Senior Lead - Network, Telephony & Security Controls Assessor [T500-28145]

Talent500 is hiring for one of its clients.

Who are we:

Core Insurance Platforms (CIP) is Zurich’s global capability responsible for building, running, and evolving core insurance technology. We set a unified, scalable operating model—covering governance, standards, architecture, service delivery, and reuse—so our business units can deliver at speed and scale.

CIP is the strategic steward of Zurich’s Guidewire ecosystem, aligning platform roadmaps to business strategy while driving stability, modernization, reduced supplier dependency, and long term cost efficiency.

India delivery center is one of our global delivery and capability hub. We bring together experts in AI, engineering, analysis, quality, and architecture to deliver product & process solutions, application run services, change and transformation initiatives, and centralized platform services across both on prem and Guidewire Cloud environments. Our teams operate from multiple global delivery centers, supporting Zurich’s business units worldwide.

Network, Telephony & Security Audit Controls Assessor (ICIF / NIST)

Role Objective & Alignment to GCC Vision

This role is a core contributor to Zurich’s AI-native Global Capability Center (GCC), strengthening assurance across Network, Telephony, and Security domains through data-driven and evidence-based control assessments. The role applies AI-assisted analysis to improve control coverage, identify risk patterns earlier, and increase the consistency and quality of assurance outcomes while maintaining strong human judgement, independence, and regulatory accountability.

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Network, Telephony, and Security Audit Controls Assessor to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of technical controls aligned with ICIF and NIST frameworks. The role involves performing control self-assessments, evidence reviews, and risk analysis across network and telephony environments while collaborating closely with IT, security, and compliance teams. Enterprise-approved AI capabilities are leveraged to enhance evidence analysis, trend detection, and reporting clarity within a regulated assurance environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess the design and effectiveness of network, telephony, and security controls against ICIF, NIST, ISO 27001, and related standards.
• Perform control self-assessments, risk assessments, and testing activities across on-premises and cloud-connected environments.
• Review and validate control evidence for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Identify control gaps, emerging risks, and systemic weaknesses and provide actionable recommendations.
• Document assessment outcomes and prepare audit-ready reports for management and governance forums.
• Partner with IT, security, and compliance teams to track remediation activities and closure of identified issues.
• Stay updated on regulatory requirements, industry standards, and evolving technology risk trends impacting network and telephony domains.
• AI-Driven Outcomes Expected from This Role
• Improve the quality and consistency of control assessments through AI-assisted evidence review and completeness checks.
• Identify recurring control weaknesses and systemic risk patterns earlier using AI-assisted trend analysis.
• Reduce manual effort in evidence comparison, control mapping, and reporting through AI-supported summarization and classification.
• Develop clearer, management-ready audit reports using AI-assisted structuring and narrative refinement validated through assessor judgement.
• Strengthen assurance coverage by prioritizing higher-risk areas surfaced through AI-supported analysis.
• AI-Related Capabilities & Skills
• Ability to utilise AI-assisted tools for analyzing large volumes of control evidence, including logs, configurations, and artefacts, to identify anomalies and gaps.
• Experience using AI-supported analysis to map evidence against ICIF and NIST control requirements and identify potential misalignments.
• Strong professional judgement to validate AI-assisted findings before inclusion in formal audit reports.
• Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted summarization tools to prepare concise, audit-ready management reports while maintaining audit independence and accountability.
• Ability to leverage AI-driven insights to identify emerging technology risks and priorities assessment focus areas.
• Clear understanding that AI augments, but does not replace, pr…