Cyber Security Specialist at Dataflex Nigeria Limited

DataFlex Nigeria Limited is a leading technology solutions and services organization with visible footprint across Nigeria. Incorporated in 1988, we have grown from a young organization providing supplies and delivery of technology equipment to corporate organizations and other end users, to a large organization driven by the desire to provide transformative technology & support services to our customers, through various partnerships forged with some of the world’s leading technology companies. The organization’s high sense of professionalism backed by multidisciplinary trained technology experts who understand the different platforms from which these OEMs operate are skilled to deliver based on customers’ needs and requirements that guarantee quality delivery. Over the years, DataFlex has repeatedly succeeded in delivering IT capabilities to both private and public sectors within its focus areas.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cyber Security Specialist

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We’re looking for a driven Cyber Security Specialist passionate about building innovating solutions to prevent against an ever-expanding battery of cyberattacks.
• We’ll look to you to defend our critical information and computer networks from opportunistic hackers, and we’ll also depend on you to keep your thumb on the pulse of the IT security sphere so you can take appropriate measures to keep our business and platforms protected.
• You’ll get the opportunity to develop, implement, communicate, monitor and maintain our cyber security program, including identifying critical systems and critical digital assets, addressing cyber security controls for each critical digital asset, and maintaining cyber security attack mitigation and incident response capability.
• Ultimately, you will defend the organization’s computer hardware, software and other systems from theft, loss and other cyberattacks.

Job Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Provide security monitoring and incident response services required by the business, in alignment with Cyber Security’s mission to protect Client’s Digital Assets (including Industrial Control Systems) to a level of confidentiality, integrity and availability commensurate with the threat to those assets and their value to Client.
• Act as internal expert on matters relating to intrusion detection and incident response.
• Lead investigations into network intrusions and other cyber security breaches. Provide a coordinated response to complex cyber-attacks that threaten company’s assets, and computer systems.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of security monitoring and incident response processes and solutions as required to support our cyber security program.
• Operate security monitoring and incident response tool sets with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Research and recommend solutions for incident response and digital forensics.
• Document security breaches and assess the damage they cause
• Work with the security team to perform tests and uncover network vulnerabilities
• Fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard
• Stay current on Information Technology (IT) security trends and news
• Develop company-wide best practices for IT security
• Perform penetration testing
• Help colleagues install security software and understand information security management.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidates must have at least 3 years cognate experience an a minimum of B.Sc in Computer Science or related fields, Comptia Security, CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security.
• The knowledge of Fortinet, Eset, Check point, Microsoft and ASSO will serve as added advantage.

Application Closing Date
24th April, 2023.