Principal ICT Officer – Information Security Job Careers – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Job Title: Principal ICT Officer – Information Security
Organisation: Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager ICT
About US:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives responsible for standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Laboratory Testing (SQMT) with the objective of facilitating fair trade, promoting local industries and Consumer protection. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives established by the UNBS Act Cap 327 and became operational in 1989. It is governed by the National Standards Council and headed by the Executive Director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of UNBS.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program
- Coordinate the development of UNBS information security policies, standards and procedures
- Analyze and recommend security controls and procedures in acquisition, development, and change management lifecycle of information systems, and provide oversight to ensure compliance.
- Monitor information systems for security incidents and vulnerabilities; develop monitoring and visibility capabilities; report on incidents, vulnerabilities, and trends
- Oversee the response to information system security incidents, including investigation of, countermeasures, and recovery from computer-based attacks, unauthorized access, and policy breaches
- Oversee the administration of authentication and access controls, including provisioning, changes, and de-provisioning of user and system accounts, security/access roles, and access permissions to information assets.
- Facilitate risk assessment and risk management processes
- Development and enhance an information security management framework
- Ensure the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology projects, systems and services.
- Oversee the development and administration of information security training and awareness programs for staff members and other authorized users.
- Recommend methods for vulnerability detection and remediation and oversee vulnerability testing.
- Participate in business continuity and disaster recovery planning
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the UNBS Principal ICT Officer – Information Security job opportunity should hold a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems management, Computer engineering, software engineering or other qualifications in systems analysis, design, development from a recognized university.
- Professional certification in IT Security e.g. CISSP, CSSLP, CCFP or CISM, CompTIA Security+
- At least eight (8) years of related experience with working knowledge in IT Security.
- Should have broad organizational awareness.
- Familiarity with ICT regulations;
- High level of integrity and professionalism; must also have people management skills; Possess proficiency in performance management; and must have good understanding of business processes
- Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, and NIST.
- Experience with Cloud computing/Elastic computing across virtualized environments.
- Strong Unix and windows server system admiration skills
- Hands-on supervisory competencies with capacity to multi-task and deliver results efficiently with minimal supervision
- The successful candidate must have a high level of integrity and professionalism, Communication, Teamwork and Analytical skills and needs to be a team player, an excellent communicator with good oral communication and presentation skills.
- Age: Between 30 and 45 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons are encouraged to apply as per the guidance below;
- Please follow the link thus; Click Here
- Use your email address as your registration mail
- Fill in all tabs as per the application as required
- Attach your updated CV with mobile telephone numbers indicated, copies of academic qualifications and national identity card under the tab for documents
- Complete your application by clicking ‘submit application’
- No hand delivered applications will be received
NB:
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
- UNBS does not request for any payments at any stage of recruitment and review process
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 17th May 2019 by 5:00pm
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