IT Security Manager

Job Responsibilities:

•Manage the overall information security for the enterprise, including information security policies, services and architecture

•Keep current landscape updated with trends in the peer industry, including current technologies and prices

•Manage the disaster recovery planning, testing and sustainment processes

•Lead analysis of the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement

•Participate in department operational planning, and organize and negotiate the allocation of resources

•Participate in internal and external audits to ensure compliance to IT security governance policies

•Position BSID to meet existing and future security technology demands and provide continuous improvement services to business units and IT

•Manage security incidents including the coordination of threat and vulnerability activities with operational teams

•Coordinate feasibility studies for software and system products for purchase and give advice based on findings

•Contribute to pre-testing phase of development by evaluating proposals to identify potential problems, and make appropriate recommendations

•Effectively communicate benefits through return on investment analysis; accounting for tangible and intangible costs

•Support strategy and vision; alignment of IT to business needs and contribute to strategic service planning and forecasting activities

•Facilitate people management and resourcing; defining roles and responsibilities, staff reviews/appraisals, recruitment/dismissals and staff training

•Innovation: Invest 30% of effort in innovation output related to security architecture optimization, governance, deviations, blueprinting, preparation of business cases, and business value realization from information security investments

•Drive BSID’s existing and future IT security enhancement initiatives/projects end to end from strategy to implementation phase