Duties & Responsibilities:

• Formulate and implement the direction of the IT security and risk management strategy.
• Develop policies and procedures for the IT/cyber security, risk and compliance and lead in their implementation through the continuous review.
• Ensure information system confidentiality, integrity and availability to meet the customer expectation.
• Manage vendor relationship and monitor all support activities.
• Manage and ensure the successful delivery of IT security, risk and other related projects.
• Ensure periodic performance metrics are conducted.
• Design capacity planning and ensure business continuity
• Lead maintenance, upgrade and migration of security and risk management systems.
• Work with the relevant work units in the development of software, products and services adhere with security standards.
• Research new IT security and risk management standards and technologies.
• Ensure organizational risks are reviewed and where needed escalated to the central risk register.
• Ensure and implement multi-layer security controls and review and update periodically including anti-virus, anti-malware, etc

• Assess and manage information security risk periodically as per PCI-DSS and other relevant standards.
• Conduct periodic IT security audit and take remedial actions on findings.
• Review the assessed functionality and gap analysis of key business areas and infrastructure and determine the extent to which comply with statutory and regulatory requirements and take appropriate actions.
• Ensure the business operation complies with the company policy, regulatory bodies’ laws, regulations, standards including the National bank of Ethiopia, PCI-DSS, etc.
• Follow-up security incident response and process protocols including incident response report and sanctions.
• Prepare budget for the unit
• Support the CEO in the implementation of the corporate strategy.
• Provide guidance and training of all staffs and customers in the area of IT security, risk management and compliance.
• Prepare periodic reports
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Job Requirement

• Qualification & Work Experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in ICT/Computer Science/ Information Systems/Finance/Business or a related field
  • At least 8 years’ relevant experience
  • Training in Information Systems Security, IT Security Management, Cyber Security and Risk Management is preferable
  • Relevant professional certifications are advantageous

How to Apply

• Interested applicants who meet the required qualifications are invited to submit their updated CV and copies of relevant documents within 7 working days of this announcement.

• Interested & qualified applicants can Apply at Awash Bank around Addis Ababa University school of commerce insurance side office 7th floor or sent via email: hr@pss-ethiopia.com

• Please write clearly for which position you applied on the email subject line.

  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted