Job Title: Senior IT Security and Governance Officer
Organisation: Tropical Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Tropical Bank was established in 1973 under the name Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade and Development. Tropical Bank Limited is jointly owned by the Governments of the Republic of Uganda 0.03% and the Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) 99.97% of Paid-up Capital. The Bank provides professional and personalized commercial banking services to various sectors of the economy including financial support to Parastatals, Corporates, Small and Medium Enterprises, Individuals, and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Job Summary: Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining standards and systems that ensure secure ICT systems and data.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain ICT governance frameworks and processes to manage risks effectively and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, policies, and procedures to protect the bank’s ICT infrastructure, systems, and data assets.
- Develop and maintain incident response plans and procedures to ensure a swift and organized response to security incidents.
- Carry out daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and critical processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
- Establish and enforce ICT security policies, procedures, and controls to protect the bank’s information assets and customer data.
- Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to ICT security and data privacy.
- Create and manage information security and risk management awareness training programs for all employees, contractors, and approved system users.
- Participate in security incident and event management to protect ICT assets, including intellectual property, regulated data, and the Bank’s reputation.
- Monitor the external threat environment for emerging threats and advise relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action.
- Follow up the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology projects, systems, and services, including, but not limited to, privacy, risk management, compliance, and business continuity management.
- Ensure that ICT security is considered in evaluating, selecting, installing, and configuring applications.
- Recommend and coordinate the implementation of technical controls to support and enforce defined security policies.
- Research, evaluate, design, test, recommend, or plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software.
- Ensure that substantive Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans are regularly tested and updated.
- Manage security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), antivirus software, and encryption tools to ensure effective protection against cyber threats
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related field.
- At least one of the following certifications, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, and CASP+ or other certifications.
Experience
- 5 years’ experience in ICT Operations 2 of which should be in ICT security and/or ICT governance.
- Relevant experience in IT governance, risk management, and compliance within the banking or financial services industry.
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to ICT governance, risk management, and cybersecurity.
- Strong skills in business process analysis, and redesign.
- Strong skills in assessing complex governance and compliance issues and developing effective solutions.
- Strong understanding of banking operations, Fintech, and product development trends.
- Strong understanding of digital banking services.
Competencies & Knowledge
- Adaptable to technological advancements, regulatory changes, and shifting business priorities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to analyze complex issues
- Strategic Thinking
- Must be a person of integrity.
- Risk management skills
How to Apply:
If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application online by sending a cover letter, a detailed CV, and copies of relevant academic and professional certificates to the following email address: [email protected]
Deadline: 8th September, 2025
Note:
- Tropical Bank Limited is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability status
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60