Secure by Design Manager

Information Technology
Addis Ababa
February 1, 2023
Full Time
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Secure by Design Manager within the Technology Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

 

Detailed Description 

Reporting to Head of Cyber Security, in this role you will carry out the Secure by Design assessments and provide guidance to projects and BAU activities across the following Safaricom Ethiopia business.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Enterprise / Consumer: Your focus will be to ensure we deliver secure products and services to our customers across Enterprise / Consumer markets, as defined by Safaricom’s Enterprise / Consumer business functions.
  • Internal: Your focus will be to ensure we deliver secure solutions to support Safaricom’s internal business functions. These internal business functions include Technology, Finance, HR, Corporate & External Affairs and Business Intelligence.
  • Project teams to produce solutions that comply with internal security policies, standards and the security architecture.
  • The role requires a recent hands-on background with a wide range of security, network and/or IT technologies. You will also provide technical advice and guidance to Technology Security Specialists.
  • Engage with the business functions to understand their future roadmaps and will ensure that appropriate Cyber Security engagement takes place to support these roadmaps.
  • Responsible for providing technical leadership and task direction to other Secure by Design Specialists as well as Cyber Security Champions across Technology and other business functions.
  • Conduct periodic security reviews, vulnerability assessments and penetration tests across all of Company’s systems and infrastructure.

Job Requirements 

  • Degree in Information Security/Computer Forensics/Computer Science/Information Technology or other relevant Technical Degree.
  • Information security certifications e.g. CEH /CISSP /CISM /CISA /GIAC /CPTP /OSCP.
  • Advanced Networking certifications: CCNA/CCNP/CCSP/CCIE are also preferred.
  • Certifications in Microsoft Windows and Linux/Unix Operating Systems.
  • Demonstrate competency in the use and administration of ethical hacking tools e.g. KALI Linux, Metasploit, Nexpose, Nessus, Nmap, BurpSuite etc…
  • Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in Information Systems Security –e.g. Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Pre-and-Post Implementation System Reviews, etc.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in Web and Mobile applications development e.g. Java, Python, PHP, Javascript, CSS, Apache, Nginx, IIS etc
  • Working knowledge of databases e.g. Oracle, MSSQL, MongoDB, Post gress etc will be an added advantage.
  • Working knowledge of Virtualization & Microservices technologies e.g. VMware, Open shift, Kubernetes, Docker etc will be an added advantage.
  • Working knowledge and experience in DevSecOps tegies and practices i.e. Jenkins, Jira, Github, Gitlab etc will be an added advantage.
  • Working knowledge of Mobile and GSM technologies e.g. Android, IOS, 2G, 3G, LTE, USSD etc will be an added advantage.
    Excellent communication skills and a good team player.

 

How To Apply

 

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.