Systems Security Analyst IV

2 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Kenya Power Full time
Kenya Power owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in the country and sells electricity to over 4.8 million customers (as at June 29, The Company's key mandate is to plan for sufficient electricity generation and transmission capacity to meet demand; building and maintaining the power distribution and transmission network and retailing of electricity to its customers. The Government has a controlling stake at 50.1% of shareholding with private investors at 49.9%.
Summary

Reporting to the Principal System Analyst, the successful candidates will be responsible for implementing, reviewing and aligning ICT Systems, Databases and Business applications acquisition and development policies, procedures and practice to ensure that they comply with IT industry standards to fully secure the Company's data and information.


The specific tasks will entail:

  • Work with database administrators, systems developers and application owners to review and implement security controls to mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the system/program life cycle.

Identify security control gaps in systems development, acquisition and maintenance to ensure that threats are properly identified, analyzed and mitigated.

Participate in investigations on computer security compromises, incidents, or problems and recommend corrective actions.
Review application, system and database logs and audit trails to identify violation to procedures and processes.

Research on emerging threats and vulnerabilities in information security to gain awareness of the latest information security technologies and developments.

Review version, patch management procedures and practices in all systems, and where necessary develop and implement measures to improve the same.

Automate and enhance monitoring of business applications, databases and systems, including user and process activities.
Develop security and productivity-enhancing improvements and innovation.

Coordinate security measures for information systems to regulate access to system data and information to prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.

Promote security awareness to ensure system security and to improve server and network efficiency.

Consult with users on data and information access and processing needs, to mitigate against security violations, and programming changes.

Recommend modification or update audit monitoring systems and solutions to incorporate new applications, databases and systems, or change individual access status
Coordinate execution of implementation plan of system changes/upgrade between IT, user departments and outside vendors to alleviate security violations

Perform risk assessments to identify violation or vulnerabilities to procedures and execute tests on applications to ensure that data availability, confidentiality and integrity is maintained and as well guarantee compliance to standards and process activities and advise/recommend corrective action.

Maintain access management reports and processes to identify access events, exceptions, or trends which require investigation, remediation, or mitigation
Contribute to the information security planning, assessments, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system operations.

Interested applicants must possess the following;-Job Specifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical & Electronics Engineering or related field from a recognized Institution.

Possession of an entry level Information Security Certification from a recognized institution
Experience and knowledge in Network, Operating Systems and Database Security will be an added advantage
One (1) year relevant working experience in Information Security.

Technical Capabilities & Key Competencies

Experience in System vulnerability checks and threats analysis including penetration testing.
Proficiency in computer applications as in Serve Systems administration, Database Servers, Programming and Systems analysis.
Understanding best practices in systems security and controls.
Good project management skills.
Excellent planning, presentation, evaluation skills
Creativity and innovation; Demonstrates high level of integrity
Drive for results and achievement
Insightful, proactive and future focused

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