Chief Information Security Officer

2 days ago


Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan HORO Digital Full time

About the Company: Financial Institution

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership, vision, and direction on information security to the information security staff. Prepare and launch for various platforms (e.g. Android, iOS, web etc.).
  • Oversee and coordinate all aspects of alignment of the Bank's information security policies and procedures aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements including directing and approving the design of security systems and services.
  • Oversee and ensure the delivery of effective information security awareness trainings to bank's staff.
  • Analyze and ensure that information security programs are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
  • Manage and maintain key information security functions, including information security risks, security operations, and other activities related to ISMD across the bank.
  • Align the Bank's risk management strategy and build out information security specific elements, collaborating with appropriate management teams and committees to obtain buy-in and build momentum.
  • Collaborate with systems/application owners to understand and address the risk position around key business applications and data.
  • Develop and obtain management approval for short and long term strategies, roadmaps, and business cases to appropriately mitigate, detect, and deter information security threats and IT Risk.
  • Facilitate the development of processes to respond in a timely and proactive manner to significant information security breaches.
  • Develop appropriate baseline security controls to enhance security architecture while minimizing risk to an accepted level with the consent of management.
  • Ensure that processes are in place and that staff is appropriately skilled to respond to security incidents.
  • Lead the effort to maintain an effective and timely program to manage identity and access privileges.
Experience, Skills (Necessary to perform the job completely)
  • Masters in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent degree.
  • Must have relevant industry-related Information Security certifications like CISM, CISSP, etc.
  • Good knowledge of information security best practices/international standards and local banking regulations/practices.
  • Minimum 10-15 years' experience in the Financial Services Sector with preferably 8 years in the Banking sector in the field of Information Security Management.
  • Well acquainted with security management tools and techniques for security/risk management.
Skill Set and/or Expertise/Experience
  • Develop and implement a robust security strategy.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Risk management and mitigation.
  • Incident response and crisis management.
  • Cybersecurity awareness and training.
  • Collaborate with senior management and board.
  • Implement security technologies.
  • Third-party risk management.
  • Data privacy and protection.
  • Foster a culture of security.
  • Continuous monitoring and threat intelligence.
  • Budgeting and resource allocation.
  • Security governance.
  • Collaboration with law enforcement and industry peers.
  • Cloud and digital transformation security.

Interested candidates apply with confidence. You may send your resume to hamza.khan@horodigital.com or WhatsApp to 03018466021.

Seniority Level

Executive

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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