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IT Security Officer
Full time through Spinwell Global in Dubai, UAE

IT Security Officer Full time through Spinwell Global in Dubai, UAE

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Posted on February 27, 2017

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Spinwell Global is working with an organisation whose aim is to become one of the fastest growing payments companies and has been retained to recruit a IT Security Office to start immediately.

We are seeking to engage an IT Security Officer who will work under the direction of the Chief Operations Officer, serving as an expert technical resource responsible for the care and maintenance of current technology, as well as deployment and maintenance of new, related technologies. This role includes understanding of and involvement with not only security technologies, but Incident Response, Data Forensics, eDiscovery, Disaster Recovery, IT Compliance, IT Risk Management, Data Privacy, IT Audit, Security Awareness and Communication.

Duties and Responsibilities

" Research, develop, implement, test and review an organization's information security in order to protect information and prevent unauthorized access

" Inform users about security measures, explain potential threats, install software, implement security measures and monitor networks.

" Responsible for gathering information necessary to maintain security and establish functioning external barriers such as firewall and other security measures

" Define, create and maintain the documentation for certification and accreditation of each information system in accordance with government requirements

" Asses the impacts on system modifications and technological advances

" Review systems in order to identify potential security weaknesses, recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities, implement changes and document upgrades

Qualifications

" University degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Computer Science

" 3-5 years advanced information security experience


Desired Skills and Experience

" Strong understanding of and experience with security technologies, including Next Generation Firewalls, Web Filtering, Endpoint Protection, Encryption, Data Loss Prevention, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence Platforms, SIEM, Network Access Control, Intrusion Prevention, Advanced Anti-malware, Access Control Systems, Risk Assessments, Database Security, and OS Security;

" Strong background in scripting technologies;

" Working knowledge of cryptography, key management and security solutions on both mobile and server side with understanding of security protocols and cryptography including PKI, SSL, RSA, authentication, encryption, digital signatures;

" Requires strong knowledge of control frameworks, as well as Information Security compliance requirements to numerous legislative and industry standards such as SOX 404, SANS 20 CSC, UCF, ISO 27001 / 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, MA 201 CMR , etc.;

" Experience using ticketing tool to react to failures, requests and escalations;

" Ability to provide 24/7 system support (on-call) as and when required;

" Strong communication; written, verbal and presentation skills;

" Detail oriented and well organized;

" Ability to manage demands of internal and external customers through phone, email and process requests;

" Strong organizational skills to manage fast paced and demanding requests in a defined service level;

" Ability to team with other groups to influence the collection of information required to generate a response;

" Ability to make judgments based on practice and past precedence

" Ability to evaluate complex situations and novel situations using multiple sources of information;


In return you can expect a competitive salary and package 

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