Fresher ICT Security Officer Jobs – Pride Microfinance Limited

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Job Title:  ICT Security Officer  (Fresher Jobs) 

Organisation: Pride Microfinance Limited

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Manager ICT Security

 

About the Company:

Pride Microfinance Limited is a Microfinance Deposit- taking Institution regulated and supervised by Bank of Uganda (BoU) under the MDI Act, 2003 and MDI Regulations, 2004 with a capital base of Ugx. 168.6 billion. Pride’s purpose is transforming lives responsibly. Pride offers innovative financial solutions to largely people at the base of the economic pyramid and serves its customers through 40 networked branches and 6 contact offices spread across the country and implements sustainability sound practices throughout its business operations to create a positive impact through three sustainability pillars; economic, environment, and social as well as contributing to the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and their investable sub-goals that relate to microfinance activities.

 

Job Summary:   The ICT Security Officer will report to Manager ICT Security and will be based at Head office.  He/she will be responsible for securing the operation and administration of Pride’s internal and external network, servers and network security systems for the smooth operation of the business.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Implement, configure and maintain the Pride’s security controls as per IT Security Policy
  • Install security tools (e.g., firewalls, data encryption) to protect sensitive information.
  • Monitor Pride’s compliance with software and hardware licenses and monitor SLAs with both internal and external entities
  • Monitor IT Controls and report exceptions
  • Monitor the Pride’s networks and systems for security breaches and investigate violations when they occur.
  • Participate in periodic IT security audits
  • Participate in the annual review and update of Operating Procedures to improve control guidance, test procedures, and reference documents
  • Participate in the preparation and development of compliance testing scope for the year
  • Prepare security reports and highlight any compliance issues to ensure that system users are monitored in line ICT Policy
  • Research the latest information technology security trends and recommend enhancements to IT Management.
  • Run vulnerability checks to confirm that systems are in line with ICT policies and guidelines.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree IT, Computer Science, Business Computing or equivalent
  • Industry specific training CISSP, CISM, MCSE, CISA, CEH Training desirable
  • At least 2 years managing medium size enterprise particularly Microsoft, Cisco, UNIX, Linux environment managing information security function
  • He/she should not be more than 40 years

 

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online using the link below.

 

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Deadline: 29th August 2024

 

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Date Posted 2024-08-22T15:09
Valid Through 2024-08-30T00:00
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization Pride Microfinance Limited
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala , 0256, Uganda

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