Information Security Analyst IT at Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd (CBA)

Job Description

This role provides support in continuous security review of CBA systems and in recommending mitigation measures against risks and vulnerabilities identified with a view to improve confidentiality, integrity and availability of CBA information and information processing systems.

 Information Security Analyst Job Responsibilities

• Periodic vulnerability assessments & penetration testing of systems, mobile applications and other
• IT assets across the Group, communicating and liaising with IT stakeholders on closure of the identified issues, in a prioritized manner (30%)
• Support the development and maintenance of the vulnerability management program (systems, procedures and practices) within the Group. (25%)
• Provide IT security support for the IT related projects carried out during the year, ensuring compliance to CBA information security policies and best practice. (25%)
• Consistently achieve optimal efficiency, compliance requirements and cost containment with regard to information systems security across the Group (10%)
• Robustness of the Group’s information system security and effectiveness of systems (policies, processes, procedures and tools) in escalating and investigating IS security violations (10%)

Qualifications for the  Information Security Analyst Job

• Technical skills to effectively perform IT security management activities/tasks in a manner that consistently achieves established quality standards or benchmarks.
• Knowledge and application of modern IT security management practices in financial services industry to proactively define and implement security quality improvements in line with technological and product changes.
• Performance management to optimize personal productivity.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with and manage expectations of all team members and other stakeholders who impact performance.
• Knowledge and effective application of all relevant banking policies, processes, procedures and guidelines to consistently achieve required compliance standards or benchmarks.
• Self-empowerment to enable development of open communication, teamwork and trust that are needed to support true performance and customer-service oriented culture.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science /Information Technology – Minimum Upper 2 nd Class honors or 3.0 GPA
• Minimum 5-6 years working experience, with at least 3 years’ experience in a busy IT security environment.
• Certification in a systems audit or security related area, such as CEH, CISA, CISM or CISSP
• Experience in working with various vulnerability assessment & penetration testing tools.
• Experience in working in the IS function within a banking environment will be an advantage.
• Experience in audit of systems will be an advantage