Information Security Analyst

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As an Information Security Analyst., your core responsibility will be to ensure the organization's strict adherence to all pertinent regulations and standards. Your critical role will involve safeguarding customer and company data, protecting the company's reputation,and making vital decisions that are integral to shaping the state-of-the-art security posture for the business's future success.

This person should understand the risk assessment process to detect new threats, contribute in the action plan development and promote the progress of control implementation and evolution. The position will cover compliance activities, third parties risk assessments, management of clients requirements, internal awareness and technical controls evaluation.

As a valuable member of our global infosec team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the globe, fostering a dynamic and diverse work environment. Your role will involve working closely with stakeholders from various departments, forging strong partnerships to ensure the collective success of our information security initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the alignment to the global ISMS (based on ISO27001:2022) over the NAMER region.
• Integrate the compliance efforts in the region with the global roadmap.
• Perform routine activities to evaluate compliance with security frameworks and legislation.
• Report the compliance status of processes and technology in the region. 
• Identify risk related to information security in the technical environment, the relationships with third parties or any component of the company's operations.
• Define security measures to lower the risks identified.
• Understand about technical and administrative controls in the different areas: networking, operations, access management, SSDLC, cloud security, end-point protection, physical security, third party risk assessment, organization security and legal compliance.
• Coordinate the information security assessments with 3rd parties (clients, suppliers).
• Contribute in the development of awareness material and the process of delivery and measurement.
• Coordinate and reply to internal and external audits related to information security.
• Investigate on technologies that could improve the security baseline and the compliance (e.g. DLP, end-point protection, network security, security and vulnerabilities assessment).
• Empower, assist, and mentor fellow members of the team to foster their professional growth and ensure collective success.

The essentials:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in InfoSec-related positions is required.
• Solid knowledge of security on networking, cloud, infrastructure configuration, end-point protection and S-SDLC.
• Knowledge on security standards and frameworks, eg, ISO 27001/2 & SOC2

Qualities:

• Good communication and social skills.
• Ability to confidently present findings to those with either a technical or non-technical background.
• Self-directed, resourceful, and a critical thinker with attention-to-detail and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Ability to self-organize and plan activities with commitment towards results.
• Ready to learn new contents both from others or self-learned.
• Looking forward to self-improvement and suggesting improvements to processes or activities.

Not a must, but a plus:

• +4 year of dedicated experience in any of the following areas:
• Security Risk Management
• Security Consultant
• Security/IT ISO implementer
• Information Security Certification (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialist, etc)

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About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.