Job Description
Reporting to the Head, Group Cyber Security, the purpose of the role is to lead the Technical Security (Protect and Defend) function within Group Cyber Security. The unit’s role is to ensure the implementation of cybersecurity technical architecture, controls, policies, and standards. The role is also responsible for ensuring that cybersecurity technical requirements are effectively deployed, enforced, and complied to, as well as to ensure the strategic integration of technical security controls within the Bank.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide technical expertise to the bank and its senior management team on technical security controls that address existing and evolving cyber security threats affecting the financial services industry.
• Contribute to the overall Cyber Security strategy of the bank, the budgeting cycle, and the selection of security technology within the remit of the cybersecurity department.
• Develop and enforce Information Security policies and minimum configuration baseline standards in line with industry best practices and technologies commensurate with risk and regulatory requirements and implementing the same cost effectively.
• Ensure that compliance reports and relevant metrics are defined, created, and delivered in the various technical security domains - cloud security, data security and privacy, email security, endpoint security, ATM security, and network security - to senior management.
• Lead the team in provision of technical security related support to projects from inception through to successful implementation in a bid to ensure that technical security is built in.
• Ensure effective selection, security administration, optimization and support of the Bank’s endpoint security, ATM security, email security, cloud security, network security, and data security tools in compliance with the Bank’s policies and standards.
• Participate in the identification and reporting of information security risks, as well as non-conformance to the Bank’s Information Security policies and standards.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate technical security action plans to address material risks and open internal or external audit items or regulatory issues.
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
• Bachelor’s Degree in BSc. Information Technology / Computer Science / Telecommunications / Engineering (Electrical, Electronic) from a recognized university.
• Information Security certification such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CompTIA Security+
• Certification in endpoint, network, database, system, security administration such as Cisco, Checkpoint, Fortinet, Oracle, Microsoft, SIEM.
• MBA/MSc master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 6 Years working experience is Required.
• At least 3 years' working experience in System, Network, Database or Cloud Platform Administration
• At least 3 years' working experience in Cybersecurity.
• At least 1 year experience in deployment and management of endpoint security, cloud security and network security tools and processes
• At least 2 years' Experience in Financial Services
The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.