Compliance Specialist
Remote · South Africa or Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Summary
The Compliance Specialist ensures MRI's regulatory alignment and cybersecurity posture through audits of IT general controls, application controls, information security, and business functions; maintains and enhances the risk register; drives timely corrective actions; manages lifecycle of security policies and documentation; prepares data-driven meeting minutes and supports incident response; aligns security strategy with SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and other standards; conducts vendor security risk assessments; develops security-awareness initiatives and partners with security, legal, audit, and IT teams to implement risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications
- Professional experience with ISO 27001 (plus SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 9001 are plusses)
- Experience with NIST, CIS, SANS, CES, FedRAMP or similar frameworks
- Working knowledge of security and privacy regulations
- Strong communication and collaboration across distributed teams
- Vendor risk management experience
- CERTIFICATIONS such as CISA or CRISC are desirable
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