ENONGENE GERVASE MBESSEH

Proven Cloud Administrator and Risk Analyst with a solid background in Azure administration and third-party risk management, notably at Thanos Consulting. Excelled in enhancing security protocols and streamlining vendor analysis, leveraging strong analytical skills and effective communication. Achieved significant improvements in IT risk compliance and project management efficiency.

• Dedicated and outside-the-box strategic thinker with 5-year expertise in third party vendor risk management, information security management, change management, business information security management, vulnerability management, conflict resolution, and time management. Experience in planning and conducting security and compliance risk assessment for all third-party vendors/suppliers. Also coordinate response to all third party risk for all clients by building a centralized response library/database which is use to assess and monitor third party lifecycle activities (risk assessment, due diligence, contract negotiation, consent obligation, ongoing monitoring and termination), provide guidance to vendor relationship owners, client audits team and partners, partner with internal parties in mitigating risk identified through monitoring activities, update policies and procedures and work instructions to align with client guidelines, help develop and maintain a client and vendor risk management playbook, monitor and assess vendor performance to ensure compliance with regulatory requirement and client service level agreements, work with stakeholders to document appropriate corrective action plan to reduce identified risk, collect supporting documentation for external audit request of SOC1 and SOC 2, NIST, ISO, HIPAA, PCI frameworks and requirements. Escalate security issues where appropriate. Collaborate with the vendor relationship owner, purchasing, and general counsel office during the evaluation of potential vendors and during contract renewal for existing vendors. Identify opportunities for process improvements to increase operational efficiency.