IT Governance Specialist

About the role

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

The IT Governance Specialist plays a critical role in strengthening the organization’s cybersecurity posture by overseeing and reviewing technical controls that mitigate IT security risks. This position demands understanding of security frameworks and hands-on expertise in key areas such as baseline hardening of systems, firewall rule review, and Identity and Access Management (IAM) domains.

The specialist ensures that all controls are effectively aligned with internal policies, standards, and procedures, as well as external regulatory requirements including MAS Technology Risk Management (TRM) guidelines, Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) regulations, and other applicable financial sector mandates.

OVERVIEW

The IT Governance Specialist plays a critical role in strengthening the organization’s cybersecurity posture by overseeing and reviewing technical controls that mitigate IT security risks. This position demands understanding of security frameworks and hands-on expertise in key areas such as baseline hardening of systems, firewall rule review, and Identity and Access Management (IAM) domains.

The specialist ensures that all controls are effectively aligned with internal policies, standards, and procedures, as well as external regulatory requirements including MAS Technology Risk Management (TRM) guidelines, Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) regulations, and other applicable financial sector mandates.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist the IT Assurance lead on the following

• Assist IT Assurance lead and take ownership of the Identity access management system (IAM), assist onboarding applications and support day to day BAU operations.

• Conduct annual and semi-annual company-wide user and privileged access review and remediation. Propose and implement further controls to mitigate access related risk and issues.

• Plan, prepare and execute annual baseline configuration and firewall rule review exercises.

• Be the liaison point between business and IT staff in ensuring baseline configurations & firewall rule review are co-ordinated and managed.

• Ensures IT risk and security controls are implemented and mitigated on time in compliance with business strategies, organization policies and regulatory requirements.

• Consolidate and provide evidence as requested by internal, external, and regulatory audit related in information technology.

• Ensure IT operations and activities are complied with IT security standards set by PACS Group and regulatory guidelines by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and PDPC.

• Suggest and implement continuous improvement and automation of daily BAU activities.

How to apply: Apply via Prudential Singapore's career portal (Workday) using the Apply button. Apply here: https://prudential.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/prudential/job/Singapore/IT-Governance-Specialist_25080423