SYNTAX IT Group, a pioneer in Information Technology Consulting, is expanding its team in Kuwait and Qatar and seeks an experienced, motivated IT GRC Consultant.
This role is perfect for individuals passionate about weaving governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) principles into the fabric of IT operations and ensuring organizations operate securely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborating with stakeholders to understand and assess their organization's posture and align GRC activities accordingly.
- Engaging in operational, tactical, or strategic GRC projects, offering expertise and actionable insights.
- Analyzing industry standards, legislation, and contracts to map them against security controls.
- Keeping abreast of industry trends to translate them into GRC requirements effectively.
- Developing and implementing tailored security, risk, or business continuity frameworks.
- Creating or reviewing information security documentation, ensuring its robustness and compliance.
- Implementing and operating GRC solutions.
- Participating in and contributing to security-focused project implementations.
- Performing internal and external security assessments to identify improvement opportunities.
- Liaising with various teams to collect, analyze, and present information in both operational and executive formats.
- Mapping and assessing administrative and technical controls against standards, advising on evidence collection.
- Designing a monitoring/KPI program customized to customer needs, facilitating ongoing improvement and compliance.
Skills & Qualifications:
- B.Sc. in Information Security or a related field.
- M.Sc. degree will be considered a plus.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a GRC role, either internally or as a consultant, with hands-on experience across the mentioned domains.
- Relevant security certifications (CISM, CISSP) are highly regarded.
- Solid knowledge of industry standards like ISO27001, ISO22301, PCI DSS, NIST, etc. Relevant certifications will be a plus.
- Understanding of security-related legislation in the region.
- Proficiency in English and Arabic, both for writing documentation and verbal communication.
- Exceptional analytical and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Capable of working with medium supervision and delivering high-quality outcomes.
SYNTAX IT Group is a leading Information Technology Consulting Organization operating since 1984 in Greece, in the Arabian Gulf and in EU. For more than 40 years SYNTAX provides Consulting and Professional Services to a customer base that includes the largest corporations in Finance, Telecoms, Energy, Oil, Manufacturing, Transportation and in the Public Sector.
We offer a competitive remuneration package directly associated with your skills and expertise and the opportunity to evolve your career in the most dynamic business areas in today’s international marketplace.
Please note that you will be contacted only in case you are shortlisted for an interview. We appreciate your understanding.
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