Senior Manager, Cyber Security at KCB Bank Kenya

The Position:

Reporting to the Head, IT Risk and Security, the job holder will be responsible for providing optimized Enterprise Information Security architecture through formulation of security strategy, policies, standards, procedures, administration, and training in order to maintain integrity, availability, and confidentiality of information within all of information systems of the Bank.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement security measures to protect computer systems, networks and data.
• To stay up-to-date on the latest intelligence, including hackers’ methodologies, in order to anticipate security breaches.
• Prevent data loss and service interruptions by researching new technologies that will effectively protect a network.
• Perform testing and implementing network disaster recovery plans
• Perform risk assessments and testing of data processing systems
• Recommend security enhancements and purchases
• Ensure constant monitoring of the environment for security vulnerabilities or breaches.
• Train staff on network and information security procedures
• Design and coordinate security self-audits and risk assessments as per international best practice.
• Manage the process of gathering, analysing, and assessing the current and future threat landscape, and provide Senior level Management with a realistic overview of risks and threats
• Research, evaluate, design, test, recommend, or plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software, and analyse its impact on the existing environment;
• Provide technical security expertise to the IT Risk and Security Manager and the Chief Information Officer.

The Person:

For the above position, the successful applicant have the following minimum requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in IT related field.
• Professional IT qualifications in one or more of the following: CISSP, CISM, CISA
• A Master's Degree in a cyber-security related specialization will be an added advantage
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in Information Security Management. Experience in the banking sector is preferred