Korapay is a payment infrastructure servicing a wide band of businesses making local and international payments. We are a marketplace for digital financial services across Africa. Our vision, which is at the core of what we do every day, is to create a world void of digital financial barriers across Africa. We are committed to delivering reliable, secure, and easy to use digital financial solutions to every single customer with a guarantee that it is improving their lives.
As a Cyber Security Governance & Risk Analyst at Korapay, you will be responsible for protecting the security of the organization’s information systems and data, by setting policies, monitoring compliance, and following defined procedures to identify, assess and manage risks from external and internal threats, all guided by the organization’s view of risk.
This position is responsible for overseeing the risk management process and contributing to the resolution of complex issues by working with risk owners, general business managers, or colleagues in other departments such as Engineering, to manage policies and risks in the context of the organization’s high-level objectives and values.
The ideal candidate has deep technical security knowledge and expertise and will help define and implement robust security architecture strategies, frameworks, and governance processes.
Requirements
Here are a couple of things you'll be doing:
Perform risk assessment and recommend changes to procedures and systems to comply with global Information security standards
Develop Policies and Procedures that guide and add to the overall effectiveness of information security across the enterprise.
Provide an in-depth review of the organization’s ability to protect its information assets and its preparedness against cyber threats
Ensure required Information Security policies and procedures are reviewed and updated in line with the Management System Standards
Carry out technical security testing (including Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) and Security Assessments
Perform static and dynamic code testing of internal web applications and external partner applications to identify vulnerabilities and security defects
Carry out periodic internal reviews/audits to ensure that documented IT & Cybersecurity procedures are followed.
Implement cyber security framework reporting in line with stated timelines and SLAs by the CBN
Ensures that the organization complies with legal and regulatory requirements
Develops Cyber and Information Security risk management strategies and controls, taking into account business needs and risk assessments, and balancing technical, physical, procedural, and personnel controls
Evaluate the security posture of third-party vendors and work with them to meet security requirements
Continuously updating the company’s incident response and disaster recovery plans
Monitor and enforce compliance with Information Security policies and procedures according to PCI DSS regulatory standards
Ensure the organization maintains the PCI DSS, ISO 22301 & ISO 27001 certification
Actively participate in security initiatives with minimum supervision.
Be the subject matter expert for cyber security governance.
Work together with cross-business units to manage policies and risks in the context of the organization’s objectives and values.
Other duties as assigned by the CISO.
Requirements
Here's what are we looking for:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree certificate
3 - 5 years experience as a Cyber Security Governance & Risk Analyst.
ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Certified
Excellent verbal and written communication, especially in producing formal documents which are comprehensive and without ambiguities
Ability to assess the likelihood (taking account of vulnerabilities and threats) and impact of cyber-attack techniques and deliberate or unintentional damaging actions by people within the organization
Ability to present logical, objective reasons for all decisions made
Ability to interpret legal and regulatory requirements and integrate them with an organization’s operational requirements
Ability to encourage and support colleagues, including those in other departments, to achieve shared objectives
Ability to work effectively within organizational policies, procedures, and security & legal constraints
Experience in applying risk management methodologies, such as those in ISO 27001, and sector-specific requirements, such as PCI-DSS
Ability to assess the compliance of procedures and practice with agreed standards
Problem-solving and analytical skills.
Self-motivated individual who is adaptive to change.
Finally, you live and breathe security, you have bags of energy, obsess about security & trust and you are passionate and breathe security.