Senior Officer; Cyber Security Strategy & Design at Safaricom Kenya

DESCRIPTION

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Cyber Security Department within the Corporate Security division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber Security Strategy & Secure by Design, the successful candidate will lend support in ensuring all new and existing systems/products/services are designed and implemented in a secure manner to avoid or mitigate any risks/security threats encountered. The role holder will be responsible for defining, analyzing and periodically reviewing the technology security strategy and roadmap based on the ever-evolving threat landscape and ensure risks identified are adequately mitigated. He/she will also architect and design cyber security systems in line with best practices to ensure they meet all requirements including adequate security, capacity and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the periodically review of the cyber security strategy and roadmap considering the ever-evolving threat landscape, business and regulatory requirements.
• Participate on research and development/security intelligence on new areas in security to input to strategy.
• Design cyber security solutions in line with best practices to ensure deployment of best in class solutions.
• Define cyber security requirements and acceptance criteria for new systems.
• Participate in budget forecasting and defense of spend or business cases at CAPEX board.
• Draft and evaluate business cases, RFIs/RFPs, conduct proof of concepts, technical evaluations.
• Work with vendors and Supply Chain to facilitate procurement while ensuring cost leadership.
• Participate in testing, implementation, deployment and commissioning of new solutions.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery in accordance with best practices for solutions deployed.
• Ensure proper change management and system handover processes are followed.
• Recommend major upgrades where required and work with the operations team to implement.
• Ensure all security programs are continually improved to maximize on their returns/benefits.
• Define metrics and report periodically to clearly demonstrate return on security investment.
• Conduct knowledge transfer to other team members/staff on new or topical areas.     
• Cost management, reporting and presentations.

QUALIFICATION

• Degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/Information Technology
• IT Networking Certifications: CCNA/CCNP/CCIE (with a Security option) will be an added advantage
• Information Security Certifications: e.g. CISSP/CISM/CISA/OSCP/CEH
• At least 2 years proven experience in IT Networks and/or Systems Administration
• At least 2 years proven experience in implementing and administering Cyber Security solutions
• Working knowledge of databases, web, big data, cloud /virtualization, microservices technologies
• At least 1-year proven experience in projects management, coordinating and managing stakeholders
• Analytical, problem-solving skills and customer focus
• Good report writing and communication skills