IT Risk Management & Compliance Specialist
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About the Role
The IN Group seeks an IT Risk Management & Compliance Specialist for a 12-month contract in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing IT risk registers, conducting risk assessments, and supporting audit and compliance initiatives.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain and manage IT risk registers, control inventories, remediation trackers, and compliance evidence repositories
- Conduct and support IT risk assessments across infrastructure, cloud platforms, applications, identity and access management, and third party services
- Monitor risk treatment plans, overdue actions, control deficiencies, and remediation progress
- Partner with technology, cybersecurity, audit, and compliance teams to address findings and strengthen control effectiveness
- Prepare executive level reports, dashboards, risk summaries, and governance updates
- Support internal and external audits by coordinating evidence collection, validating responses, and tracking remediation activities
- Assist with implementation and alignment of IT controls against recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements
- Identify control weaknesses, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve governance, risk, and compliance processes
- Contribute to the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of the organisation's IT risk management framework
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in IT Risk Management, Technology Governance, Compliance, Internal Audit, Cybersecurity Governance, or Technology Assurance
- Strong understanding of IT controls, risk assessment methodologies, audit processes, and compliance reporting
- Experience supporting risk and compliance programmes within complex enterprise environments
- Knowledge of technology risk across cloud, infrastructure, applications, identity management, and third party risk domains
- Ability to engage effectively with both technical and non technical stakeholders
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced IT Risk Management & Compliance Specialist to support a major enterprise organisation in strengthening its technology risk management, governance, and compliance capabilities.
- This role will play a key part in improving visibility of technology risks, driving risk remediation activities, supporting audit and compliance initiatives, and enhancing overall governance across the IT landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and manage IT risk registers, control inventories, remediation trackers, and compliance evidence repositories.
- Conduct and support IT risk assessments across infrastructure, cloud platforms, applications, identity and access management, and third party services.
- Monitor risk treatment plans, overdue actions, control deficiencies, and remediation progress.
- Partner with technology, cybersecurity, audit, and compliance teams to address findings and strengthen control effectiveness.
- Prepare executive level reports, dashboards, risk summaries, and governance updates.
- Support internal and external audits by coordinating evidence collection, validating responses, and tracking remediation activities.
- Assist with the implementation and alignment of IT controls against recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements.
- Identify control weaknesses, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve governance, risk, and compliance processes.
- Contribute to the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of the organisation's IT risk management framework.
Required Experience
- 5+ years of experience in IT Risk Management, Technology Governance, Compliance, Internal Audit, Cybersecurity Governance, or Technology Assurance.
- Strong understanding of IT controls, risk assessment methodologies, audit processes, and compliance reporting.
- Experience supporting risk and compliance programmes within complex enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of technology risk across cloud, infrastructure, applications, identity management, and third party risk domains.
- Ability to engage effectively with both technical and non technical stakeholders.
Preferred Experience
- Experience working within regulated industries such as Financial Services, Government, Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, or Critical Infrastructure.
- Familiarity with one or more industry frameworks: ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), COBIT, ITIL.
- Experience supporting regulatory reviews, compliance assessments, or technology audits.
- Relevant certifications such as CRISC, CISA, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or similar are highly desirable.
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