M-Pesa Africa - Senior Specialist – Cyber Security Governance Risk & Compliance at Safaricom Kenya

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager, Cyber Security Governance Risk & Compliance you will be responsible for ensuring that the organization’s Cyber Security risks are under explicit management control and as well coordinate strategic integration of Cyber Security programs within M-Pesa Africa. They will be part of the team that drives compliance to internal and global cyber security related policies and standards, Vodafone Cyber Health & Adaptive Risk Method (CHARM)controls and applicable Kenyan laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Continually reviewing and updating security policies, standards, and guidelines in response to the ever-changing cyber threats in coordination with the Risk Management team.
• Monitoring and driving compliance to internal and global cyber security related policies and standards, Vodafone Cyber Health & Adaptive Risk Method controls and applicable Kenyan laws and regulations.
• Coordinating stakeholders to deliver on targets or agreed business outcomes.
• Coordinating periodic independent assurance of critical products and services.
• Coordinating implementation of recommendations from independent assessments.
• Conducting Cyber Risk Assessments to determine cyber risk profile and define treatment plans.
• Recommending Cyber Security services improvement plans.
• Coordinating projects handover process within the cyber security functions.
• Continually reviewing, implementing and proposing improvements of the user access governance process.
• Coordinating periodic cyber security knowledge transfer, awareness sessions and phishing simulations to staff in line with strategy.
• Participating actively in cyber security events and trade shows, reporting and presentations.

Qualifications

Apply if you have: 

• Experience with the Vodafone Cyber Health & Adaptive Risk Method (CHARM) Program;
• Minimum of 3 years Information Security Governance and Compliance Frameworks;
• Experience in design, delivery and support of Information Security solutions to customers will be and added advantage;
• At least one professional Information Security Qualification: CISSP/CISM/CISA;
• Advanced competencies in Network Security: CCNP or CCIE (Security);
• Advanced competencies in Microsoft, Linux or Unix Operating Systems administration;
• Advance competencies experience in Information Security Technologies;
• 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.

We are happy if you have:

• Experience in working with multi-cultural geographically distributed teams

Our commitment to you:

• A fair and unbiased selection process
• A robust  total reward scheme 
• Dedicated support and mentoring/coaching 
• An opportunity to work with passionate life-long learners
• An 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.