Systems Risk Specialist

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant

REQ 134145 Michelle Thabethe

Job Family

Information Technology

Career Stream

It Risk

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical

Job Purpose

To identify, analyse, and mitigate Data & system related risk that could threaten the organisation. The incumbent of the role should be able to use data to drive business strategy and performance, to mitigate sensitive, over exposed and stale data. The incumbent should also ensures that data is managed as an organizational asset, balancing its potential to deliver significant business value against existing and potential risks.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the appropriate Business, Risk, IT and Information Security teams to ensure processes and systems that hold and/or process data and information are secure and robust.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Data risk policies and procedures related to data management.
• Advise on possible risk issues and mitigate risks timeously by establishing risk-reporting practices across the DMO teams which also includes the implementation of remedial actions.
• proactively develops the Banks ability to identify and manage Data risk exposure.
• Participate in building and maintaining IT and Data governance frameworks and ensuring compliance with the provisions of the applicable legislation and regulations.
• Defines frameworks and principles to gather and review data risk according to the banks risk reporting governance frameworks and ensures that the business processes associated to these principles are embedded into the Systems during the build phase.
• Participate in building a framework that enables the aggregating of all material data Risk across Group Finance that is complete, relevant, accurate, and timeously in order to identify current and emerging risk.
• Perform Risk Assessment: Ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and assist with the remediation of gaps as well as Influence Business stakeholders by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
• Seek opportunities to improve processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to the system risk team.
• Guide Solution Delivery teams on Data Risk Maturity practices and values.
• Ensure efficiency of Data Operations & Storage controls at a process-level throughout the data life cycle
• Provide feedback to the cluster DMO and other relevant forums with respect to relevant data concerns and findings.
• Ensure the DMO initiatives are in adherence and alignment to Nedbank enterprise data initiatives and strategies.
• Understand the data management principles and architecture and understands the complexities of an integrated digital environment.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Information technology / information systems / related field
• Certifications in IT Risk, Data Risk, Data Management will be an advantage.

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 - 5 years experience in three or more of the following:
• Operating in the Financial services industry
• Operating in IT environment with wide knowledge of the various IT technologies
• Experience in IT risk assessment, management and compliance
• Application and/or application security design
• Data Management and DMBOK Practises
• Architecture and/or Design
• 1 -2 years working experience in a Project Environment

Professional Bodies supplement

• ISACA; DAMA SA

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business principles
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Microsoft Office
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Microsoft Office Product
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Information Technology concepts
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
• IT Risk and security principes

Behavioural Competencies

• Continuous Learning
• Collaborating
• Customer Focus
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Disclaimer

Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566