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Position: Chief Information Security Officer

Location: Bahrain (Onsite)

Duration: 1 Year

Client Environment: Banking

Certification Mandatory

Leadership experience Mandatory

15+ years experience.

The main objectives for this role include:

• The Chief Information Security Officer is responsible for establishing and maintaining a bank-wide information security management program to ensure that information assets are adequately protected.
• This position is responsible for identifying, evaluating and reporting on information security risks in a manner that meets compliance and regulatory requirements, and aligns with and supports the risk posture of the Bank.
• The Chief Information Security Officer will proactively work with the senior management to implement practices that meet defined policies and standards for information security. He or she will also oversee a variety of IT-related risk management activities.
• The Chief Information Security Officer serves as the process owner of all assurance activities related to the availability, integrity and confidentiality of customer, business partner, employee and business information in compliance with the Bank’s information security policies.
• The Chief Information Security Officer must be highly knowledgeable about the banking environment and ensure that Information Technology is maintained in a fully functional, secure mode

The required qualifications for the position are:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or equivalent is a must.
• Professional qualification such as CISSP, CISA, or CISM is a must.
• Eight or more years in information security .
• Three or more years of leadership responsibilities and information security management