Senior Info Sec Officer at Workforce Africa

Responsibilities

As a cyber security Officer, you'll need to:

• Perform assessments and regular security reviews to identify network, applications, and system vulnerabilities, reporting both to the technical and executive teams.
• Follow up with the development teams to ensure identified security issues are addressed prior to deployment on production.
• Be familiar with possible malware or ransomware attack vectors and advise blue team on weak points identified.
• Update and define hardening methodologies as well as advise on patches Network Testing.
• Be the first line of support on all system and/or network security breaches.
• Keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments.
• Research/evaluate emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them.
• Plan for disaster recovery and create contingency plans in the event of any security breaches
• Monitor for attacks, intrusions and unusual, unauthorized, or illegal activity
• Use advanced analytic tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities
• Identify potential weaknesses and implement measures, such as firewalls and encryption
• Investigate security alerts and provide incident response
• Monitor identity and access management, including monitoring for abuse of permissions by authorized system users
• Liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide future recommendations
• Generate reports for both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders
• Maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security
• Assist with the creation, maintenance, and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in Cyber Security, Red Team, or Vulnerability Research
• Bachelor’s degree or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key responsibilities.
• Security Certifications E.g., CEH will an added advantage

Skills

You'll need to have:

• A passion for cyber security and a keen interest in IT
• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware, and security
• An understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them
• A good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention and anti-virus
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and assess risks, threats, patterns, and trends
• Teamworking skills in order to collaborate with team members and clients
• Verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, with an ability to communicate with a range of technical and non-technical team members and other relevant individuals
• Written communication skills, for example to write technical reports
• Time-management and organizational skills to manage a variety of tasks and meet deadlines
• The ability to multi-task and prioritize your workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• An ability to work under pressure, particularly when dealing with threats and at times of high demand.