Information Security Analyst

Bank Dhofar

Muscat, Oman

Ref: HP787-168

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

- Information Security Analyst is responsible to review and monitor the information security measures of the Bank.
- Responsible to conduct technical & process security reviews, security log monitoring, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, application security testing, security assessment of new projects, review the implementation of information security policies & procedures based on ISO 27001 standards, recommend new security practices to strengthen the information security posture of the Bank.
- Conduct periodic security reviews and monitoring activities.
- Review the documentation and implementation of information security policies & procedures for non-compliances.
- Maintenance of baseline security documents based on best security configurations.
- Maintenance of banks information security policies and procedures and ISO 27001 information security certification of the Bank.
- Security assessment and review for new projects.
- Conduct department wise / branch security reviews for adherence to information security policies & procedures.
- Monitor, analyze and report the logs of critical network/security devices and servers including operating systems, applications and databases.
- Conduct technical and process reviews of servers, desktops and network/security devices for adherence to information security policies and baseline documents.
- Conduct vulnerability assessment and penetration testing on IT infrastructure and recommend mitigation plans
- Review the access requests and rights of IT applications for valid authorization and authentication.
- Review the compliance of desktop security measures and monitor the patching status of IT infrastructure.
- Conduct periodic information security awareness trainings to end users.
- Monitor the change management process for IT infrastructure.
- Report potential threats (viruses, worms, trojans, phishing scams) and vulnerabilities associated with the Banks IT infrastructure along with risk mitigation measures.
- Maintenance of 24x7 remote log monitoring services and anti-phishing monitoring services in coordination with third party vendor.
- Co-ordinate with all Information & Technology departments to ensure timely compliance for internal and external audit reports.
- Recommend new security technologies to strengthen the information security posture of the Bank.

Requirements

- Candidate must be an IT Graduate with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in information security related field.
- Candidate must have IT background and hands-on experience and knowledge in information security related field.
- Candidate must have IT certification related to information security domain.
- Candidate must have knowledge of information security standards like ISO 27001.
- Candidate should possess good level of communication skills.

About the Company

Established on January 1 1990, Bank Dhofar is an Omani commercial bank wholly owned and managed by Omanis. With successive years of constantly setting new standards in banking, BD has attained an impressively expanding network of 50 operational branches and 89 ATMs.

Through an international network linked by advanced technology, BD provides a comprehensive range of financial services that encompass personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; and other activities.

Its Board of Directors & Management Team consists of eminent professionals like accountants, management experts, economists, businesspersons, etc. The Bank has strengths in both retail and corporate banking and is committed to adopting the best industry practices internationally in order to achieve excellence.

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