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Valencia Mapimele

@valenciamapimele

I strengthen technology risk controls, operational resilience, and privileged-access remediation across financial services.

South Africa
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At Absa Group, I partner with six business units on a bank-wide Access Management programme, strengthening control ownership and driving remediation of high-risk privileged-access exposures. I achieved 85% of the programme target within six months while leading risk-based onboarding delivery and coordinating analyst work.

I've worked across first and second lines of defence, Internal and External Audit, cybersecurity risk, governance, and security operations. I translate complex technology risks into business-focused actions through control assessments, reporting, risk culture masterclasses, OCIR mapping, and business continuity testing.

Earlier at CSIR, I investigated and remediated security events, delivered cyber-awareness training, and built cybercrime intelligence and vulnerability-monitoring solutions using Python, R, SQL, and PHP. I'm CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CEH, and Security+ certified.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Absa Group Limited logoAL
Current

IT Security Analyst

Absa Group Limited

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Act as IT Risk Business Partner for a bank-wide Access Management programme, partnering with six business units to assess risk exposure, strengthen control ownership and drive remediation of high-risk privileged-access exposures, achieving 85% of the programme target within six months. Lead delivery of the ITPA Onboarding Programme, coordinating a team of analysts, prioritising risk-based onboardi

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Johannesburg logoUJ

University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, completed in 2015.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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