Senior IT Specialist-240481, ADB, Philippines

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development institution dedicated to promoting social and economic progress across Asia and the Pacific. By providing financial and technical support for projects in areas like infrastructure, education, and climate change, ADB aims to foster sustainable development and reduce poverty. Collaborating with governments and private sector partners, ADB drives regional integration and economic growth through strategic investments and policy advice.

JOB SUMMARY

As Senior IT Specialist (Information Security), you will be responsible for ensuring ADB remains cyber vigilant and prepared with a particular focus on IT Risk, Outsourcing, and Cloud security, supporting the IT Cyber incident process, and managing business continuity oversight for ITD.

You will also backup other IT Security (i.e., Technical Security and Information Security) Specialists, as required.

You will:

Security Liaison

Work as a liaison with other departments and external parties to establish mutually acceptable contracts and service-level agreements and ensure ongoing quality, integrity, and compliance of such services and products.
As part of a team, support production issues and incidents, and participate in and contribute to problem and change management discussions.
Back up security architect in factoring in security into the evaluation, design, selection, installation, configuration, and management of hardware, applications, and software.

Strategic Support

Work with business resiliency and organizational groups to create recovery strategies and an integrated and secure workplace, be that physical or digital.
Develop and work on a security program that addresses identified risks and business security requirements.
Streamline policies, procedures, and governance to ensure operating efficiency alignment and/or compliance with industry standards, frameworks, or guidelines.
Run programs to develop tooling and processes to aid in Data Classification and to improve ADB’s Data Leakage Protection (DLP).

Risk and Compliance

Refine ITD’s overall approach to IT risk and control and ensure the adherence and sustainability of internal control and reviews.
Provide oversight and support for the annual IT risk assessments, including ISO 27001, SWIFT attestation, ISO 22301, and internal audits.
Uplift ITD’s 3^rd party risk management processes for Technology.

Operational Support

Provide oversight and engage relevant stakeholders in managing requirements, solution delivery, and ongoing enhancements relating to Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solutions.
Develop and maintain relevant performance metrics and snapshots, and report key business outcomes and benefits.
Support the operations of ADB’s Cyber Security Operations Center, especially in major incident response activities.
Support other technical security activities as required.

Qualifications

You will need:

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information System, Engineering, or related fields; University degree and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered in lieu of Master’s degree.
At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, of which at least 8 years is in Enterprise environments; preferably with experience in Information Security implementation, Incident & Risk Management, or Information Security Audit in a Financial Services Domain.
Certifications in IT Security, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Global Information Assurance Certifications (GIAC), and/or Cyber or Compliance and related areas preferred.
Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level.
Familiarity with the principles of security forensic preferred.
Knowledge of management issues involving IT security in a large corporate environment.
Integrity, maturity, and self-regulated responsibility to handle IT security related situations.
Ability to gain trust from others.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment with people of diverse background.
International experience working in several countries.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for International Staff level 5.

Benefits

ADB offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

The salary will be based on ADB’s standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.

Paid leave (including parental)
Medical and health benefits
Life and other insurance plans
Staff development
Retirement plan
Housing and education allowance (if applicable)
Expatriate benefits

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