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At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.
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Job Description:
Job purpose
- Ensure all IT Security & Governance deliver services above the agreed SLA.
- Ensure all IT Security & Governance projects are delivered as per requirements and within cost and time.
- Ensure IT Security & Governance expenses are within the budget, or acceptable variance.
- Ensure IT Security & Governance team is equipped and motivated to deliver their tasks.
Major accountabilities
- Lead and manage day to day activities and development of IT security and governance team and working as subject matter expert in area of IT Security & Governance to provide high level consultation and guidance for IT team and/or business users.
- Develop and maintain local IT security related operating guidelines based on corporate policies and standards.
- Define and implement accurate control, documentation and regular revalidation processes for all system access rights provisioning and software licenses usage.
- Manage project coordination and reporting as assigned as part of project Security Review process
- Work closely with IT Security team in regional and corporate for alignment of required Security Advisory activities, projects, and reporting.
- Formulate action plan, tracking, reporting and timely resolution of all relevant incidents / problems / audit findings.
- Lead the coordination and work closely with other IT team stakeholder to support External and Internal Audit related to IT General Control Audit (ITGC), ISO 27001 and Bussines Internal Audit, specifically in relation to Information Security area.
Specialized knowledge
- Understanding of Life Insurance Business Processes.
- Overall understanding of IT Security & Governance that covers:
- IT Architecture Security review
- Expert knowledge and experience in IT Security & Governance related processes and implementations.
- Good knowledge and experience in IT Security Framework and controls : NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT, SOC2, PCI DSS, GDPR, CIS Controls.
- Good knowledge and experience in various IT technologies such as Windows, Unix, Computer networking, Firewall, antivirus, encryption tools, web filtering, sniffer, pen-test and other related security supporting tools / systems.
- Portfolio / Program & Project Management
- Security Incident & Problem management
Soft Skills
- Good communication
- Problem solving ability
- Negotiation/conflict resolution ability
- Strong Leadership
Education and experience
- Degree in Computer Engineering / Computer Science.
- At least 5 years of experience in IT, with minimum of 3 years in IT Security and / or team leading experience. Preferably in financial sector.
- Certification in CEH, CHFI, ECIH, CISM, CISSP, and ITIL, Six Sigma or other relevant industry standard is preferable.
At Sun Life, we cultivate a High-Performance, Caring Culture that empowers our people to achieve outstanding results, embrace continuous growth, and create meaningful impact. We succeed together by fostering an inclusive environment where wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability are equally valued.
Job Category:
IT - Technology Services
Posting End Date:
31/12/2026