Job Description
JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for supporting cloud-based management and security related matters in the organization to better secure and drive our organization forward.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Responsible for the thorough documentations of implementations, via technical documentation and run books
- Responsible for input and feedback on security architectures
- Apply adept understanding and experience with systems automation platforms and technologies
- Partake in efforts that shape the organization’s security policies and standards for use in cloud environments
- Contributes to the design, development, and testing of hardware, software, and cloud-based systems to ensure they are protected against cyber threats.
- Reviews existing system design and architecture and makes security-related recommendations.
- Assists in responding to internal and external compliance audits, data requests, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments.
- Monitors and analyzes threat intelligence feeds and industry news and events to keep abreast of current and emerging security trends, vulnerabilities, and threats.
- Interpret security and technical requirements into business requirements and communicate security risks to relevant stakeholders ranging from business leaders to engineers
- Direct and influence multi-disciplinary teams in implementing and operating Cyber Security controls
- Proactively secure Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid environments,
- Implement and manage security and compliance solutions,
- Respond to threats and enforce data governance.
- Implement platform protection
- Implement security controls and threat protection,
- Manage identity and access, protect data, applications, and networks in cloud and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure.
- Collaborate with application developers and database administrators to deliver creative solutions to difficult technology challenges and business requirements
- Provide subject matter expertise on information security architecture and systems engineering to other IT and business teams
- Execute security architectures for cloud cloud/hybrid systems
- Responsible for automating security controls, data and processes to provide improved metrics and operational support
- Employ cloud-based APIs when suitable to write network/system level tools for safeguarding cloud environments
- Stay abreast of emerging security threats, vulnerabilities and controls
- Maintain the security posture, identifying, and remediating vulnerabilities by using a variety of security tools,
- Respond to security incident escalations.
REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Engineering or a related field
- Must be a certified Cybersecurity professional
- An MBA will be an added advantage
- Work experience – Minimum 2 years cognate experience in the technology industry is key.