IT Security Manager

Manager - IT Security

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES/DELIVERABLES:
*Responsible for establishing cooperation among the members of the ISM team who are involved in operational and project activities.
*Champions international standards and recommendations for security measures to IT and business functions.
*Ability to deputize manager and to lead team members.
*Background must include hands-on experience in web application development, web application Firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
*Background must include security management role in a large company and security audits.
*Ensures technical coordination of a critical to security service with service provider, application managers and infrastructure team.

For projects:
*Authors, contributes or reviews the following document types and ensures content-wise alignment with the involved project stakeholders:
oSecurity requirements
oInformation Security Risk Assessments
oAction plans/Implementation checks
oAudit reports
*Coordinates penetration tests and code reviews where applicable.
*Contributes to functional/design specifications, Installation documents, process descriptions where applicable.
*Ensures that internal Information Security policies are applied to.
*Responsible to continuously consult team members on security issues & raise security awareness.
*Excellent technical and analytical skills, as well as creativity in presenting alternatives to remediate information risks with time and budget constraints.
*Responsible to perform peer reviews of security relevant documents and onboarding of new peer staff where requested by designated manager.
*Responsible to report achievements and activities including hours spent to designated manager.
*In addition responsible to report project risks and issues including possible resource constraints to designated manager and project team.
*Strong stakeholder assessment, interaction and communication skills and understanding of user implications respectively business needs.
*Ability to, in terms of deputyship, to lead a team member and to pro-actively suggest effective methods and work procedures.
*Effective decision making capabilities.
*Stay abreast on the latest industry trends and best practices in information and IT security. Is able to effectively relate his/her technical expertise to varying organizational needs. Ability to work independently to define, manage, and complete activities.
*Excellent English verbal, writing, documentation and target communication skills across business and IT functions.
*Pre-requisites in addition are high ethical standards, flexibility and agility.

Specific technical knowledge and experience:
4 years plus "hands on" experience as either software developer, systems engineer, systems administrator or similar.
4 years plus IT security experience.

Qualification:
IT Infrastructure: 5 (Expert) of 5 (Expert) and 7+ Yrs.
Management: 5 (Expert) of 5 (Expert) and 6+ Yrs.
Security: 5 (Expert) of 5 (Expert) and 8+ Yrs.
Excellent communication skills.