Awa Ndah M

Experience

1. Vendor Risk Grc Compliance Analyst

   Walmart

   Aug 2021 — Present · US

   Assists during auditing as a liaison between auditors and engineers, providing training and awareness to newly hired and retained employees, and increasing the effectiveness of risk assessment efforts by delivering training to new employees. Negotiates remediation of security issues with vendors and third parties, reducing risk exposure and enhancing the security posture of the organization. Ensures proper contractual language, security obligations, and third-party agreements in partnership with legal and procurement teams, reducing legal and financial risk exposure. • Implemented a vendor security program that identified and remediated gaps in security controls with third-party vendors, driving a 30% reduction in risk exposure and a 20% improvement in overall security posture. • Established a vendor security risk communication framework that enabled a clear understanding of the risks involved, and conveyed the risk data to business leaders, enabling informed decision-making. • Conducted Audit control walkthroughs during external audits, providing solid evidence to auditors and ensuring compliance with industry standards. • Played a key role in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and standards including ISO 27001, NIST 800-53 framework controls, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS. • Aligned the organization with regulatory standards by analyzing vendor processes and mitigating control deficiencies, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and standards. • Negotiated information security contract requirements with Legal, Procurement, and vendors, reducing legal and financial risk exposure and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and standards.

Education

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Masters of science, Cybersecurity

  2020 — 2022

• National polytechnic Bamenda Cameroon

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  2012 — 2014