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Job Title:   Cybersecurity Officer (NGO Jobs)

Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Information Technology Manager

About the Company:

Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.

Job Summary: Assist with the day-to-day operations of securing Baylor Foundation Uganda’s information systems, providing technical expertise in all areas of network, system, and application security, and proactively working with the rest of the ICT team to ensure that systems and networks are continuously designed, developed, deployed, and managed with robust and effective security and risk management controls.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement security systems to protect Baylor-Uganda’s systems and computer networks from cyber-attacks and help set and maintain security standards.
• Support deploying and managing security tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
• Monitor and review the Baylor Uganda network, servers, and other ICT infrastructure to detect, assess potential impact, and mitigate any risks and cyberattacks.
• Investigate and respond to real-time security incidents and alerts within the Baylor Foundation Uganda environment.
• Regularly review all Baylor systems, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure the necessary software is installed to guard against unauthorized access and breaches.
• Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration tests on applications, systems, and networks to identify weaknesses and support mitigation implementation.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement risk management processes to effectively identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Review the change management process, ensuring that all changes in the system have corresponding approvals.
• Support the creation, maintenance, and delivery of relevant cyber security training and user awareness programs to ensure an Information security-compliant culture.
• Support the development and implementation of security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Generate regular security reports, incident analysis reports, and metrics for management.
• Maintain accurate and complete security records and risk registers.
• Develop company-wide best practices for IT security.
• Stay up-to-date on ICT security standards, trends, and news, and make recommendations to management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Security, or any related course
• Relevant IT Security professional qualifications, e.g., CISA, CISM, CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or other relevant security certifications.
• A minimum of 4 years of working experience in a similar role in a highly computerized environment.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Note:

• Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
• You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 6th September 2024

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