UAE National_IT Security Specialist | Corporate Services
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About the Role
Al Futtaim in Dubai seeks an IT Security Specialist to support information security operations and governance, risk, and compliance (iGRC). The role involves digital risk management, compliance monitoring, security awareness, and third-party risk assessments.
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Responsibilities
- Support implementation and ongoing operation of digital risk management activities
- Monitor and support compliance with cybersecurity and privacy regulations and standards
- Assist in conducting gap assessments, tracking compliance requirements, and supporting remediation
- Work closely with IT, compliance, legal, and business teams to support security assessments
- Support execution of security awareness initiatives
- Assist with planning, execution, and monitoring of simulated phishing exercises
- Prepare and maintain operational documentation and reports related to security risk assessments
- Provide operational support for internal and external audits and regulatory inspections
- Support third party risk assessments by applying defined risk scoring criteria
Requirements
- Experience in information security operations and governance, risk, and compliance
- Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, COBIT, and ISO 27001
- Experience with compliance monitoring and gap assessments
- Ability to support security awareness initiatives and phishing exercises
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Role Overview
- The role supports the day to day operations of the Information Security function within the CISO office, combining operational security activities with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (iGRC) responsibilities.
- As a key member of the Information Governance, Risk, and Compliance (iGRC) subfunction, the role supports the development, implementation, and oversight of risk management practices to safeguard the organization’s digital assets and mitigate cybersecurity threats.
- The position acts as a central coordination point for digital risk activities across aligned enterprise business lines and supports collaboration across departments to strengthen security, risk management, and compliance outcomes.
What you will do
- Support the implementation and ongoing operation of digital risk management activities to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
- Maintain and apply the established digital risk management framework aligned with recognized industry standards such as NIST, COBIT, and ISO/IEC 27001, and support periodic risk reviews and updates.
- Monitor and support compliance with applicable cybersecurity and privacy regulations and standards, including ADHICS, CBUAE IA, PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 22301, and ISO 28000.
- Assist in conducting gap assessments, tracking compliance requirements, documenting gaps, and supporting remediation actions to reduce regulatory, financial, and legal risk.
- Work closely with IT, compliance, legal, and business teams to support regular security assessments and compliance reviews.
- Coordinate inputs, follow up on actions, and support the execution of agreed remediation plans.
- Support the execution of security awareness initiatives through emails, posters, newsletters, and intranet communications to reinforce information security practices.
- Assist with the planning, execution, and monitoring of simulated phishing exercises.
- Support analysis of results and dissemination of targeted awareness or follow up training to improve employee awareness and response to phishing threats.
- Prepare and maintain operational documentation and reports related to security risk assessments, compliance reviews, and control effectiveness.
- Ensure findings, recommendations, and remediation actions are accurately documented and tracked to closure.
- Provide operational support for internal and external audits and regulatory inspections by coordinating evidence collection, tracking audit actions, and supporting closure of audit findings.
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