M-Pesa Africa - Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist, Job in Kenya - Safaricom

M-Pesa Africa – Cyber Security Prevent & Defence Specialist

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

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