IT Security Assistant Jobs

Job Description

An international Islamic financial group offers banking and financial services. They are seeking an IT Security Assistant to support the IT Security Department. The focus will be on IT audit readiness, continuous compliance, and fixing audit findings.

Responsibilities:

• Be the main contact for all internal and external IT audit engagements, including planning, walkthroughs, and evidence gathering.
• Keep a full register of IT audit findings. Track them to resolution and work with stakeholders to meet deadlines.
• Prepare weekly and monthly status reports, executive summaries, and audit readiness metrics for IT management.
• Write and update IT policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to meet audit needs, regulations like POPIA, and best practices like ISO and COBIT.
• Work with IT technical teams to check and close audit points on time.
• Draft formal remediation plans and reasons for deferred or accepted risk findings.
• Support the IT risk assessment process, including identifying risks and tracking mitigations.
• Work with Audit, Risk, and Governance teams to improve controls and suggest better control designs.
• Help monitor and respond to security alerts, incidents, and vulnerabilities.
• Do routine checks on system logs, access controls, and security tools.
• Provide first-level support for security questions and help with user security awareness training.
• Support the administration of security tools like firewalls and antivirus, and assist in vulnerability assessments.

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma or Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Preferred Certifications: CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor.
• 2–3 years of experience in IT audit, IT risk management, IT compliance, or GRC roles preferred.
• Experience in banking or financial services is a plus.
• Familiarity with regulations like SARB, FSCA, or international equivalents.
• Strong knowledge of IT General Controls (ITGC), risk frameworks, and audit methods.
• Good skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools like Power BI.
• Working knowledge of ITSM and GRC platforms like Service Desk or TeamMate is helpful.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, NIST, and ISO/IEC 27001.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the company’s recruitment portal.

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