Information Security Manager - Governance (1-Year Contract)

Capitex is engaging an Information Security Manager - Governance for a one-year contract with a leading UAE bank, based on-site in Dubai.

Working directly under the Head of Information Security, you will develop and implement the security measures that keep the bank's information assets safe - identifying gaps in existing IS policies, standards, guidelines and procedures, and bringing them into alignment with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Assist in the development of the information security strategy and roadmap across all security technology domains
• Manage end-to-end security projects including UAE IA (NESA) assessments, PCI DSS, SWIFT CSP controls and VAPT
• Verify and validate closure of gaps identified during regulatory assessments and audits, recommending alternative solutions where needed
• Act as the Information Security lead for technology, digital transformation, cloud, infrastructure, application and business projects
• Manage multiple security and compliance projects simultaneously, prioritising by business impact and risk
• Ensure information security requirements are addressed through project initiation, planning, design, implementation, testing and go-live
• Coordinate with PMO and business project managers to integrate security activities into project plans
• Maintain security governance frameworks - policies, standards, risk assessments, risk registers, risk acceptance/exceptions and compliance
• Manage audit and regulatory findings through remediation and validated closure
• Establish risk-based processes for third-party due diligence, onboarding, assessment, monitoring and offboarding
• Manage the development and delivery of security awareness and training programmes
• Advise IS management on information security risk issues in support of the bank's wider risk management programmes

Strong information security experience within the banking/financial sector - essential, given exposure to banking systems, regulatory requirements and volume of concurrent activities