JOB TITLE: Head of IT Security
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Industry: FMCG / Foods / Beverage
JOB DETAILS:
- Monitor organization’s networks for security breaches and investigate when one occurs.
- Use and maintain software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information.
- Check for vulnerabilities in computer and network systems.
Key Responsibilities
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- 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.
- Test and evaluate security products.
- Design new security systems or upgrade existing ones.
- Use advanced analytic tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities.
- Engage in ‘ethical hacking’, for example, simulating security breaches.
- 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.
- Monitor and respond to ‘phishing’ emails and ‘pharming’ activity.
- Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues.
- Give advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails.
Requirements
- A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or its equivalent (Higher Diploma / BE / B.Tech / BSc in Computer Science / Information Technology
- Certification in Cyber/Information/Data/Network Security.
- Minimum of 5 years experience as an IT Security Expert/Analyst in a reputed organization.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Job Features
Job Category | Information Technology / ICT |