Description
IT Security Specialist- Data Security - Spain, Barcelona - English Speaking
About Next Link:
NextLink Solutions is an integrated consultancy helping to provide IT solutions to our clients across Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America. Founded in 1996, Headquartered in Lausanne (Switzerland), we offer IT Solutions by connecting technology professionals together around the world.
IT Security Specialist- Data Security - Spain, Barcelona - English Speaking
About the Role:
We are working strategically with one of our core clients who is looking for an experience and highly desirable IT Security Specialist- Data Security Consultant
Required Skills:
- IT Data Security, data protection and privacy, Information security laws and regulations
- Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures of the organization's security and privacy program in accordance with applicable laws.
- Develop, revise, refine and implement policies, processes, and technical controls to support the data security and privacy strategy
- Ensure adherence to privacy/security standards defined, identify top few incidents and work with respective teams/individual to minimize the incidents
- Ensure business processes and data exchanges adhere to the policies/laws
- Ensure projects and their data processing adhere to the policies/laws
- Ensure compliance with applicable data privacy laws
- Ensures that management and third party data processors are informed/compliant with policies/laws
- Liaises with Legal counsel and advises the Group's IT department in relation to IT and data security issues
- Assists with activities to fulfil security and privacy objectives in accordance with business strategy
- Maintain working knowledge and understanding of privacy laws and guidelines
- Translates legal requirements into workable security solutions
- Conduct privacy impact assessments and risk analysis
Skills:
- Experience in information security, including knowledge of information security industry standards.
- Experience of data classification, ownership/accountability and data privacy
- In depth knowledge of data protection, information security practice, requirements and guidance.
- Knowledge of and experience in implementing data protection audits and risk assessments
- Experience in dealing with data security issues, managing investigations and implementing remediation
- Passionate about privacy and personal data protection
- Knowledge of and experience in Spanish data protection and privacy laws (LOPD)
- Experience in regulatory frameworks in the healthcare/medical device sector
If you are immediately available and have the above experience and looking for a new contract please do apply for the role today and a member of the team will be in contact with you to discuss the role further.