Urban Science · 3 months ago
IT Operations Senior Specialist, Security - Audit
Urban Science is a company focused on transforming industry data into actionable insights for their clients. The IT Operations Senior Specialist, Security plays a critical role in protecting company and client information assets by supporting various ISO certified management systems and managing risk assessments and audits.
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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
Qualification
Required
Must have a baccalaureate degree in information technology, or related field, from an accredited U.S. college or university, or equivalent foreign institution
Must have a minimum of five years relevant work experience
Strong understanding of various risk management frameworks, such as ISO 27000, SOC2, ITIL, etc
Understanding of global compliance law/regulation (e.g. GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, Privacy Guard, PIPEDA, etc.)
Knowledge of risk management system like Zen GRC
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 cues, while also listening to and correctly deciphering verbal communication delivered by others
Written Communication Requires the ability and capacity to communicate ideas, facts and data in writing using appropriate grammar, syntax and sentence structure including the ability to create technical documents
Analytical Thinking/Reasoning Requires the ability to understand a situation by breaking it apart into smaller pieces, and/or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step causal way
Results Orientation Requires the ability to strive for optimal results by taking responsibility for timeliness, commitment to task and adherence to performance standards
Ethics/Integrity Requires the ability to behave in a trustworthy & transparent manner
Teamwork & Cooperation Requires the ability to work cooperatively with others and be part of a team
Self-Control Requires the ability to keep emotions under control and to restrain from negative actions or behaviors
Customer Service Orientation Requires the ability to understand and help/assist both internal and external customers and meet their needs
Flexibility/Adaptability Requires the ability to adapt to and work effectively within a variety of situations, individuals or groups, as well as understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives
Conceptual Thinking Requires the ability to understand a situation or problem by putting the different pieces together to see the bigger picture
Interpersonal Understanding Requires the ability to understand other's feelings and concerns, and to value individual differences in people
Organizational Commitment Requires the ability and willingness to align his/her own behavior with the needs, priorities and goals of the organization
Relationship Building Requires the ability to effectively build and maintain friendly, warm relationships or networks of contacts with clients/customers
Assertiveness Requires the ability and intent to appropriately display assertive behaviors to ensure others follow and comply with given directions
Preferred
One or more of the following certifications is desirable (or relevant): ITIL - Information Technology Infrastructure Library, ISSAP - Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor, CISM - Certified Information Security Manager, CRISC - Certified Risk and Information Systems Control, Cybersecurity Audit Certificate, ISO Lead Auditor Certification
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Urban Science is a business-solution company which supports the needs of the sales and marketing function of the automotive industry.
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2025-10-22
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