IS Analyst ( Risk)

BDO
Glasgow
4 days ago
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About BDO


BDO is the leading mid-tier professional services provider globally. In 2024, our core service lines (Audit & Assurance, Tax, Advisory, and Business Services & Outsourcing) generated annual revenues of over US$15 billion. With a worldwide community of over 119k professionals operating in 166 countries and territories, we’re dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex financial and strategic challenges, aligned to our core purposePeople helping people.


Why join us?


A great place to work


Building a thriving global team is an essential pillar of our bold new visionGlobal solutions. Driven to be the best.-so it’s no surprise that our offices around the world are regularly recognised with awards and accolades. We’re a people-powered business, with a diverse, dynamic and inclusive international team who are committed to excellence, innovation, and integrity.


Make a difference


We believe that businesses have an economic imperative and an ethical responsibility to contribute towards a more sustainable and equitable world. In 2021, as part of the Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance, we pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. In addition, we’re #BDOproud to support thousands of colleagues around the globe who regularly participate in activities to ‘give back’ to the communities in which we operate.


Professional growth


Our collaborative, international environment fosters professional growth and development, to ensure that all our people thrive. We’re committed to transferring and sharing resources, knowledge, skills, and experience across our organisation, and our Global Mobility Programme provides the gateway to a whole world of opportunities.


Position:Information Security Analyst


The Information Security Analyst (Risk) is responsible for the coordination of Information Security risk management activities within our Global Office. You will work with teams from across the organisation, supporting them with the identification and assessment of departmental security risks, leading security assessments on our current and prospective third parties, supporting risk owners with the definition of risk mitigation and treatment strategies and ensuring they are actioned accordingly. You will provide visibility and assurance to the Risk and Compliance and wider organisational leadership on the status of organisational risks.


Key accountabilities


As the Information Security Analyst (Risk Management), you will be responsible for:

  • Maintaining our Information Security risk register.
  • Supporting operational teams with the identification and assessment of departmental security risks.
  • Completing due diligence and risk assessments on third parties.
  • Providing guidance on risk mitigation or remediation activities.
  • Collaborating with teams across the organisation with on the definition of responses to due diligence assessments,
  • Producing KPIs for leadership to track assurance requests, their volumes, status and reporting on their delivery.
  • Supporting with internal and external audit requirements (inc. ISO 27001 and SOC2),
  • Communicating with all relevant stakeholders regarding information security compliance projects/topics and other general communications.

Other supporting activities within the Information Security team


Qualifications and Experience


You meet the following requirements:

a bachelors degree in information security, information technology or a related field or relevant industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+ etc.

a minimum of 3 years of working experience (in either information security governance, Information Security risk management, compliance or in a related information security role). It helps if you have worked within a large and complex organisational structure.

Experience in both information systems governance, technical controls and their application.

Experience engaging with third party suppliers.

The ability to communicate fluently in English. Ability to speak a second language is a plus.

Experience with GRC tools (such as ServiceNow).


As a person you have:

strong written and oral communication skills;

the ability to establish and maintain relationships; and

the ability to be independent, decisive and a self-supporting team player.

strong analytical skills, broad interests and intrinsic curiosity

About us

BDO is an international network of independent public accounting, tax and advisory firms ('the BDO network'), which performs professional services under the name of BDO (‘the BDO Member Firms’). BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.

Service provision within the BDO network is coordinated by Brussels Worldwide Services BV (BWS), a limited liability company incorporated in Belgium with VAT/BTW number BE 0820.820.829, RPR Brussels. Each of BDO International Limited (the governing entity of the BDO network), BWS and BDO Member Firms is a separate legal entity and has no liability for another such entity's acts or omissions. Nothing in the arrangements or rules of the BDO network shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDO International Limited, BWS and/or the member firms of the BDO network.

More information on BDO can be found onwww.bdo.global.


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