Cyber Security Analyst

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement, and maintain data security controls such as data classification, labelling, encryption, and data loss prevention (DLP), across systems, applications, and cloud platforms.
• Develop and maintain data security policies, standards, procedures and Minimum-Security Configuration Baseline Standards in line with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and frameworks (e.g., Kenya Data Protection Act, ISO 27001, GDPR, and/or other relevant standards).
• Collaborate with the Cybersecurity Intelligence and Security Operations Centre (CISOC) in the continuous monitoring and defense of the Bank’s infrastructure against cybersecurity threat.
• Support secure adoption of new technologies, applications, and platforms to ensure cybersecurity requirements are met before introduction to production environments.
• Lead the end-to-end vulnerability management lifecycle for databases and datastores by executing assessments across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, performing risk-based prioritization, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to remediate and continuously report on compliance.
• Support cybersecurity risk assessments and remediation by leveraging technical knowledge to remediate gaps identified by assurance teams such as Information Risk and Audit teams.
• Support internal and external audits related to data security and privacy.
• Continuous research and provide technical expertise across the different business and technical functions, conduct data security awareness and user training sessions across the group.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Academic & Professional
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Security certification such as SC-401: Information Protection Administrator Associate CISA: Certified Information CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker; CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor; CISM: Certified Information Security Manager CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner; CompTIA Security+
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals, CyberOps Professional, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • Oracle Database certifications in either OCP/ Oracle Database Security Microsoft Database certifications such as MCDBA

Experience

Experience in IT Administration 1 ES

Experience in Cyber Security 1 ES