qais hamdan, Senior Audit Manager- IT

qais hamdan

Senior Audit Manager- IT

Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Master's degree, Master of Business Administration MBA
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Senior Audit Manager- IT at Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since March 2015

•Auditing IT Governance /IT Strategic Planning Practices and Assessing the Effectiveness of IT Performance, Capacity, Risk, and HR Management Practices. Moreover, Reviewing the IS Budget, Purchasing and Contracting Practices Using COBiT Framework.
•Auditing System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from Feasibility Study, Requirements Gathering, Design, Development, Implementation, Testing and Post Implementation Review.
•Auditing Project Management Methodology & Life Cycle using Project Management Institute PMI Standards.
•Assessing the Effectiveness and Adequacy of Application, Database, Operating System, Storage Controls
•Assessing Applications Data Integrity and Business Rules ( System Logic) Reliability.
•Assessing the Effectiveness and Adequacy of Network Infrastructure Components Controls; Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Communication Lines, VPN, .. etc.
•Auditing Information Security Framework & Assessing Complince with ISO 27001 Standards.
• Auditing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Practices using BS25999 Standards.
•Auditing IT Service Delivery Management, Incident Handling, Change Management, Release Management, Help Desk Practices using ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011.

Chief Internal Auditor- IT at Road and Transport Authority RTA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2012 to October 2014
Senior IT Auditor at the housing bank for trade and finance
  • Jordan - Amman
  • December 2006 to July 2011

•Participate in the Preparation of the detailed IT audit plan that includes specifying Audit Universe and the scope of the audit work.
•Lead and perform the audit and prepare detailed working papers of the findings, auditee replies and auditors comments
•Supervise and participate in preparing and submitting audit reports in coordination with the audit team to ensure that the report is done in accordance with the set standards
•Participate in the investigation of highly classified / risky issues and problems to ensure solving them and preventing their occurrence in the future.
•Review the Central Bank and External Auditors reports and submit recommendations to the direct supervisor to take actions as directed.
•Actively participate in on-the-job training activities for employees.
•Participate in the identification and evaluation of the organization's IT related risk areas.

Education

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration MBA
  • at University of Wollongong Dubai
  • January 2015
Diploma, CISM Certified Information Security Manager
  • at ISACA
  • June 2011
Diploma, CBCI
  • at BCI
  • December 2010

Certified by Business Continuity Institute

Diploma, PMP
  • at Project Management Institute PMI
  • March 2010

Project Management Professional PMP

Diploma, COBIT
  • at ISACA
  • November 2008

Control Objectives for Information and related Technology COBIT

Diploma, CISA
  • at ISACA
  • June 2008

Certified Information System Auditor CISA

Diploma, Service Management /ITIL
  • at Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
  • May 2007
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at University of Jordan
  • July 2006
High school or equivalent, Scientific
  • at Al Ittihad Secondary School
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Languages

English
Intermediate

Memberships

PMI
  • Active Memeber
  • July 2008
ISACA
  • Active Member
  • April 2008
Jordan Computer Society
  • Active Member
  • June 2007