NCBA Principal Engineer - Cyber Security Operations Jobs in Kenya

NCBA Principal Engineer - Cyber Security Operations Jobs in Kenya

Job Purpose Statement

The Principal Engineer, Cyber Security Operations will be responsible for day-to-day running of security programs such as Patch and Vulnerability Management, Incident Response and Security Monitoring. The role will work with NCBA Group Cyber team to manage support SLAs. They will also be responsible for managing and closure of Technology audit issues in Digital Business and maintaining an up to date asset register.

The role will lead and coordinate all cyber security operation activities in 5 markets (Kenya, Tanzania,
Rwanda, Ghana and Ivory Coast) in collaboration with NCBA group Cyber team.

Key Responsibilities & Percentage

Patch and Vulnerability Management: Maintain a robust PVMG process by working with system and
application custodians to ensure Vulnerabilities are closed within SLA. (25%)

Audit: Track all audit issues within Technology and ensure they are closed within the agreed timelines.

Security Monitoring: Onboard all Digital Business assets to SIEM and perform SOC L2 role for NCBA Digital Business systems. (25%)

Leadership: Manage and coordinate cyber operation initiatives and ensure support SLAs are
compliant. Define and report on key cyber operations metrics to senior management to measure return
of investment in Cyber and Cyber risk management. (15%)

Main Activities

Perform regular Vulnerability assessment and Compliance hardening reviews on all NCBA Digital
Business assets.

Serve as the primary point of contact & escalation point for Security Administration tasks.

Onboard all Digital Business systems to SIEM for monitoring by L1 teams.

Perform SOC L2 role and investigate, close and report all cyber incidents affecting Digital Business
Systems.

Coordinate and track closure of all audit issues within Technology.

Maintain an updated asset register for all servers and applications.

Do regular

follow ups with system custodians to ensure identified risks are addressed within the
agreed timelines.

Continuously review and improve cyber processes to ensure efficient support to the agile process
of software development.

Work with group Cyber to ensure that controls are well fine-tuned to protect NCBA Digital assets.

Technical Decisions for security monitoring tools.

Qualification and Experience Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.

Minimum of 5 years in Cyber Security systems administration e.g. Intrusion Prevention Systems,
Web Application Firewalls, Remote access, Content Filters, endpoint protection, vulnerability management solutions etc.

Information security certifications e.g. CEH/CISSP/CISM/CISA/GIAC/CPTP/OSCP

Minimum of 2 years’ working experience in Networking and Operating Systems e.g. Cisco,
Huawei, Windows (All) and Linux.

Hands on experience in software development with major languages Java, C++, C# and practical experience using relation RDBMS e.g. Oracle and MS SQL etc.

Working knowledge of Cloud technologies in at least one of the following: AWS, Azure, Google and Huawei.

Excellent analytical, problem solving and reporting skills

A good knowledge of the systems and processes within Financial Services industry.

Experience in leading teams of security analysts will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

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