M-Pesa Africa - Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist at Safaricom Kenya

Role Description

• Reporting to the Manager- Cybersecurity Prevent & Defence , the Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist will be responsible for:
• Being a SPOC in Cyber Security for one African Market and backup SPOC for another, assisting with remediation of vulnerabilities, patching and systems hardening;
• Maintenance and support of various cybersecurity systems including (but not limited to) Firewalls, WAF, Antivirus, Logging Solutions, Network and Host IDS/IPS
• Act as an operational team lead in the configuration, management and upgrade of a wide variety of other security products/appliances
• Troubleshoot and remediate Level 1/2/3 issues impacting Cybersecurity operations
• Facilitate implementation, management and optimization of Cyber Security policies, standards and procedures;
• Provide support for cyber incident detection and response;
• Drive standards of excellence to achieve the Cyber Security strategy
• Implement actions to close MPA risks, Audit & Reviews (Internal and External)
• Improvement of the Cyber security posture of the company through several initiatives, including but not limited to Cyber Security Baselines.

Skills and competencies you require for the role

• Good communication skills and team player;
• Experience in the use of security tools;
• Project management skills, and proven task execution (getting things done)
• Superior Report writing skills;
• Analytical Thinking.

 
QUALIFICATIONS
 
Apply if you have:

• Minimum of 5 years Network Security experience with Intrusion Prevention Systems, Web Application 
• Firewalls, VPN administration, Content Filters, Security Scanning tools
• Minimum of 1-year focused Security experience in Incident Management, Intrusion Analysis, Network troubleshooting or Reverse Engineering.
• Experience in design, delivery and support of Information Security solutions to customers will be and added advantage

What you can expect from us

• We believe in a fair and robust interview process
• We have a robust flexible total reward scheme
• Dedicated support and mentoring/coaching
• Opportunity to develop and progress – plus a solid dedication to work-life integration. It all means you’ll have everything you need to advance your career and achieve your full potential.