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Risk & Compliance Analyst

Salt
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Mid-Senior
2 months ago
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Overview

Risk & Compliance Analyst – Risk Register Management

Domain: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) \| Risk Register \| Framework Alignment

Contract: 12-month engagement \| Operational from Week 2

We are seeking a

Risk & Compliance Analyst

to take ownership of the enterprise

Risk Register

, ensuring it remains a living, authoritative source of truth for all information security and technology risks.

This role sits at the heart of the organisation’s

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

function, translating technical security findings into structured, business-owned risk decisions aligned to

NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-37 RMF, and UAE Information Assurance (UAE IA)

requirements.

You will ensure risks are consistently captured, properly assessed, actively managed, and clearly reported to executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain the
  • enterprise Risk Register
  • as the single source of truth for all security and technology risks.
  • Facilitate
  • risk identification workshops
  • with technical teams, business stakeholders, and control owners.
  • Define and document risks using a structured format:
  • threat × vulnerability × asset × impact
  • .
  • Perform and maintain
  • inherent and residual risk scoring
  • , including tracking risk acceptance decisions.
  • Ensure every risk has a clearly defined
  • owner, treatment plan, and review cycle
  • .
  • Coordinate
  • periodic risk reviews
  • and ensure remediation progress is tracked to closure.
  • Map risks to relevant frameworks including:

• NIST CSF 2.0 (GV.RM, GV.RR)

  • ISO 27001 controls
  • UAE IA requirements

• NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework

  • Produce
  • risk heatmaps, trend analysis, and monthly executive dashboards
  • .
  • Integrate inputs from
  • vulnerability management, penetration testing, audit findings, security incidents, and policy exceptions
  • into the Risk Register.
  • Ensure risk data is audit-ready and supports regulatory and internal assurance requirements.

Core Outcomes

  • A complete, accurate, and defensible enterprise Risk Register
  • Every material risk has an accountable owner and active treatment plan
  • Executive reporting provides clear visibility of risk posture and trends

Smart Milestones

  • **Within 30 days:**
  • Baseline the existing Risk Register, identify gaps, stale entries, and inconsistencies.
  • **Within 60 days:**
  • Complete a full refresh cycle ensuring all risks have owners, treatment status, and review dates.
  • **Within 90 days:**
  • Deliver first executive risk dashboard and heatmap; integrate vulnerability, pentest, and audit inputs.
  • **Ongoing:**
  • Ensure 100% of material risks are reviewed at least quarterly with zero orphaned risks.

Tools & Platforms

  • Excel / SharePoint (Risk Register management)

• Jira And Confluence And YouTrack

  • Integration with security tooling outputs (VM, pentest, audit, incident tracking systems)

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years’ experience in
  • GRC, risk management, cybersecurity governance, or similar roles
  • Hands-on experience with Risk Registers or equivalent enterprise risk tooling
  • Strong understanding of
  • NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, and UAE IA regulations
  • Ability to perform structured risk analysis and scoring methodologies
  • Experience working with cross-functional technical and business stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present to both engineers and executive leadership
  • Experience integrating security findings from VM, audit, and pentesting processes
  • Please apply to be contacted with further information.

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