IT Audit Senior managing client expectations and delivering detailed audit analyses and findings. Collaborating with management on IT audit engagements in a leading advisory firm.
About the role
- Associate Director overseeing Network Security Governance at Novartis in Prague or Hyderabad. Driving cyber maturity, risk management, and governance frameworks for secure network environments.
Responsibilities
- Define and enforce security governance frameworks for OT environments, ensuring alignment with IT security standards; oversee segmentation and access control for industrial networks and critical infrastructure; Collaborate with OT teams to integrate cybersecurity best practices into operational processes.
- Establish governance for continuous vulnerability scanning and assessment across network and OT systems.
- Develop and maintain baseline security configurations for all devices; monitor compliance with hardening standards and enforce configuration drift controls; implement governance for secure configuration change management across hybrid environment.
- Define and maintain network security governance frameworks, policies, and standards; oversee policy reviews and exception management, ensuring timely approvals and compliance; align governance practices with regulatory requirements and internal audit standards.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Security Architecture to ensure network segmentation and macro/micro security controls (e.g., NS-14 and NS-15 IMF enforcement); drive adoption of zero-trust principles and advanced segmentation strategies across hybrid environments.
- Provide governance for core network security services (firewalls, VPN, SD-WAN, cloud connectivity); ensure service delivery processes adhere to governance standards and segregation of duties; oversee change risk mitigation protocols for high-risk network changes.
- Lead cyber-maturity assessments for network security domains; Monitor compliance with internal and external audit requirements; Identify and mitigate risks related to vendor dependencies and operational gaps.
- Act as a key interface between Security Operations, IT Infrastructure, and Cloud Services; Partner with business units and project teams to embed security governance in transformation initiatives; Support M&A onboarding and connectivity governance for new entities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in network security design and governance models as well as OT security governance
- Strong knowledge of firewall technologies, network cloud security, and segmentation strategies.
- Leadership in policy development, compliance, and risk management.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
- Familiarity with audit frameworks and regulatory standards.
- Strong knowledge of firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, segmentation, and zero-trust models.
- Ability to lead detection, analysis, and response to network threats.
- Familiarity with securing multi-cloud environments and SD-WAN.
- Deep understanding of cryptographic protocols and secure key management.
- Using metrics and dashboards to monitor network health and compliance.
- Root cause analysis and post-mortem reviews for continuous improvement.
- Understanding how automation and AI can enhance threat detection.
Benefits
- Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
- Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis)
- 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement)
- 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report
- Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year
- Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)
- Car Allowance
- MultiSport Card
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