Information Security Compliance Consultant at Visa

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Information Security Compliance, ISO27001, PCI DSS, SOC2, Security Risk Management, ISMS, Security Assessments, Security Policies, Security Awareness, Risk Assessments, Compliance Frameworks, Technical Security Controls, Communication Skills, Analytical Thinking, Relationship Building, Training Development

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa. Job Description In your role as Information Security Compliance Consultant, you will help us achieve our goals and deliver success on behalf of our customers by Building and overseeing our Information Security controls framework and environment in line with industry standards to ensure enterprise-wide security compliance and leading us to ISO27001 certification. Collaboratively creating, implementing and maintaining security policies, standards and procedures which improve our posture in alignment with industry best practice and internationally recognised compliance standards. Ensuring the annual successful execution of all compliance recertification efforts by leading and coordinating our preparation, responses and submissions for certifications such as ISO27001, PCI DSS and SOC2, etc. Providing assurance to our customers by coordinating the responses to customer RFP questions and customer audits in the Information Security area. Coordinating with and supporting our Legal, Risk & Compliance team in understanding and quantifying security risk, responding to third-party requests and performing security assessments of our suppliers, their products and services. Driving our security awareness programme, promoting security within Featurespace and collaborating with our customers and industry partners to develop the maturity and standing of security within our industry. Acting as a subject matter expert on compliance requirements and consulting across the enterprise to ensure or products and services are secure and compliant by design. Responsibilities As a company we hire people with a willingness to adapt to a variable role, so along with the key responsibilities below, we ask for ownership of any other duties as required. Create, review, update and complete information security policy, standards, and guidelines, maintaining document management disciplines and dependency mapping, consulting with and coordinating the input of SMEs as needed. Conduct security risk assessments, business impact analyses and recommend appropriate control improvements. Provide oversight and assurance of corrective, preventative or remediation activities, escalating issues at risk of missing deadlines in a timely and efficient manner. Maintain a security risk register in collaboration with the Risk and Compliance team which documents and quantifies risks, tracks remediation plans, risk ownership and acceptances, and facilitates regular reviews. prioritisation and overall residual risk reduction. Coordinate and lead our responses to customer RFP questions and security audits in a timely and efficient manner, helping to create repeatable, re-usable answers and examples for common questions and ensuring all responses are traceable to SMEs and responsible teams within the organization. Represent the Information Security Department directly with customers when required. Lead the security assessment aspects of our third-party assurance programme by developing and maintaining questionnaires and collating responses, enhancing the supporting processes where applicable. Coordinate the assessment programme and conduct additional risk-based information security due diligence activities against suppliers to provide appropriate levels of assurance to key stakeholders when needed. Stay up to date with the latest security and technology trends and development. Research and evaluate emerging security threats and closely monitor and understand current and potential changes to compliance frameworks and regulations, making recommendations on mitigations and programs for the organization to address them. Lead the Security Awareness and Training programme to ensure that security architecture and compliance concepts and best practices are embedded throughout the business. Develop, facilitate and deliver education and training for employees required to uphold compliance and for general security awareness. Ensure compliance training is regularly updated, and completion rates monitored. Consult with internal teams, clients, auditors, and regulators regarding information security compliance, and related topics as necessary. Act as a subject matter expert when internal teams have questions/need guidance and be a liaison with external compliance advisory firms as well as the governing body and industry communities. Liaise with internal teams and stakeholders (e.g. Legal, Privacy, GDPR, Risk and Compliance) in relation to security compliance to ensure coordination of requirements, agreed controls and shared consistent documentation and tooling wherever possible. Gain knowledge and understanding of our goals and culture and ensure that our control and compliance framework delivers the information security architecture and compliance strategy aligned with industry best practices and the company security posture defined by the CISO. Contribute advice and guidance for departmental security strategies to manage identified risks and ensure adoption and adherence to standards and compliance frameworks. Develop and maintain documentation, controls, processes, workflows, metrics, reporting, solutions, and applications/tools as needed to ensure effective operation and visibility of the state of the compliance function. Engage as required during actual and simulated incidents and recovery operations. Ensure all processes and controls that fall within your area of responsibility are operating effectively and are correctly evidenced. Travel periodically as required for customer, company, or relevant events. Qualifications Basic Qualifications: 3 or more years experience with ensuring information security compliance, preferably in highly regulated environments. Strong experience working with, building, and implementing successfully, a range of security control frameworks including ISO27000 and SOC 2, e.g. worked as ISO27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer. Strong experience of ISMS, security risk management and associated practices. Experience of performing internal or third-party security compliance assessments. Bachelors degree preferred in information assurance, computer science, engineering, or related field. Demonstrated ability to multi-task, work calmly under pressure, think analytically, understand complex systems and communicate complexity effectively. Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders at different levels across the business. Excellent written and verbal communication as well as good presentation skills. Proficient English language skills are required. Be able to build relationships and influence actions from all areas of the business including senior leadership, engineering teams and auditors and regulators. Ability to adapt and stretch capabilities and skills to meet the business needs of a fast-growing technology firm. Ability to create repeatable and re-usable principles, processes and solutions. Broad knowledge / understanding of basic technical security controls / control frameworks including, but not limited to, areas such as cloud computing, network security, endpoint security and identity and access management, etc. Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities/risk factors in information processes, infrastructure and applications, e.g., Separation of Duties, CVEs, OWASP Top 10, etc. Preferred Qualifications: Preferably one or more of the following security qualifications - ISO270001 LI/LA, PCIP, ISA, CISA, CISM or similar Strong/Deep understanding of information security controls, technologies, policies, processes, and best practices as applied to applications, compute, networking, cloud, and containers. Experience / knowledge of Financial Services Compliance such as PCI Additional Information Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Responsibilities

The Information Security Compliance Consultant will build and oversee the Information Security controls framework to ensure enterprise-wide security compliance and lead the organization towards ISO27001 certification. This role involves coordinating compliance recertification efforts and providing assurance to customers through responses to audits and RFP questions.