Johannesburg: Head of Information Security posted by Telebest

Requirements:

• 8 years’ working in Cyber Security of which:
• 5 years has been managing security operations and teams.
• 3 years has been managing IT Security supplier performance
• Expert knowledge of Information Security tools and techniques, IT Governance standards and methodologies, Information Security legislation and regulations and software development lifecycle.
• In-depth knowledge on countermeasures against potential risks.
• Technical knowledge of IT systems, data bases, data warehouse, ETL tools and data modelling
• Experience in IT Security methodology
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, programming, or a related field
• One or more of the below certifications would be advantageous:
  • CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

KPAs:

• Responsible to confirm that the Information Systems disaster recovery plans meets the minimum information security standards
• Create and execute cyber security strategies to improve the reliability and security of projects.
• Anticipate new security threats and stay up to date with evolving infrastructures
• Create and execute cyber security strategies to improve the reliability and security of projects.
• Anticipate new security threats and stay up to date with evolving infrastructures
• Establish a cyber forensics investigations program that will be embedded as practice and conducted through internal and external teams
• Strive to deliver a zero-audit finding year on year
• Financial Management
• Act as a change management architect in periods of change to ensure continuity to operations