QHSSE Security Specialist - Risk & Auditing

The QHSSE Security Specialist will be responsible for logical and physical security, risk management, and auditing functions. Key duties include assisting with audits for card certification authorities (Visa, MasterCard, Diners, Amex) and non-secure activities (GSM), conducting daily/weekly/monthly vault audits, defining risk areas, and managing investigations. The role also involves HSE inspections, risk assessments, and training, ensuring compliance with security and safety standards. The specialist will maintain an understanding of computer systems and threats, contribute to monthly corporate security reports, and adhere to strict corporate conduct and security requirements.

Must Have

• Assist with audits relating to Card certification authority requirements (Visa, MasterCard, Diners, Amex).
• Assist with audits relating to non-secure activities (GSM).
• Maintain a level of understanding of computer systems and threats.
• Assist with monthly reports to corporate security.
• Assist with audits, investigations, crime trends and system detection.
• Conduct daily/Weekly, and Monthly vault auditing.
• Define risk areas on an ongoing basis using site and process evaluation, system reports and video audits.
• Implement audit criteria and audit security system.
• Analyse alarm events and logs to assess adherence to standard procedure.
• Follow up and manage the completion of audit trails on the shop floor.
• Creation of procedural documentation, daily report on issues, challenges etc.
• Formulate, plan and initiate investigations and information gathering strategies.
• Manage the development of crime profiles and specify priorities and targets for surveillance and investigation.
• Interpret system data to establish trends and questionable combinations of events.
• Assist with the management of the guarding.
• Conducting HSE Inspections.
• Assist with Risk Assessments.
• Complying with Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment Standards.
• Conducting HSE Training to all employees and contractors.
• Be prepared to undergo integrity checks every six months (criminal, credit, and polygraph examinations).
• Sign Corporate Code of Conduct and Non-Disclosure Agreement.
• Respect and comply with Gemalto security requirements.
• Matric certificate.
• Registered with the Private Security Regulatory Authority of South Africa (at least to Grade B).
• Have experience/knowledge in Investigations, Audits, Risk Assessments.
• Adhere to the rules, HSEQ procedures, applicable legislation, and other requirements.
• Ensure that the requirements to the ISO IMS system is implemented, maintained and continually improved.
• Subject to a clear criminal and credit record check.

Good to Have

• Possession of qualifications in investigations, auditing and risk assessments.
• Engagement in further studies (Security risk management).
• Exposure to MasterCard/Visa security requirements.
• Information security related certificates or diplomas (e.g., Network +, and Security+).

Perks & Benefits

• Mobility policy enabling career development at home and abroad, in existing or new fields.

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Missions and responsibilities

• Logical Security
• Assist with audits relating to Card certification authority requirements, namely Visa, MasterCard, Diners, and Amex for banking related activities.
• Assist with audits relating to non-secure activities, namely GSM.
• Assist with security induction training when requested.
• Maintain a level of understanding of computer systems and threats each type of system can occur.
• Assist with monthly reports to corporate security

• Physical Security
• Assist with audits, investigations, crime trends and system detection.
• Conduct daily/Weekly, and Monthly vault auditing.
• Define risk areas on an ongoing basis using site and process evaluation, system reports and video audits to identify high risk areas, suspicious trends, suspects and incidents.
• Implement audit criteria and audit security system for realisation of system potential, integrity and adherence to specified standards.
• Analyse alarm events and logs to assess adherence to standard procedure and identify follow up requirements.
• Follow up and manage the completion of audit trails on the shop floor to ensure correctness;
• Creation of procedural documentation, daily report on issues, challenges etc in terms of process/ vault concerns, challenges, event, etc.
• Formulate, plan and initiate investigations and information gathering strategies and involve relevant personnel and agencies where necessary;
• Manage the development of crime profiles and specify priorities and targets for surveillance and investigation.
• Interpret system data to establish trends and questionable combinations of events as indicators of suspicious activities.
• Assist with the management of the guarding.
• HSE
• Conducting HSE Inspections.
• Assist with Risk Assessments.
• Complying with Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment Standards.
• Conducting HSE Training to all employees and contractors.

Impact

• Candidate must be prepared to under the integrity checks every six months (criminal, credit, and polygraph examinations).
• Signing of Corporate Code of Conduct and Non-Disclosure Agreement. The job holder shall at all times during the employment with the company, respect and comply with the Gemalto security requirements during the performance of his/her duties.

Education Requirements

• Matric certificate
• Registered with the Private Security Regulatory Authority of South Africa (at least to Grade B);
• Possession of qualifications in investigations, auditing and risk assessments will be reviewed favourably
• Engagement in further studies (Security risk management) will be view favourably
• Exposure to MasterCard/Visa security requirements will viewed favourably.
• Must have experience/knowledge in Investigations, Audits, Risk Assessments.

Skills Requirements

• MS Office, Computer BMS (Building Management Systems) and Electronic Stock Tracking systems.
• Principles and application of information system concepts and technology in the security environment.
• Information security related certificates or diplomas optional, Network +, and Security+.
• Understanding of CISSP book of knowledge.

Personality requirements

• Assertive
• Attention to detail
• Conscientious
• Goal orientated
• Initiative
• Integrity
• Methodical
• Objective
• Persevering
• Precise
• Questioning

Knowledge

Risk auditing and analysis, investigation techniques and practical exposure to criminal investigation cases

Technical Skills:

• Signing of Corporate Code of Conduct and Non-Disclosure Agreement.
• The jobholder shall at all times during the employment with the company, respect and comply with the Gemalto security requirements during the performance of his/her duties.
• Adhere to the rules, HSEQ procedures, applicable legislation, and other requirements to which Gemalto Southern Africa Subscribe.
• Ensure that the requirements to the ISO IMS system is implemented, maintained and continually improved in your area of responsibility.
• Subject to a clear criminal and credit record check.
• Compliance to the GSMA SAS Standards
• Participate in WCE initiatives and projects
• Compliance to the PCI Standards.

Languages

English

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