Systems Risk Specialist

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Closing date : 22 August 2025

Job Family

Information Technology

It Risk

Manage Self : Technical

Job Purpose

To identify, analyse, and mitigate data and system-related risks that could threaten the organisation. This role requires a focus of technical system development expertise and risk management acumen. The incumbent would need to operate effectively in system environments such as SAS Governance Compliance Management where system design enables compliance, governance, and technology risk management. The incumbent will use data and system insights to drive business strategy and performance, data value realisation and ensure data is managed as an organizational asset while balancing against associated risks.

Responsibilities

• Work with the appropriate Business, Risk, IT and Information Security teams to ensure processes and systems that hold and / or process data and information are secure and robust.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Data risk policies and procedures related to data management.
• Advise on possible risk issues and mitigate risks timeously by establishing risk-reporting practices across the Data Management Organisation teams which also includes the implementation of remedial actions.
• Proactively develops the Bank’s ability to identify and manage Data risk exposure.
• Participate in building and maintaining IT and Data governance frameworks and ensuring compliance with the provisions of the applicable legislation and regulations.
• Support the automation of Data risk reporting and analytics through system configuration and scripting
• Defines frameworks and principles to gather and review data risk according to the bank’s risk reporting governance frameworks and ensures that the business processes associated to these principles are embedded into the Systems during the build phase.
• Participate in building a framework that enables the aggregating of all material data Risk across Group Finance that is complete, relevant, accurate, and timeously in order to identify current and emerging risk.
• Seek opportunities to improve processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to the Data & Storage Ops team.
• Translate operational risk requirements into system specifications and Development tasks within the SAS GCM Environment
• Guide Solution Delivery teams on Data Risk Maturity practices and values.
• Ensure efficiency of Data Operations & Storage controls at a process-level throughout the data life cycle
• Provide feedback to the cluster DMO and other relevant forums with respect to relevant data concerns and findings.
• Ensure the DMO initiatives are in adherence and alignment to Nedbank enterprise data initiatives and strategies.
• Understand the data management principles and architecture and understands the complexities of an integrated digital environment.
• Ability to bridge technical and risk domains, translating requirements effectively.

Technical Experience Required

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Minimum Experience Level

Professional Bodies supplement

Technical / Professional Knowledge

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