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    Information Security Assurance Lead | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    You will report into the Head of IS Assurance, and be responsible for managing the Information security technology control review, monitoring and providing assurance. You will ensure that the right information security technology control environment is in alignment with the information security strategy and policies that is adequately integrated with the business and technology requirements and components.Client DetailsA leading company with an experienced security function investing heavily in talent.Description* Conduct independent, analytical IT reviews and validations in critical areas, using specialist industry and technical skills, with the objective of providing assurance on risk and controls, and advising on prioritization of Assurance actions.* Deliver as per the assurance work programs to offer comprehensive coverage as well as defined set of Cybersecurity / IT controls to evaluate the control design/implementation effectiveness for various technologies, applications, and projects.* Draft the assurance report, follow up on responses and ensure appropriate action is taken to implement agreed recommendations.* Work with Head of IS Assurance in recommending solutions to address specific issues and risks.* Execute reviews in areas including, but not limited to: IT infrastructure; architecture; application systems, IT projects; information/cybersecurity (e.g. network, operating system, cloud, database, security incident response); disaster contingency planning; and IT processes in order to ensure that information system risks are identified and managed in an effective manner.* Ensure that documentation relating to Working Papers and in support of findings is recorded / archived appropriately for future reference.* Information Security Solution Management – Management of Information Security solutions and controls For e.g. Data Leakage Prevention, Privilege Access Management, Database security, APT, Security Forensics Solution, Change/Audit Solution, Encryption Key Management, SIEM solution etc.* Validate the information security requirements and controls related to IT Infrastructure security solutions/devices. For E.g. Mobile Device Security, Web, Email, Encryption, Dual Factor Authentication, DDoS protection, WAF, FW, IPS, AntiVirus, Proxy etc.Job Offer* Exciting hands-on role with an opportunity to work with the latest technologies* Dynamic work environment* Opportunity to work on exciting projects and lead the way for a growing cybersecurity function

    * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.* At least 8 years of overall experience in information security with a focus on technology controls design, configuration, and management.* Prior experience of working with a Bank or the wider financial services industry will be highly preferred.* Hands on monitoring & control technologies & solutions like Data Leakage Prevention system, Privilege Access Management, Database security, Malware etc.* Knowledge in ISO 27001, NESA, PCI DSS, SWIFT, NIST, ENISA, Cloud Security and other security standards and regulations.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Manager – Third Party Risk Management | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the Manager – Third Party Risk Management, you will support the Risk Management team in conducting detailed Information Security Risk assessment for third parties and vendors, and review risk management framework, policies, and procedures.Client DetailsA leading company with an experienced security function investing heavily in talent.Description* Design, implement, and manage core Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) processes to monitor, mitigate and report on risk from third party relationships. This includes vendor risk assessments, vendor audits, vendor onboarding, vendor document refresher/review, vendor termination procedures and compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.* Perform monitoring and control as well as supervision of the organisation’s Third Party (including outsourcing and non-outsourcing) portfolio.* Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to maintain alignment with industry best practices* Support maintenance of a complete up to date Third Party register* Review information related to current information security vulnerabilities across the group by reviewing security/vulnerabilities assessments and penetration testing reports.Job Offer* Exciting hands-on role with an opportunity to work with the latest technologies.* Dynamic work environment.* Opportunity to work on exciting projects and lead the way for a growing a cybersecurity function.

    * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.* At least 8 years of overall experience in information security, third party security, vendor risk management, cloud security or related fields such as audit, IT Security.* Experience in the information security risk management life cycle, vulnerability assessment, application security, penetration testing.* Strong understanding of cloud computing and security with exposure to cloud security tools and configurations.* Experience of working in a banking or financial services organisation.* Experience with RCSA and control testing and maintaining and managing GRC solutions.* CISSP, CRISC, CISA certifications are preferred. Cloud security certifications are an added advantage.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Data Privacy Manager – Legal Background | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    You will be part of a newly-formed Data Privacy function, reporting into the Data Protection Officer to assist the business with understanding the data privacy basics and facilitating the support required in business for contract negotiation and contractual drafting, as well as interpretation of data privacy law, where required.Client DetailsA leading company with an experienced security function investing heavily in talent.Description* Advising business and other internal clients on data privacy related matters, including but not limited to compliance, governance, policies and procedures.* Reviewing and guiding business on completing and updating data flow maps, systems registers, and personal data inventories.* Completing data privacy impact assessments through consultation with business and other internal clients.* Supporting and enabling business to achieve their objectives through pragmatic solutions whilst complying with legislative and policy requirements.* Interpreting the local and international legislative and legal requirements into language that is understandable for business.* Creating and delivering data privacy awareness and training material* Identifying and documenting data privacy risks identified in business/other internal clients and assisting with appropriately managing the risk.* Developing the data privacy blueprint/standard operating procedures for the group and facilitating the implementation of these control requirement with Business and other internal clients.* Negotiating data privacy clauses, etc with third parties where this is required, in compliance with internal engagement processes.* Assist with the co-ordination of data privacy breaches whether emanating from third parties or internally.* Assist the compliance team with creating a compliance and assurance plan to review data privacy controls that are implemented within the business and other internal clients.* Facilitating and appropriately responding to data subject requests as these are received.* Monitoring developments in local and international data privacy laws and regulations and determining the impact to the organisation.* Maintaining technical expertise by keeping abreast of developments in data privacy, participating in industry forums and undertaking continual training and development.Job Offer* Exciting hands-on role with an opportunity to work with the latest technologies* Dynamic work environment* Opportunity to work on exciting projects and lead the way for a growing data privacy function

    * Bachelor’s degree in Law or similar field, or equivalent experience.* Detailed knowledge on the OECD data privacy principles and their application.* Prior experience of working with a Bank or the wider financial services industry will be highly preferred.* Professional certifications such as CIPP, CISA, CIPM, CIPT, ITIL (F) is highly preferred.* Understanding of the data lifecycle from creation through to disposal.* Expertise drafting and negotiating data privacy agreements and developing data privacy contractual notices.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Senior EBS Finance Functional Specialist | Vistas Global

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Incumbents in this class perform professional duties related to the review, assessment, and development of business processes. Focus is on the effective use of resources, both people and technology, in the execution of client mission. Functioning in a liaison capacity, incumbents combine business- planning expertise in Applications Domain to analyses and translate departments’ business requirements into system deployments and/or business process changes.Incumbents act as a change agent to help facilitate effective deployments / modifications to current business process at QFROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:• Defines and documents customer business functions and processes.• Consults with functional unit management and personnel to identify, define and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access.• Acts as a liaison between departmental end?users, technical analysts, information technology analysts, consultants and other governmental organizations in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of case management systems to ensure optimal operational performance.• Analyzes the feasibility of, and develops requirements for, new systems and enhancements to existing systems; ensures the system design fits the needs of the users.• Tracks and fully documents change for functional and business specifications; writes detailed universally understood procedures for permanent records and for use in training.• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through information systems and/or non?system driver changes; assists in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems and/or operational changes.• Reads and interprets case management systems and functional technical literature and translates in terms understandable to the end ?users.• Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects and/or management reviews of court ?wide significant or specific to a court division. (Examples are projects requiring strategic analysis of an entire process or operating area where specific issues or items to be corrected, examined or recommended have not been identified. Recommended solutions should be developed in consultation with impacted internal and external stakeholders but should remain objective and independent of the specific stakeholders.)• Researches and prepares statistical reports using data from court computer systems and internal surveys. Consolidates information into cohesive and understandable correspondence or other written form for use in management decision? making.• Assists in developing an overall change management strategy f or the court.• Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents court business rules, functions and requirements.• Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.• Provides technical assistance in training, mentoring, and coaching professional and technical staff.• Develops training curriculum and conducts formal training sessions covering assigned systems module.• Directs or participates in studies of new and existing programs and special projects to determine feasibility, resolve problems including organizational, procedural, technical and fiscal research and analysis; develops policy and procedures to improve efficiency, cost ?effectiveness, and/or improve internal and external customer service; develops information system documentation to support efficient court operations; prepares reports and written findings and recommendations; and monitors changes.• Provides work direction to one or more technical or clerical staff or acts as a team lead on designated projects or assignments

