Cellulant Security Analyst Governance and Audit Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya

Cellulant Security Analyst Governance and Audit Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Security Analyst Governance and Audit
 

Department: CTG
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Starting date: Immediate.
 

Who are we?Cellulant is a digital payments business. We run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which we facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services we layer on top. 

In building this ecosystem we serve different types of customers with different products, in a range that includes mobile banking products, mobile credit products, USSD, SMS, and digital content. We are currently serving merchants and banks across 10 countries, and a wide set of industries
 

Our true competitive advantage lies in the ecosystem we are building – if we do a good job over the next few years, it will be the glue* that will connect everyone to everything – every consumer to every business in Africa.
 

We will glue together hundreds of thousands of businesses to an increasingly significant number of mobile consumers. Face of success shall be 100m active consumers spending $50-$100 on a few hundred thousand businesses connected to our payments ecosystem.

We aim to be Africa’s number 1 mobile commerce ecosystem by 2016.
 

To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team. We invite you to be part of that growth by submitting your application to the following role.
 

Security Analyst Governance and Audit: She/he will ensure Cellulant’s technology infrastructure at the office, hub and users are compliant with the organizations information security policies by carrying out regular audits to discover gaps between policies and enforcement, report and document these issues and follow up with the relevant Cellulant staff to ensure controls are put in place to enforce the policies. 

Assist in operational tasks related to information security.

Cellulant Security Analyst GovernanceResponsibilities:

• Estimate effort and time required to complete various assigned tasks.
• Analyze and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution designs.
• Carry out audits on Cellulant developed systems and third party systems to assess the existing gaps and give recommendations to fix them.
• Enforce the organization policies and measure their effectiveness and adoption.
• Research new technologies that push the boundaries and capabilities of security design and setup.
• Assist in continual improvement of information security process and policies based on changing organizational / industry changes.
• Assist the organization in getting the ISO27001 certification.
• Work with application developers to ensure the applications meet the organization’s security policies.
• Carryout out operational tasks related to information security and risk management.
• Carryout information security awareness trainings and keep detailed reports on subjects trained on and sign offs from trained staff.

Reporting

• Recording of time spent and tasks
• Escalating any issues identified

Guidance and Mentoring

• Participate in peer reviews
• Arrange and execute training for other teams

Who are you?
 

Required skills for Cellulant Security Analyst Governance

• Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience information security / systems audit.
• Exposure in design disciplines and processes, such as client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP or High performance solutions.
• Understanding of programming languages e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, VB.Net, shell e.t.c
• Understanding of presentation languages e.g. ASP, PHP, Ruby, JSP/JSF, Android, Objective C e.t.c
• Understanding of Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yiie.t.c
• Understanding of information security industry standards e.g. ISO27001, PCI-DSS, OWASP framework.
• Ability to use linux operating system and experience in setup and securing of the LAMP software stack.
• Possession of an audit related certification an added advantage.

What do we offer you?
 

When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues. You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.

We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.

Apply now!
 

Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements? 

Apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com

The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.

The deadline for application is 31st May 2015.

Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Do you have questions about this vacancy?

Visit our website at www.cellulant.com

Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.

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