Experian

data and technology

InformationSecuritySpecialistLead

Heredia, Costa Rica FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Information Security Specialist Lead at Experian. Skills: Information Security, Risk management, Controls framework. Lead security risk and controls strategies. Engage with control owners”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensuring a sound security posture; Meet cybersecurity and risk requirements

Industry & Context.

data and technology
Problems you'll solve

Provide recommendations for remediation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience performing IT Audit, Information Security control assessments, Experience with GRC tools, such as Archer, Knowledge of information security frameworks such as ISO 27001/2, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and HIPAA, Knowledge of information security risk management management/analysis frameworks such as Open FAIR, NIST 800-37, NIST 800-39, Knowledge of governance, risk, and controls principles and operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses, Knowledge of IT technologies and methods to secure them with a knowledge of Cloud security, Proficient in security control design, implementation, and evaluation, Proficient in performing impact/risk assessment, Experience facilitating small to medium size group meetings with senior leadership audiences, Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems or relevant field or equivalent demonstrable experience

Nice to Have

A working knowledge of AWS cloud environment is beneficial, Guide the Risk and Control teams continuing maturity using new technologies such as AI and ML

What You'll Do.

Lead security risk and controls strategies

Engage with control owners

Populate controls library

Maintain and update risk and controls framework

Review control activities

Identify control activity gaps

Report control activity gaps

Provide recommendations for remediation

Compile management reports

Develop content for workshops

Ensure information security controls are aligned

Map controls to risks

Monitor risk indicators

Provide risk indicators as inputs

Standardize processes and methodologies

Capture stakeholder feedback

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating with partners across all Security and IT teams; Engaging with Regional BU and Centralized security and IT control owners

Communication Scope

Presenting content for controls implementation workshops; Compile management reports, summary analysis, and detailed presentations

Full Job Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries. Reporting to the Information Security Director, you will lead the identification, documentation, and formalization of security risk and controls framework across the Enterprise to meet the cybersecurity and risk requirements set by Experian. The Information Security Specialist Lead will contribute to the team's goals of ensuring a sound security posture by assessing the risk-based design of security controls and security capabilities. You will contribute the design and operation of best practice cyber risk management practices, collaborating with partners across all Security and IT teams in the Enterprise. Responsibilities : * Lead the security risk and controls strategies in engaging with Regional BU and Centralized security and IT control owners across the Enterprise to populate the controls library. * Maintain and update the integrated risk and controls framework based on information security policies and industry best practices and standards. * Review control activities populated by control owners to ensure they align with requirements outlined in control standards and goals. * Identify, document, and report control activity gaps and provide recommendations for remediation. * Compile management reports, summary analysis, and detailed presentations to describe risk and controls program. * Develop and present content for controls implementation workshops with control owners across the Enterprise. * Ensure information security controls are aligned and mapped to applicable risks (risk types and risk register entries) in Archer GRC platform. * Monitor and stay informed about internal

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