Assistant Vice President, GCAD - TA - CyberSecurity & IT Infrastructure Audit MY

Responsible for assisting in Innovation, Standards & Automation section’s execution of core initiatives under the annual Technology Audit (TA) Department plan. This Section intends to automate labor intensive activities within the Department and innovate the audit methods to ensure future sustainability of the department. The objective of the Section is to define automation and innovation strategy, roadmap, tools, framework and approach for the Technology Audit Department as well as to implement the identified process automation and innovation initiatives. This Section is also responsible to provide controls standards and frameworks that need to be adopted for new and emerging technology. Part of the Section’s responsibility is also to perform the Post Implementation Review validation of selected system projects. This Section also keeps track of the Technology competency gaps and plan for the whole Technology Audit Department. Sustainability Initiatives Assist to identify and plan automation and innovation initiatives. Lead engagement with respective Section Heads and Department Head on specific automation initiatives. Lead and oversee the development of major initiatives from end-to-end. Acts as Lead Analyst in ensuring quality of data analysts deliverables throughout process and lifecycle of model / algorithm development from data collection, data structure, trends and pattern analysis, present information via data visualization, propose solutions and strategies to department operational challenges. Ensure assigned work complies with acceptable audit standards and within stipulated time frame Lead collaboration with requirement owners to understand automation/analytics objective, relevant processes and gather requirements. Ensure requirements are conveyed accurately to the development team. Proposing, developing and implement automation solutions and contribute to ensure its successfully implementation. To review and ensure documentation is in place to confirm and translate agreed business rules into functional requirement for development" Iteratively, validate output/outcome with requirement owners based on agreed initial requirements provided. Ensure changes as required by owners are refined accordingly. Review and feedback the outcome/output presentation in Visual Analytics/Dashboards, if applicable. Keep abreast of new changes or revision of business rules and applies into Analytics library; i.e. maintenance of analytics scripts, versioning controls Review and propose suitable advanced Data Analytics algorithm and/or data modelling GCAD Development Assess the need for enhancement on knowledge portal Assess and propose TA standards / process documentation and audit programs enhancement based on latest subject matter & knowledge retention needs Identify requirements and execute approved enhancements with subject matter and content owners. Oversee completion of competency gap e.g. questionnaire development, assessment communication. Assess competency gaps reporting and propose gap areas to be addressed for management decision. To provide knowledge sharing where applicable Assist the Section Head and TA Department Head to prepare presentation materials to the Audit Committee and relevant Senior Management Committee. Assist in establishment and lead in implementation of TA Department and impacted GCAD process efficiency enhancement and knowledge maintenance initiatives Assist to identify challenges & root causes and contribute towards establishing solution for exceptions in follow up of outstanding audit recommendations and closure validation. Assess reasonableness of responses to exceptions Propose automation and innovative ideas and solution towards sustainability of TA audit practices To assist in providing knowledge sharing to the auditors & advisors within Technology Audit Department within the specialisation of subject matter for audit framework, control standards and testing approach and on-the-job advice. To assist in identifying suitable subject matter specialist within the team provide the advice / knowledge sharing. To participate in audit assignments to provide expertise or assistance in testing the controls, where related to the specialised subject matter Participate in maintaining CoE of specialised areas Collaboration Communicate and interact with relevant PICs across GCAD and CIMB Responsible to be a team player and collaborate when working in a team. Others Carry out any other responsibilities/tasks as assigned by the TA Department Head or Section Head from time to time Additional good-to-have Recognised Degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Science or AI related disciplines. Qualifications such as Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) will be an added advantage. 6-8 years of relevant experience in system development, databases, AI / Machine Learning development, data science/analytics or CAATS. Related experience or academic exposure in the areas of Data Science or Data Analytics Understanding of machine-learning Knowledge of R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Java or C++ is an asset Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop) Strong math skills (e.g. statistics, algebra) Problem-solving aptitude Excellent communication and presentation skills BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field; graduate degree in Data Science or other quantitative field is preferred Proficient in coding and query languages such as Java, Python, R & SQL Strong analytical and problem solving skills Good communication and presentation skill