IT Operations Senior Specialist, Security - Audit

Overview and Summary

We are Automotive Business Scientists. We empower our clients to turn overwhelming industry data into discovery, action and measured success.  We are unique market leaders because we find and examine possibilities through the clarity of a scientific lens. To solve the toughest client challenges, we need curious, creative and dedicated people to join our team. 

 

We search out individuals who align with our core values and who adhere to the highest standards of integrity and ethics in everything they do.  Our company is filled with the brightest minds and the biggest hearts at every level. We recognize that personal success takes on many different forms of the course of our lives – both professional and personally – so we provide a myriad of benefits and programs focused on Wellbeing, Growth, Community and Recognition.  One size does not fit all, so we encourage every Urban Scientist to discover their own formula for success.  If this sounds like the kind of company you would like to work with, Apply Now!

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The IT Operations Senior Specialist, Security works as an integral part of the Urban Science Security Team to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of company and client information assets. This individual will support ISO certified information, privacy, and environmental management systems – based on ISO 27001, 27701, and 14001 Standards. This includes management of the assessable asset catalog, risk/vulnerability assessment of information assets, risk management to full remediation and closure, and provision of ISMS/risk metrics and reporting.

 

This role has current Hybrid Workplace flexibility local to our Detroit, MI office location. Candidate must be available and willing to work in-person three times per week, and ad hoc as needed.

 

URBAN SCIENCE DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and operations of a global ISO 27001, 27701, and 14001 information security, privacy, and environmental management system.
• Author, update, and manage ISMS documentation set including process descriptions, flow diagrams, checklists, etc.
• Manage annual internal and external audit process including interaction with audit firms, audit/auditor scheduling, participant scheduling and related tasks.
• Manage Security Intranet site including standard SharePoint, Wiki, and Power BI sites.
• Work with virtual security teams on global security implementation, remediation, and improvement projects.
• Manage security corrective action and continuous improvement process including processing nonconformity reports, creation of corrective actions, and managing corrective actions to closure
• Occasionally work with clients and account teams to provide responses to security assessments and questionnaires.
• Support regular risk assessment, controls reviews, gap assessments, and access reviews.
• Provide security/privacy expertise and support to Urban Science business and technical teams.
• Participate in relevant security training events and activities.
• Achieve and maintain relevant technical and operational security skills and certifications.

Qualifications - Education and Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of current technological developments/trends in area of expertise, and a willingness to continually improve knowledge and skills
• Ability to work in a highly confidential manner.
• Ability to work remotely and occasionally in a shared office environment (in Detroit).
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment using Microsoft Teams.
• Time Management: Requires strong capability to prioritize competing demands, manage multiple concurrent tasks and run meetings on schedule
• Project Management: Project management skills required, including the ability to estimate work efforts, define work plans, delegate work, monitor progress and report schedule variances and scope changes; requires the ability to follow established internal PMO procedures and present project conclusions; proficiency in MS Project strongly preferred
• Verbal Communication: Requires the ability to compose and verbally deliver information of varying levels, using appropriate grammar, tone, inflection and non-verbal