Assistant Analyst - Data Security

About the Job
Role: Assistant Analyst – Data Security (UAE Nationals Only)
Location: Abu Dhabi
Role Purpose: To support Access Governance and Data Security Governance functions under Group Information Security Department. This role will be key in performing timely access reviews and data security assessments which will help in improving the security posture of the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform access reviews on business application access, infrastructure application access, or any other special access provided to the users.
• Ensure access governance policies are applied across all access provided for staff across the organization, including business applications or infrastructure applications.
• Perform ad-hoc access reviews on applications based on identified risk escalations.
• Review the application matrix for business departments and highlight any unauthorized access/risky access based on access management principles such as Least Privilege Principle and Segregation of Duties.
• Coordinate with business units, HR department, and ICD for identifying unauthorized access and taking necessary remediation actions.
• Conduct access reviews for privileged accounts.
• Perform assessments on exceptions to the approved access matrix and highlight any identified risks.
• Govern the IDAM solution and ensure access governance policies on IDAM workflows.
• Support and contribute to bank-wide data classification exercise for the entire company.
• Develop and maintain DLP policies, rules, and exceptions.
• Conduct periodic reviews of DLP policies.
• Provide timely KPI and KRI reporting related to data security and access governance.
• Participate in information security programs and projects.
• Support information security compliance assessments, audits, gap analyses, and remediation related to data security and access governance.

Requirements

• Knowledge about Identity and Access Management Solutions and methodologies (IAM, PAM).
• Knowledge of privileged management solutions, DLP solution preferably Forcepoint or Microsoft Purview.
• Knowledge of information security & control frameworks, regulations, international standards, and best practices.
• Experience in managing policy exceptions, including working directly with teams to document exceptions, identify compensating controls, and remediation action plans.
• Ability to work independently without detailed guidance.
• At least one Security, Risk, or IT certification held or in process (i.e., Security+, ISO 27001, Any Information Security).
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information security from an accredited 4-year university.