IT Quality and Compliance Officer

Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Start date: immediate
End date: 31/12/2015, with option to extend
Hours a week: 40

Introduction
As Quality and Compliance officer you are a key player within the IT and Business Organization to achieve the enterprise's goals by adding value while balancing risk versus return over IT and its processes.

Job Mission
Support the IT Department's compliance and quality efforts with respect to legislative and regulatory developments affecting IT governance.

JOB DESCRIPTION

- Serve as Compliance subject matter expert and trusted advisor; partner with IT Security, Network and Application teams to evaluate the design and effectiveness of the control environment, both operational and technical; to develop trending for remediation efforts and overall compliance with regulatory and operational standards, and to build compliance programs;
- Develop, implement and manage IT project methodology, IT processes plus controls and other laws and regulations governing the client;
- Facilitating and/or participating in process model workshops, interviewing key stakeholders and process performers to better understand workflow, developing process maps, identifying pinch points and bottlenecks, and recommending changes for process improvement;
- Plan, design and execute compliance testing, controls assessment and documentation across all domains for IT General Controls as appropriate;
- Support testing and reporting of SOx compliance; monitor internal compliance standards against information security policies and processes by conducting data privacy due diligence assessments, internal control reviews and risk assessments;
- Provide direction and guidance in pre-implementation reviews of new systems to ensure proper controls are implemented and executed to meet compliance and leading practice standards;
- Maintain awareness of external regulations for new or changed requirements within IT and identify industry standards for core IT processes;
- Facilitate and coordinate internal and external audits within IT, as well as periodic assessments to address specific risks.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

- Master's degree in Information Technology or Business Administration with proven experience in quality management, process management and IT audit.
- Successful completion of a recognized post graduate course on IT-auditing with registered EDP Auditors (RE's) title.
- Professionally qualified - eg RE/QiCA/CISA, plus other specialist skills/qualifications (PRINCE 2, ITIL, COBIT, CISM, CISSP, etc.);
- Experience from the BIG 4 in IT audit or Internal IT audit experience;
- Experience of Unix/Linux (especially Security and user management);
- Experience of SAP (especially Authorization, VIRSA, Solution Manager, GRC);
- Tangible working knowledge of key SOx regulations and experience in applying them.

PERSONAL SKILLS

- Strong client-orientation and commitment to excellence;
- Pro-active personality who can deal with resistance;
- A demonstrated ability to perform in high-pressure environments;
- Well-developed consultancy skills with a strong go-getter mentality;
- Motivated and enthusiastic team player;
- Flexibility, adapt to company culture and individual's behavior (able to balance rigor and flexibility);
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to create and maintain a large trusted network on all levels of the organization;
- Fluent in Dutch and English language.

Interested?
If you are interested in this opportunity please leave your CV and I will contact you.

Riwanna van der Galiën
Candidate Relations Consultant in IT Contracting