Information Security Officer

We are currently seeking for Information Security Officer.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Perform cyber security risk assessment on quarterly basis to assess the bank’s vulnerability and recommend appropriate measures.
• Performing frequent penetration tests to assess any flaws in the bank’s security network and propose recommendations.
• Analyze security breaches to determine their root cause.
• Manage network, intrusion, detection and prevention system.
• Maintain information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security.
• Daily monitoring of system users to identify abuse/fraudulent use of authorized access.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive plan that will ensure a bank digital files and information systems are protected against unauthorized access, modification or destruction.
• Coordinate surety plans with vendors.
• Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of periodic bank wide cyber security awareness training.
• Keep up to date with the new cyber security developments and appraise the Bank’s Management of the new developments frequently.
• Review of all processes and recommend to the management on automation of all the manual processes.
• Monitor of the bank`s revenue to identify leakages and recommend remedial actions.

Key Competency Requirements

• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Ability to educate a non-technical audience about various information security issues.
• Sound knowledge of Bank of Tanzania Regulations and best banking practices.
• Strong communication skills, sound business acumen and leadership skills.

Qualifications and Experience required

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer science or any ICT related degree.
• Minimum of 2 relevant years’ work experience.
• Qualifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM are added advantages.

• Perform cyber security risk assessment on quarterly basis to assess the bank’s vulnerability and recommend appropriate measures.
• Performing frequent penetration tests to assess any flaws in the bank’s security network and propose recommendations.
• Analyze security breaches to determine their root cause.
• Manage network, intrusion, detection and prevention system.
• Maintain information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security.
• Daily monitoring of system users to identify abuse/fraudulent use of authorized access.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive plan that will ensure a bank digital files and information systems are protected against unauthorized access, modification or destruction.
• Coordinate surety plans with vendors.
• Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of periodic bank wide cyber security awareness training.
• Keep up to date with the new cyber security developments and appraise the Bank’s Management of the new developments frequently.
• Review of all processes and recommend to the management on automation of all the manual processes.
• Monitor of the bank`s revenue to identify leakages and recommend remedial actions.

• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Ability to educate a non-technical audience about various information security issues.
• Sound knowledge of Bank of Tanzania Regulations and best banking practices.
• Strong communication skills, sound business acumen and leadership skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer science or any ICT related degree.
• Qualifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM are added advantages.