Sr Cyber Security Specialist

Job description

Date: Oct 19, 2018

Location: Oldsmar, FL, US

Company: Nielsen

Sr Cyber Security Specialist - 27273

Technology and Engineering - USA Oldsmar, Florida

The Cyber Security Specialist will be a member of the Global Cyber Security department reporting to the Governance, Risk and Compliance team. This role will be conducting vendor security risk assessments to determine if vendors meet our cyber security standards or need to improve in certain areas. If a vendor needs improvements, remediation options will need to be defined and negotiated with the vendor. Similarly, this position will also complete risk assessments or audits that clients may request of Nielsen.This will involve completion of cyber security assessment forms with a focus on fostering confidence in the Cyber Security program with our clients.

This will require experience conducting risk assessments and will work cross-functionally across the entire organization, globally, to ensure effective communication, mitigate risk & negotiate cyber security requirements.

Responsibilities:

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Perform vendor security risk evaluations and scheduled re-assessments as defined by tier of vendor.

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Define mitigating controls or required remediation for vendors where there are identified weaknesses. Track and ensure remediation occurs.

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Escalate required Vendor risks to manager and ensure clear communication with requesters on the vendor risk score and processes.

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Provide audit evidence in support of regulatory or third party audits. Ensure audit findings are recorded and tracked to resolution.

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Engage in RFP and pre-sales activities, and support the commercial team to provide information relevant to the cyber security program.

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Complete annual or periodic cyber security assessments received from clients. Liaison with appropriate product leadership, cyber security team members and other technology teams to validate technical responses.

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Conduct internal compliance risk assessments or monitoring for identified projects.

Qualifications

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Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or equivalent combination of education, certification, and experience required

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Minimum of 3 years of experience in Governance, Risk and Compliance

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Minimum of 3 years of assessing technical controls and designing remediation solutions

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Working knowledge of NIST Cyber Security Framework or other similar industry standard frameworks.

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Requires excellent communication, interpersonal skills and business judgment

About Nielsen:

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy. Nielsen's Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services across all devices where content — video, audio, and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry's only global view of retail performance measurement.

By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen provides its clients with both world-class measurement as well as analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries that cover more than 90 percent of the world's population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.