Senior IT Governance Risk Manager

2 days ago


Manama, Manama, Bahrain Grant Thornton International Ltd Full time

Join Grant Thornton International Ltd as a Senior IT Governance Risk Manager, and contribute to the growth of their IT GRC practice in Bahrain.

About the Role

This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned IT Governance Risk Management professional to take on a challenging role with a dynamic team. As a key member of the IT Advisory team, you will be responsible for leading and executing GRC engagements, IT audits, and developing client initiatives focused on reducing technology risk, governance, and compliance with policies and external regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Lead and/or execute GRC engagements and IT audits
  • Review and/or prepare project deliverables
  • Act as the point of contact for clients during engagement execution
  • Develop and participate in the implementation of client initiatives focused on reducing technology risk, governance, and compliance
  • Evaluate business and IT risks
  • Audit IT organizations, processes, and systems against regulations, standards, and best practices such as COBIT and ITIL
  • Develop IT security standards, procedures, and controls to manage risks, improving clients' security positioning through process improvement, policy, automation, and the continuous evolution of capabilities
  • Evaluate information security threats and their impact on clients' IT environments
  • Support senior team members with the analysis of requirements and design of clients' information security posture, as well as legal, regulatory, and scheme security requirements
  • Assist senior team members in delivering work streams for clients in compliance standards such as PCI DSS, ISO 27001, EU GDPR, and Bahrain PDPL, and incident management disciplines
  • Perform and investigate internal and external information security risk and exceptions assessments
  • Assess incidents, vulnerability management, scans, patching status, secure baselines, penetration test results, phishing, and social engineering tests and attacks
  • Document and report control failures and gaps to stakeholders, providing remediation guidance and preparing management reports to track remediation activities
Requirements
  • Experience: 1 to 5+ years in IT Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure atmosphere with attention to detail
  • Strong leadership and personnel management skills
  • Exceptional client service with the ability to develop excellent client relationships
  • Ability to meet deadlines and solve problems effectively
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written in English (Arabic is a plus)
Benefits and Opportunities

Grant Thornton International Ltd offers a competitive salary package, opportunities for career growth and development, and a collaborative work environment. If you are a motivated and experienced IT Governance Risk Management professional looking for a new challenge, apply now



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