Deputy Manager | Not Applicable | Mumbai | Cyber Strategy & Transformation

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Your work profile

As a practitioner in our Cyber Team, youll build and nurture positive working relationships with teams and clients with the intention to exceed client expectations: -

As a Cybersecurity GRC Specialist, this role plays a pivotal part in safeguarding the organization's information assets through comprehensive governance, risk management, and compliance initiatives. The focus is on ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and cybersecurity best practices while supporting the design and documentation of cybersecurity control frameworks. Responsibilities include managing risk, evaluating third-party security postures, and ensuring that digital payment systems comply with relevant standards such as NIST, ISO27001, and ITGC. A strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and a proactive approach to aligning with global regulatory frameworks, industry best practices, and organizational goals is required to provide robust protection against cyber threats.


Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive risk management program to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across IT systems and processes.
Continuously monitor the risk landscape, ensuring effective implementation and maintenance of mitigation strategies, while reporting on compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Lead audits and assessments to verify cybersecurity compliance, providing remediation guidance for identified gaps, and staying up to date with regulatory changes.
Implement and maintain cybersecurity controls and frameworks, including NIST CSF, NIST 80053, ISO/IEC 27001, and IT General Controls (ITGCs), ensuring alignment with industry standards and organizational needs.
Manage the organizations ISO/IEC 27001 certification process, including the development and maintenance of an Information Security Management System (ISMS), conducting internal audits, gap analyses, and preparing for external audits.
Develop and manage a third-party risk management program, including due diligence, risk assessments, and collaboration with other departments to ensure vendors meet cybersecurity requirements and contracts include appropriate clauses.
Oversee digital payment system security, ensuring compliance with industry standards like PCIDSS, and collaborate with service providers and internal teams to protect against cybersecurity threats.
Design, document, and regularly update a cybersecurity control framework that complies with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, CIS, PCI DSS, RBI, SEBI, IRDA, DPDPA, GDPR, DORA).
Conduct workshops with senior stakeholders to appraise them of cybersecurity frameworks and control requirements, ensuring continuous improvement of the organizations cybersecurity posture.


Desired qualifications

Bachelors degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5-10 years of experience in information security, cyber security compliance, risk assessment or a similar role
Good understanding of IT control frameworks (PCI DSS, NIST, COBIT, ITIL, CSF, ISO 27001, ITIL, COSO etc.)
Good understanding and Indian and global cyber security regulations
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Mandatory certification: PCI DSS Preferred certification: SISA, CISSP.

Location and way of working

Base location: Pune/ Mumbai
This profile involves frequent / occasional travelling to client locations.
Hybrid is our default way of working. Each domain has customized the hybrid approach to their unique needs.

Your role as a practitioner

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Skilled at building diverse capability - Developing diverse capabilities for the future
Persuasive / Influencing - Persuading and influencing stakeholders
Collaborating - Partnering to build new solutions
Delivering value - Showing commercial acumen
Committed to expanding business - Leveraging new business opportunities
Analytical Acumen - Leveraging data to recommend impactful approach and solutions through the power of analysis and visualization
Effective communication Must be well abled to have well-structured and well-articulated conversations to achieve win-win possibilities
Engagement Management / Delivery Excellence - Effectively managing engagement(s) to ensure timely and proactive execution as well as course correction for the success of engagement(s)
Managing change - Responding to changing environment with resilience
Managing Quality & Risk - Delivering high quality results and mitigating risks with utmost integrity and precision
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Applying strategic mindset to solve business issues and complex problems
Tech Savvy - Leveraging ethical technology practices to deliver high impact for clients and for Deloitte
Empathetic leadership and inclusivity - creating a safe and thriving environment where everyone's valued for who they are, use empathy to understand others to adapt our behaviours and attitudes to become more inclusive.



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