Head of IT Security at Alan & Grant Full Time

Job Title: Head of IT Security

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Industry: FMCG / Foods / Beverage

Job Purpose

• 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

• 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.