• This role will provide technology security assurance, to ensure that existing and new systems, services and products meet the security compliance threshold. The jobholder will work closely with IT teams to ensure that existing systems meet Company security requirements as well as best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in, Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Security or related field required
• Minimum 4 years working experience, with at least 2 years’ experience in a busy IT security environment.
• Knowledge of secure configuration and change management practices.
• Working knowledge of databases, operating systems and web applications technologies.
• Certification in systems audit or security related area, such as CEH, CISA, CISM or CISSP
• Experience in working with various vulnerability assessment & penetration testing tools.
• Working knowledge of IT systems security hardening practices
• Prior experience working within a financial service organization will be an added advantage
• Technical skills to effectively perform IS security management activities/tasks in a manner that consistently achieves established quality standards or benchmarks. 
• Knowledge and application of modern IS security management practices in financial services industry to proactively define and implement security quality improvements in line with technological and product changes. 
• Knowledge and application of modern IS security management practices in financial services industry to proactively define and implement security quality improvements in line with technological and product changes. 
• Knowledge and effective application of relevant banking policies, processes, procedures and guidelines to consistently achieve required compliance standards or benchmarks.