Vacancies at KCB Bank Kenya

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Managing Director KCB Investment Bank Ltd, the role acts as an advisor to the investment banking team as regards Legal, risk and governance aspects of the business with a view of ensuring implementation of all regulatory and internal controls. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review  deal structures and offer legal advice to the Investment Banking team to facilitate best business, legal and governance practice.
• Ensure that all regulatory, legal and other aspects of deals/transactions are in place before a deal is transacted.
• Review  all subsidiary’s contracts to ensure business needs are met and risks averted/mitigated. 
• Policy review and development on a needs basis.
• Implement and embed processes for defining, assessing, measuring, monitoring, and reporting risks for the subsidiary and support areas in consultation with the Managing Director.
• Monitor all operational, market and credit risk aspects for the KCB Investment Bank as a subsidiary of the KCB Group 
• Ensure that all reports regarding the above risks are submitted in a timely manner where they are required by either the Executive Director of the subsidiary, Group Functions, Chief Risk Officer, Market Risk Officer or Company Secretary 
• Report all key exceptions that are not corrected to Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, Company Secretary and  Internal Audit. 
• Daily, weekly and monthly production and distribution of Risk and Compliance Reports to both the Managing Director of KCB Investment Bank and Group Head of Market Risk. Further on a weekly basis prepare the same for the Group Head of Operational Risk and a Quarterly Report to Chief Risk Officer and Director Internal Audit 
• Liaise with internal/external auditors and regulators where appropriate.
• Support the Managing Director to ensure compliance with the Group Compliance Policies, Accounting and Operating Procedures and Codes including Money Laundering.

Qualifications and experience

• A Bachelors’ Degree from a recognized institution. (Law)
• Must have professional qualification in Risk Management or CPA (K) or CPS(K) 
• Eight (8) years’ experience in the Capital Markets sector, seven (7) of which should be in Legal and Risk Management 
• Ability to think through a situation, anticipate business risks and develop adequate mitigating risk management controls. 
• Knowledge of operations of the Capital Markets Authority, Nairobi Security Exchange and Central Depository Settlement Corporation 
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment and Data Protection Act
• Have thorough understanding of Capital Markets products and services. 
• Have experience and relationships with Capital Markets regulatory authorities.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: MUST NOT BE MORE THAN 10

• Installs and configures WAN and LAN elements to ensure business needs are met. 
• Maintains documentation regarding network configurations, operating procedures, and service records relating to network hardware and software for the regional responsible for.
• Provision of timely and high quality and cost-effective network infrastructure to support the bank regional branch network.
• Researching on and deployment of modern technologies and its application of industry standards and best practices to network installations
• Ensure all regional network installations adhere to industry standards and best practices
• Provide support for subsidiary network teams and act as an escalation point for all network related issues.
• Service level Application in relation to Telecommunication service providers and Equipment supporting network functions for the regional branch network. 

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• 1 Year minimum of experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in ICT /Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Professional Qualifications: Network Routing and Switching Certification (Cisco, Arista, Extreme), Network Security Certification (Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint)
• 1 Year Experience in Network Management 
• 1 Year Experience in IP Telephony   
• 1 Year Experience in Firewall Management   
• 1 Year Experience in Network Automation    

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Job Description

• Monitor user and system activity to identify suspicious activities leveraging on security systems.
• Monitor network activity and investigate anomalous events and traffic trends  
• Check security monitoring status of systems on monitoring tools and initiate remediation of noted gaps.
• Monitor alerts and alarms from security monitoring tools and initiate corrective actions
• Configure and finetune security monitoring systems to make sure the Bank is sufficiently protected
• Administer security tools ensuring optimal uptime and resource utilization
• Investigate suspicious user and system events and identify breaches and root cause.
• Mitigate intrusion attempts through proactive response to incidents.
• Prepare manual and scheduled reports for various stakeholders
• Research and stay up-to-date on technology and cybersecurity trends

Education     

• BSc. Information Technology / Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Engineering (Electrical, Electronic) or related field   

Professional Certifications    

• Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)/
• Certified Incident Handler (E|CIH)/
• Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)/
• Certified Information Systems Security /Professional (CISSP)/
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)/
• PENTEST+
• Security+
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Any vendor-specific SIEM certification (Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm, ArcSight, AlienVault, etc.)    
• Any vendor-specific information security certification 
• MBA / MSc Cybersecurity / Information Systems Security / IT Security / IT