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Job Title:        ICT Security Officer (Re-advertised) 

Organization:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Pride Microfinance
Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in
Uganda with 34 networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide; regulated
by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.

                  

Job Summary: The
ICT Security Officer will monitor the 
security  compliance  of 
networks,  servers  and 
applications,  and  respond 
to  security  events 
and  alerts.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       
Implement
security measures in compliance 
with  Pride’s  policies 
and  procedures.

·       
Review  IT 
security  strategy,  policies 
and  standards  as 
per  the  business 
requirements.

·       
Install  and 
update  IT  infrastructure,  provide 
security  against  hackers 
and  intruders.

·       
Conduct
training  for  staff 
in  IT  Security.

·       
Update  and 
maintain  registers  of 
physical  access  to 
the  bank  server 
rooms  at  all 
times,  record  the 
times  and  dates 
of  staff  and 
non-staff  enter  and 
leave  the  server 
rooms.

·       
Review  and 
recommend  to  Manager 
ICT  Security  cost 
effective  and  appropriate 
security  technology  products  for 
network,  systems  and 
data.

·       
Periodically  test 
the  disaster  recovery 
plan  (DRP).

·       
Conduct  testing 
of  the  disaster 
recovery  plan.

·       
Conduct  Intrusion 
detection  on  the 
network  to  identify 
Vulnerabilities  that  exist 
in  a  System 
and  network.

·       
Conduct  vulnerability 
scans  on  the 
network  to  identify 
vulnerabilities  that  can 
be  used  by 
a  hacker  to 
compromise  the  network.

·       
Ensure  patches 
are  distributed  to  all  machines.

·       
Conduct  Business 
Impact  assessment  for 
the  ICT  department.

·       
Conduct  Risk 
assessments for  the  ICT 
Department.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Information  systems / Technology  or 
Computer  Science,  Statistics  or 
relevant  Engineering  or 
Business  related  subject 
from  a  reputable 
university

·       
Cisco
certification (CCNA,  CCNP,  CEH)

·       
At least
two years of experience  in  a 
busy  ICT  environment 
in  a  similar 
position,  preferably  a 
banking  industry

·       
Emotional
intelligence

·       
Good
communication skills

·       
Inter-personal  skills

·       
Business  acumen

·       
Customer  awareness

·       
Computer  knowledge

 

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online by following
the procedure

 

Click
Here

 

·       
Create
an Account

·       
Fill in
your personal information and upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), including all
your scanned academic credentials, 3 letters of recommendation from each of the
referees and a passport photo.

·       
Submit
online i.e. no hard copy deliveries will be accepted

 

Deadline: 5^th December 2020

 

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