    EXPERIENCE:• 11+ Years relevant experience as Financial Solution Analyst• Delivering at least 8 Enterprise level Projects including at least one involving legacy systems• Must have implementation experience in GCC region.• Experience in implementation of VAT (eBus Tax) in complex environment specially i Service Industry. Experience of GCC will be added advantage.• Experience with UML. Knowledge of design patterns.• Experience with Enterprise Applications like ERP specially Oracle Financials R12 and integration with other modules of R12.• Worked on large integration of Oracle R12 with Third party software’s projects.• Have experience on Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and have ability to convert into ERP• Oracle Certified Finance profession• PMP or Charted accounting and another project related certification will be a plusEDUCATION :• Bachelor degree or above in Finance or related technical field.SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:• Elicit and clearly document business and systems requirements• Maintain a high level of professionalism in communication, coordination, providing work leadership, training, and other high- level interactions• Demonstrated ability to handle the most complex situations• Strong project management, ability to successfully manage multiple tasks at any given point, strong relationship building skills & communication skills• Ability to communicate technical and business problems in a non- technical manner• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic and high -pressure environment• Proven ability to deliver tasks on- time and adherence to deadlines• Proficiency with MS Office applications• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to present to senior managers• Proven ability to apply clear critical thinking in complex, stressful situations

    Vistas Global is a diversified group of businesses with interests in technology (Vistas Global WLL, Momenta WLL), human capital, media (Vistas Media ME-FZ LLC), digital, food & beverage (Nushi, Haagen Dazs, Caliburger, Kamats), engineering (Vistas Security, Vistas Engineering) and real estate.

    The group was founded by Suraj Thampi, an entrepreneur who pioneered the business process outsourcing concept in the Middle East in 1998. Having successfully built and sold three companies previously, Vistas is now his fourth venture in the region. In a short period of time, Vistas has emerged as one of the largest professional service companies in the region, employing over 1,300 people across 5 continents, 8 Offices and 5 Time Zones. More

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    Cloud Platform Seller | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.Your Role and Responsibilities * Drive Cloud platform Sales across his/her territory, including pipeline generation, customer workshop, utilization follow up, Partners recruitment and support, * Drive key customer engagement ensuring full understanding for our offering and help customers to utilize it, * Develop strong, productive relationships across peer organization that further our business objectives * Manage complex projects and programs while demonstrating exceptional business judgement * Demonstrated competency in the areas of group collaboration, analytical thinking and strategy * Work with local partners to grow IBM market share * Working with local and global SI to utilize IBM cloud platform in their projects * Increase Redhat openshift awareness and usage as the recommended multicloud development platform * Help to define broader market development themes, strategies and mental models for incubation and innovation.* Help drive enable the team to drive new market development efforts in emerging areas by working with leaders across different line of services and Sales within IBM.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise * 5 – 10 years of experience in a customer facing sales role, preferably with large Enterprise and commercial customers, with the last 2 years at least as local experience in the same territory * Experience developing GTM plans for new offers and products * Bachelor’s degree in business, Information technology, or related field * 3-5 3 years of Sales management experiences, leading a sales team and report locally/ regionally, Cloud sales experience is a plus, * Proven Knowledge about MS Azure or AWS Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise * Experience working with C-Level Executives including written, presentation and verbal communications * Experience working in a multinational Organization * Experience with technology – cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, etc – would be a plus

    For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region’s technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

    Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

    Reinvention is a keyword in the company’s history and, today, IBM is much more than a “hardware, software, services” company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. More

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    CRM Analyst/Developer | Virtuzone

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Overview:A CRM Analyst/Developer is mainly responsible to support day-to-day CRM activities and queries.Responsibilities:• Grant/remove and maintain user licenses.• Manage and update queues, assignment rules, chatter groups, and public groups.• Create and maintain fields, views, campaigns and other objects and functions.• Create processes to help monitor activities.• Monitor neglected Leads, Opportunities, Accounts, and Contacts as appropriate.• Monitor application storage usage and archive data as needed.• Create and Manager Users, Profiles, Reports and Dashboards.• Login, record access and permission responsibilities.• Resolve Day-to-Day Reports, Dashboard, Access and other User Salesforce tickets.• Submit tickets to Salesforce and FinancialForce and keep follow up.• Develop and maintain report and dashboard folders, communication templates, mass email contacts to improve system usability.• Create new reporting and dashboard capabilities and respond to ad hoc reporting and dashboard requests as needed.• Provide sales and financial data to company executives.• Upload monthly sales targets and make approved changes as needed.• Manage CRM workflows and improve system usability.• Produce weekly / monthly / yearly league tables on business-driven objectives.• Design, code, test, debug, package and deploy quality, scalable and well-documented solutions on the Salesforce platform.• Successfully develop and maintain documentation on field maps, application code, application use, and application flow.• Manage and maintain third-party applications (implementations, upgrades, users, licenses) such as Accounting Software (FinancialForce).• Develop and maintain Salesforce integrations with other applications/systems to ensure efficient flow of and enhancement of critical business transactions and processes.• Manage all Salesforce API connections with third-party vendors.• Designing and creating the underlying data structure and data flows to support the application build.• Designing and building web & mobile interfaces on the Force.com platform using Visualforce, Apex and other available tools.• Undertaking R&D, prototyping and are expected to actively participate in the Salesforce.com community.• Demonstrated experience of unit, integration and end-to-end system testing and performance tuning of application & documenting the same.• Expertise in data modelling, data migration and both API and user interface development principles.• All Production support Activities in Salesforce.• All deployments made or scheduled to Salesforce production.

