Senior Manager - Technology Risk at Equity Bank Kenya

Purpose of the Role:

• Ensure oversight and reporting on the following areas:
• System availability and resilience including Disaster Recovery Planning and Backup
• Data center resilience
• Capacity management and planning
• Incident and event management including Root cause analysis and lesson learnt ; SLA management (external/internal) and Vendor management 
• User access management including Privileged access management  and Remote access management
• System requirements analysis
• Product and Software testing; Code and release management 

Key Outcome

• Overall reduction of the Technology risk profile.
• Achieve 99.99% uptime for digital platforms and core banking systems by 2026 through quarterly DR testing.
• Conduct annual technology risk assessments across six jurisdictions, identifying and mitigating risks (e.g., DRC conflict impact).
• Optimize billion digital investments for ROI tracking.
• Reduce operational disruptions by 50% through enhanced monitoring within year

Qualifications

Qualification / Certifications:

• Master’s/ bachelor’s degree in information technology or engineering. 
• CISA or CRISC; Cloud certification preferred.

Experience:

• 5+ years in IT risk management and technology governance, with 1+ years in a supervisory role within a financial, Technology or Telco institutions. 
• Expertise in operational resilience, system uptime, and disaster recovery, with experience in jurisdictions facing geopolitical risks (e.g., DRC, South Sudan).