatics
Information Security Certifications - CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc (recommended/desirable).
Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) - ISACA (recommended/desirable).

Experience:

Minimum 6 years’ experience
Information Security Management
Identify and prioritize enterprise level Information Security threats and risks.
Manage the baseline minimum standard for Information Security controls, aligned to industry standards, legal and regulatory requirements.
Maintain and enforce Information Security policies and non-technical standards.
Manage the risks associated with exceptions to Information Security policy and standards.
Manage trends and assets by which Information Security accountability and controls are instantiated across the environment
Establishment of application and infrastructure security control mechanisms.
Security training awareness, creating material, and sending communications to ensure the users are sufficiently knowledgeable around threats and how to mitigate such threats.
Ensure all reports and operations of security tools are providing sufficient coverage, and providing the necessary outcomes.
Ensure there is an effective Patch Management Policy/Standard in place, and has the appropriate security controls. Ensure to escalate all issues and concerns.
Ensure security and risk is a required consideration for projects.
Information Security Administration
Business Continuity Management
Risk Management
Compliance, Governance and Assurance

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