Assignment Description:
We are looking for a Senior IT Governance Specialist to join our dynamic team.
What you will work on:
- Lead and support global IT security governance and compliance initiatives, with emphasis on US regulatory requirements.
- Oversee adherence to GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CCPA, HIPAA, and related security frameworks.
- Conduct audits and risk assessments, including internal/external audits, customer assessments, and remediation follow-up.
- Manage and improve network and endpoint security processes, including firewalls, patch management, and vulnerability scanning.
- Drive Identity & Access Management activities, including AD/Azure AD, MFA, RBAC, and access reviews.
- Handle incident response activities such as investigation, containment, documentation, and post-incident improvement.
- Lead security awareness initiatives, including phishing simulations, training, and global education programs.
- Serve as a security liaison across IT, DevOps, HR, Finance, and senior leadership.
What you bring:
- Strong background in IT security governance and compliance frameworks (GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CCPA, HIPAA, or similar).
- Practical experience with Microsoft Defender, Intune, and M365 Security Center (Sentinel/SIEM is a plus).
- Experience conducting audits, risk assessments, and remediation planning.
- Solid understanding of network and endpoint security best practices.
- Strong Identity & Access Management expertise with AD, Azure AD, MFA, and RBAC.
- Hands-on experience with incident response and related processes.
- Experience delivering global security awareness and training activities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a global environment and fully align with EST/GMT-5 working hours.
- Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (meriting).
- Experience with DevSecOps or secure SDLC (meriting).
- Experience working in international organisations (meriting)
If this sounds interesting, please send your CV to cv@veritaz.se