    Desired Skills & Experience:• Sound knowledge of Salesforce.com Sales and Service Clouds and will be responsible for successfully creating custom applications using Force.com and integrating Salesforce.com with other systems.• Experience delivering Portals/Communities on the Force.com platform and/or other cloud-based solutions• Hands-on expertise to develop applications on the Force.com Platform• Expert level Visualforce, Apex, and SOQL knowledge• Experience in building Web Service enabled applications (SOAP and RESTful)• Excellent knowledge of Salesforce APIs and hands-on experience integration with ERP.• Salesforce Administrator Certifications.• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I.• PHP, HTML and CSS.

    Founded in 2009, Virtuzone’s mission is to remove the complexities of company setup in the UAE so that our clients can focus 100% on running their businesses. Whether you are a startup, a small business, or an individual simply requiring your own trade licence, with Virtuzone you won’t have to lose even a night’s sleep worrying about the red tape involved with the UAE free zone and mainland company setup process.

    That’s because we do all the heavy lifting for you. While the technical, administrative, and financial aspects of setting up a business in the UAE can seem challenging, with the right support the process is far more straightforward and affordable than you might think.

    Virtuzone provides just that type of support, and it’s what has led us to become the leading company setup specialists in Dubai and the UAE. More than 15,000 entrepreneurs have trusted us to set up their companies, and almost 90% of our clients renew their trade licence with us every year going forward. More

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    IT Manager – Help Desk Infrastructure | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Quest is working in partnership with a major retailer who is looking for an IT Manager – Help Desk Infrastructure to be based in Riyadh.As an IT Manager – Help Desk Infrastructure, you will:* Managing and supporting a team of help desk technicians.* Managing outsource support team* Establish best practices through the entire technical support process* Follow up with Business Users to identify areas of improvement* Develop daily, weekly and monthly reports on help desk team’s productivity* Monitoring team performance and developing feedback reports for management.* Communicating with Users and providing in-person and phone support, if required.* Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.

    Desirable skills and background:* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.* At least 5 years of experience as a Help Desk Manager or in a technical support role.* Prior experience in fashion Retail Industry* Ability to work under pressure.* Hands-on experience for supporting Windows Client Operating system* Good analytical, debugging, communication skills and ability to quickly learn new technologies* Support Experience on Fortinet VPN Client, VPN Client, Active Directory* ITIL CertifiedIf you are interested apply with your updated CV today.We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

    Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

    With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

    Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

    We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More

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    Assurance Transformation – RPA Developer | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Assurance – Assurance Transformation- RPA Developer -Senior Associate – AmmanLine of ServiceAssuranceIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismApplication & Emerging TechnologyManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within Assurance Transformation will provide you with the opportunity to be part of a team that’s entire purpose is to re-imagine the audit. This will be done through a detailed understanding and redesign of support processes and tools, use of new and emerging technology and through introducing new ways of working from across the PwC Network.

    ResponsibilitiesAs a RPA developer you will be working within the development function of the transformation organisation. You will work closely with the business analyst and subject matter experts (SMEs) on how to improve manual processes with the help of automation. – Develop or customize RPA scripts to the need of the Middle east region- Keep up to date on new technologies in general and PwC preferred technologies in particular – Collaborate with other RPA developers in or outside of the ME region – Document all work in a structured manner and assist the solution architect with the documentation of the entire solution – Experience of working in agile teams – Experience from automation tools e.g. Blue Prism or UiPath

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More