M+E Technology Job Board

Cybersecurity & Privacy – Senior Associate

PwC

PwC is a network of firms committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.

We help resolve complex issues for our clients and identify opportunities. Learn more about us at www.pwc.com/us.

At PwC, we develop leaders at all levels. The distinctive leadership framework we call the PwC Professional (http://pwc.to/pwcpro) provides our people with a road map to grow their skills and build their careers. Our approach to ongoing development shapes employees into leaders, no matter the role or job title.

Are you ready to build a career in a rapidly changing world? Developing as a PwC Professional means that you will be ready
– to create and capture opportunities to advance your career and fulfill your potential. To learn more, visit us at www.pwc.com/careers.

What will you do if you work in Assurance at PwC?
You’ll ask questions and test assumptions. You’ll help determine if companies are reporting information that investors and others can rely on. You’ll help businesses solve complex issues faced by management and boards. You’ll serve the public interest and the capital markets by conducting quality audits. Visit http://pwc.to/pwcassurance for more information on PwC’s Assurance practice.

The world is quickly changing, that’s why PwC is quickly adapting. We’re capitalizing on trends that will impact corporate reporting.

Our focus is on globalization, technology, sustainability and environmental reporting, population shifts and regulation. We combine skills and experience to help our clients address their challenges.

Job Description
Boards of Directors and executive management recognize the ever increasing importance of effective risk management efforts in meeting their organization’s strategic objectives.

PwC’s Risk Assurance practice has developed a holistic approach to risk that protects businesses, facilitates strategic decision making and enhances efficiency. Our holistic approach is complimented by the extensive risk and controls technical knowledge and sector-specific experience our Risk Assurance professionals possess.

The end result is a risk solution that is tailored to meet the unique needs of a company.

Areas where our Risk Assurance practice can bring value to an organization include:

– Leveraging industry and technical expertise to assist management to address more effectively risks associated with their business
– Assisting management in the assessment of project risks and controls
– Enhancing internal audit functions to further align to company strategy and risk
– Reducing company costs through strategic internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing solutions
– Increasing value and reducing costs of compliance-related activities
– Identifying opportunities for companies to effectively mitigate risk and improve business performance
– Applying the concepts of Enterprise Risk Management to help companies identify, assess, mitigate and proactively consider emerging risks

The Cybersecurity, Privacy and IT Risk team is part of Risk Assurance. Our team of professionals help clients develop a vision for their cybersecurity and privacy program, design and build a sustainable and agile program, operate aspects of the program and provide an independent review and assurance of their program to Management or 3rd party stakeholders.

The velocity and density of information in digital business has significant business benefits due to the insights it creates. However, it exposes new risks on how to protect this data and new privacy challenges to guide its appropriate use. Digital business requires a new view on security and privacy, one that is driven by the level of risk appetite and enablement of business and technology strategy.

Our Key Services are:
– Strategy, Governance and Management
– Prioritize investments, allocate resources, and align security and privacy capabilities with the strategic imperatives and initiatives of the organization;
– Security Architecture and Services
– Create sustainable security solutions to provide foundational capabilities and operational discipline;
– Emerging Technologies and Market Trends
– Assess the opportunities and security and privacy related risks of new technology adoption and dynamically changing business models;
– Threat, Intelligence and Vulnerability Management
– Anticipate changes in the risk landscape through situational awareness of the internal and external factors impacting the business ecosystem;
– Risk and Compliance Management
– Efficiently and effectively identify, evaluate and manage risk to the business while addressing the evolving regulatory requirements;
– Information and Privacy Protection
– Identify, prioritize, and protect sensitive or high value business assets;
– Attest and Assure
– Using non-financial-statement reports, including SSAE 16, agreed upon procedures and customized attestations, deliver confidence in companies’ organization’s policies, controls, processes and security;
– Identity and Access Management
– Provide integrated and secure processes, services, and infrastructure to enable appropriate controls over access to critical systems and assets;
– Incident and Crisis Management
– Plan, detect, investigate, and react timely and thoroughly to security incidents, breaches and compromises.

Position/Program Requirements
Minimum Year(s) of Experience: 2 years of experience in IT Risk Management including experience in Cybersecurity & Privacy.