IT Controls and Risk Specialist

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Job Title: IT Controls and Risk Specialist

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Hybrid working

Type: Permanent

We are hiring for a IT Controls and Risk Specialist to join us and support the design, implementation, and monitoring of ITGCs across our technology landscape.

This role is critical in ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory requirements, safeguarding data integrity, and supporting internal and external audits.

Key Responsibilities

• ITGC Framework Management: Develop, maintain, and enhance ITGC Policies and Procedure frameworks aligned with industry standards (e.g., COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001).
• IT Control Design & Implementation: Collaborate with, train and guide both IT and business stakeholders to design and implement effective IT general controls across access management, change management, backup and recovery, segregation of duty, patching, vendor assurance, job scheduling and Encryption of personal data.
• Monitoring & Testing: Perform periodic testing of ITGCs across systems to ensure effectiveness and compliance. Document findings and recommend remediation actions.
• Audit Support: Act as a key liaison for internal and external audits. Provide evidence, respond to queries, and support remediation of audit findings.
• Risk Assessment: Participate in IT risk assessments and control evaluations to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Policy & Procedure Development: Assist in drafting and updating IT policies, procedures, and training videos to support control objectives.
• Training & Awareness: Promote awareness of ITGCs across the organization through training and communication initiatives.

To be successful in the role, you will have

• Proven experience in ITGC, IT audit, or IT risk and compliance management.
• Strong understanding of control domains: access controls, change management, operations, and security.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards & frameworks such as NIST, COBIT, SOX, GDPR, and ISO27001.
• Excellent Stakeholder Management and Communications skills.
• Ability to successfully influence stakeholders.

Grow your career and expand your skills and knowledge. At BSI, we offer opportunities to work across industries and across the globe. You’ll benefit from the different perspectives and experiences of your international colleagues, as well as ongoing training and development.

We offer flexible working, as well as 16-days annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, group hospitalisation and surgical insurance, life insurance, transport allowance (dependent on role), internet and/or phone allowance, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid marriage leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle. 

Together, we are building an organisation that is ready to meet the challenges ahead. Grow your career as you help us shape what comes next.

We exist to have a positive impact. Our people influence international thinking and action on important issues. Our 86,000 customers are based in 193 countries across the globe.

Now we’re taking on society’s biggest challenges. We’re developing standards and guidelines that will help our customers get to net zero, and we’re defining the way new technologies such as AI impact all our lives.

We’re focused on our future – and we’re looking for people who want to grow with us as we take on the challenges of tomorrow. At BSI, you’ll find a workplace where everyone can flourish and thrive, where innovation is encouraged and where learning is part of your everyday. You’ll contribute to work that shapes industries and enhances lives – and you’ll take pride in what you do.

We’re looking for passionate people who want to make a difference in a purpose-led organisation. If that sounds like you, apply now. Together, we can help create a better society and a more sustainable world.

D&I Policy

BSI is committed to ensuring the diversity of our workforce reflects that of our clients and the communities in which we operate. Our goal is to create a sense of belonging for all employees by providing opportunities to develop, grow, and engage with our global organization all while having fun doing great work. BSI is a community where everyone can thrive.

If you require any reasonable accommodations to be made on account of a disability or impairment throughout out our recruiting process, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner.

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About Us

BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.
 
Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments.
Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs.
Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.