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Job Title:  IT Security Officer 

Organisation: BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: IT Security Manager

About US:

BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd launched on 25 April 2019 and attained its current status as a Tier II Credit institution following a successful background as the leading Microfinances services provider in Uganda. The bank operates 32 regulated branches and 131 satellite offices covering 84 districts in Uganda targeting Micro, Small. and Medium Entrepreneurs. BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd promotes financial inclusion by extending financial services to unserved and underserved populations especially women and youth as well as people living in poverty in rural areas. The Bank is operationally and financially self-sustaining with over 231,000 active customers and a loan book in excess of Ushs.175 billion.

Job Summary: The IT Security Officer will safeguard BUBL’s Information Technology assets and data from security threats which involves implementing and managing security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. The IT security Officer will play a crucial role in establishing and maintaining a secure IT environment and addressing potential threats.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implementing information security safeguards and testing their functionality and effectiveness.
• Coordinate system security configurations, patching and vulnerability assessment, implement solutions to the identified vulnerabilities.
• Provide security awareness training to employees to enhance their understanding of cyber security trends and best practices.
• Make periodic reports to management on cyber security posture, breaches, attacks, and feedback from awareness surveys.
• Keep management up to date with the new cyber security trends.
• Implement, maintain, and enforce policies, procedures, measures, and mechanisms to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information at BUBL
• Implement and manage perimeter & Web Access firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems and other network security programs.
• Collaborate with Risk, internal and External auditors to address cyber security concerns.
• Develop and implement information security and disaster discovery programs in accordance with approved information security standards.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Professional qualifications like Certified Ethical Harker (CEH). Computer Hacking Forensic investigator (CHFI) Certification, Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) or Certified information System Security Professional (CISSP) will be an additional advantage.
• At least three years of varied information technology experience in busy or similar working environment with a computer and networking infrastructure, operating systems application software development, project management, regulatory compliance, risk management and providing training.

Skills & Competences

• Information security.
• IT security, risk assessment and management
• System and infrastructure security Architecture Design skills.
• Ability to communicate security related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staffs.
• Solid experience in cyber security controls and incidents handling.
• Strong knowledge of banking regulations/guidelines relating to cyber security and technology risk management.
• Strong self-motivation with good leadership, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• In-depth knowledge and Experience in the following information security areas:
• Vulnerability scanning and auditing tools.
• Enterprise-scale network and host-based IDS architectures
• Enterprise-scale firewall architectures
• Secure messaging architecture.

How to Apply:

All interested applicants should email their application letters, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant academic documents, IN PDF FILE mentioning the job tittle as the subject matter to recruitment.bracugandabankltd@brac.net. All applications should be addressed to the Head of Human Resource and Training BRAC Uganda Bank Limited.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 19th May 2024

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