Information Security Engineer at ImaliPay

ImaliPay is building the financial services infrastructure for Africa’s gig economy workers. We are passionate about building solutions that financially empower the lives of Africa’s 15 million gig workers. Currently based out of Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg, we are a mission-driven team with teammates from a diverse set of backgrounds and countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Information Security Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Objectives of this Role

• Track of and executing security best practices and educating corporate leadership and co-workers on how to execute the most up-to-date security measures effectively.
• To protect company information, you’ll need to design and install technologies and software such as encryption algorithms and data structure firewalls.
• This includes keeping track of and executing security best practices and educating corporate leadership and co-workers on how to execute the most up-to-date security measures effectively.
• In addition to developing and testing security infrastructure and processes for firm infrastructure, cybersecurity engineers must constantly monitor software and systems for intrusions or unusual behavior.
• Part-time detectives, cybersecurity engineers must be able to follow intruders and determine the source of assaults using digital forensic tools.

Responsibilities

• Identifying vulnerabilities in our current network.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to secure our computing network.
• Monitoring network usage to ensure compliance with security policies.
• Keeping up to date with developments in IT security standards and threats.
• Performing penetration tests to find any flaws.
• Collaborating with management and the IT department to improve security.
• Documenting and responding to threats and security breaches.
• Coordinating incident response across the organization
• Educating the team about security software and best practices for information security.
• Tracking and patching of known vulnerabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in an information security role
• Experience building web applications
• Degree in Computer Science or a technology-related field.
• Professional information security certification.
• Solid knowledge of various information security frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to educate a non-technical audience about various security measures.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in financial services and or Fintech company will be an added advantage
• Experience working with active directory is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications to: careers@imalipay.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.