IT Security Engineer at Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited

Growth in Value Alliance  (GV Alliance)  Partners  is  a  business  advisory  and  market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

GVA Partners is also a leading name within the recruitment industry. We have built our reputation on over the years by understanding the markets, businesses and individuals within the markets we work with and this has enabled us to deliver seamless and comprehensive recruitment solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Security Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• An exciting opportunity exists for a highly skilled IT Security Engineer to join a dynamic project team.

Responsibilities
The resource shall be responsible for the following:

• Carry out procedural system maintenance on all IT systems
• Ensure all networks, including but not limited to LAN, MAN, WAN, and GAN, meet the demand of the company
• Troubleshoot system and network problems, diagnosing and solving hardware or software faults, and replace parts as required
• Maintain all IT system workflows
• Maintain and update all IT networks
• Maintain and contribute to the development of IT networks
• Participate actively in developing, planning, and implementing advanced IT systems
• Other duties as assigned

Functions:

• Lead cybersecurity initiatives in conjunction with the Group Cybersecurity team
• Design and implement security controls to safeguard and monitor events for information systems, enterprise applications, and data
• Lead the implementation of Information Security projects
• Drive internal and external vulnerability assessment and penetration testing engagements, and manage results through remediation
• Respond to escalated security events and drive security incident response processes to ensure timely resolution with minimal disruption
• Design, document, and deploy secure infrastructure solutions to enhance and evolve the security posture of the business to ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of all critical enterprise data
• Provide expertise on security tools, including but not limited to firewalls, web application firewalls, IDS/IDP, and anti-malware software
• Liaise with stakeholders regarding the operational implementation of security policies and best practices
• Collaborate with the Client Server Team to ensure that technical plans are practical, controls are sustainable, and implementations are managed to minimize risks and adverse impact to servers, workstations, and user productivity
• Implement the infrastructure, configurations, and processes to monitor security-related events
• Prevent data loss and service interruptions by researching new technologies that will effectively protect the enterprise network

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

• Ensure conformance to the Cybersecurity Blueprint/Roadmap
• Provide inputs to the company strategic plan on all initiatives to ensure that security gaps and vulnerabilities are identified and closed
• Establish and ensure credibility through strong relationships, value-add to operations, and professionalism

Requirements
Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an area of security specialization, with experience working with others
• Experience working in a large organization, preferably in the telecommunications industry
• Strong background as an Engineer/Architect in application security infrastructure and various network technologies, including devices such as firewalls, VPN, intrusion/extrusion detection, vulnerability and risk assessment tools, encryption technologies, virus/worm/malware prevention, e-business and web application technologies, Data Loss Prevention, whole disk and device encryption solutions, two-factor authentication, and common Windows (desktop and server) platforms
• Experience with Microsoft, Solaris, Unix, Oracle, and MS SQL
• Experience working in the telecommunications industry
• Managing network and/or network security
• Knowledge should be current with information security best practices and global trends
• Knowledge of security best practices such as defense in-depth, least privilege, need-to-know, separation of duties, access controls, and encryption
• User account identity, authorization, and authentication management
• Security incident and event management
• Experience in researching new or emerging technologies and processes that may be incorporated as solutions to recurring security concerns

Training:

• Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Lifecycle Management
• Advanced Security Incident Response
• Systems Auditing, Database Security, Firewall Design, Intrusion Detection System Administration Implementation
• Security enforcement at the systems level, security audit, and vulnerability management
• Telecommunications, Network, Wireless, and Internet Security

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2026. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in PDF to: faitho@gvapartners.com, tisea@gvapartners.com copying contact@gvapartners.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.