Safaricom M-pesa Africa - Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist Jobs in Kenya

Safaricom M-pesa Africa - Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist Jobs in Kenya

About M-Pesa Africa

M-Pesa, is a pioneering fintech business and global market leader in mobile money. From starting in 2007 as a convenient means by which the unbanked and underbanked can make digital payments, M-Pesa has now grown to offer >50 million active customers financial services, enterprise, merchant, and retail solutions. We are proud of our work in enabling the digital economy in our markets, and in driving financial inclusion.

M-Pesa Africa is currently supporting 6 markets and scaling with a mission to build a ONE M-Pesa, the largest FinTech and digital ecosystem in Africa by 2025.

Role Description

Reporting to the Manager- Cybersecurity Prevent & Defence , the Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist will be responsible for:

Being a SPOC in Cyber Security for one African Market and backup SPOC for another, assisting with remediation of vulnerabilities, patching and systems hardening;

Maintenance and support of various cybersecurity systems including (but not limited to) Firewalls, WAF, Antivirus, Logging Solutions, Network and Host IDS/IPS

Act as an operational team lead in the configuration, management and upgrade of a wide variety of other security products/appliances

Troubleshoot and remediate Level 1/2/3 issues impacting Cybersecurity operations

Facilitate implementation, management and optimization of Cyber Security policies, standards and procedures;

Provide support for cyber incident detection and response;

Drive standards of excellence to achieve the Cyber Security strategy

Implement actions to close MPA risks, Audit & Reviews (Internal and External)

Improvement of the Cyber security posture of the company through several initiatives,

including but not limited to Cyber Security Baselines.

Skills and competencies you require for the role

Good communication skills and team player;

Experience in the use of security tools;

Project management skills, and proven task execution (getting things done)

Superior Report writing skills;

Analytical Thinking.

Qualifications

Apply if you have:

Minimum of 5 years Network Security experience with Intrusion Prevention Systems, Web Application

Firewalls, VPN administration, Content Filters, Security Scanning tools

Minimum of 1-year focused Security experience in Incident Management, Intrusion Analysis, Network troubleshooting or Reverse Engineering.

Experience in design, delivery and support of Information Security solutions to customers will be and added advantage

What you can expect from us

We believe in a fair and robust interview process

We have a robust flexible total reward scheme

Dedicated support and mentoring/coaching

Opportunity to develop and progress – plus a solid dedication to work-life integration. It all means you’ll have everything you need to advance your career and achieve your full potential.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Safaricom M-pesa Africa - Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist Jobs in Kenya

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