Appzone Limited is Africa's leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world's leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Defensive Security Analyst (IT Security Specialist)
Job Opening ID: 286
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Industry: Technology
Job Description
- Identify vulnerabilities and potential exposure across enterprise networks, systems, and applications through continuous security assessments.
- Conduct technical and non-technical risk assessments of technology environments, including local systems, network infrastructure, application environments, and supporting services.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing security controls and recommend improvements to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
- Provide actionable recommendations on cost-effective security controls to mitigate risks and protect information, systems, and business processes.
- Produce technical documentation, incident reports, investigation summaries, and security findings to support situational awareness and informed decision-making.
- Perform authorized security testing and vulnerability assessments on enterprise network assets and applications.
- Conduct security reviews for new or updated applications to ensure compliance with secure development and deployment standards.
- Continuously monitor and review system security status to ensure risks remain within acceptable thresholds.
- Develop recommendations for strengthening defensive controls based on assessment and testing results.
- Design and facilitate cybersecurity tabletop exercises to test incident response preparedness and improve team coordination.
- Collaborate with security operations teams to develop and improve security alerts and detection capabilities.
- Analyze threat trends to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and emerging threat patterns.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting to detect suspicious activity and uncover hidden threats within the environment.
- Identify control gaps that could allow threats to enter or move within the network.
- Support the design and development of security tools, technologies, and automation to enhance defensive capabilities.
- Develop and implement cybersecurity countermeasures and risk mitigation strategies for systems and applications.
- Evaluate internally developed security tools to ensure effectiveness and operational readiness.
- Assess system features and configurations to identify opportunities for strengthening security controls and improving resilience.
- Perform security analysis of infrastructure components to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.
- Review wireless and network security configurations to ensure they meet security best practices.
- Analyze security incidents and malicious activity to understand attack methods, exploited weaknesses, and potential impacts on systems and information.
Requirements
What will you bring?
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline from a reputable university
- 3 years experience in a similar role, preferably in a Fin-tech
- Planning, organization, & problem-solving skills
Benefits
Qore provides the rare opportunity to make history in the financial space for Africa by Africans, while working with the smartest, brightest & coolest minds in Africa. Our people & culture team continuously thinks of innovative ways to improve employee experience and some of the other benefits of working with Qore includes:
- Very Competitive & Rewarding Pay
- Flexible work option (Remote)
- Paid Lunch for onsite work
- Lifelong Learnings
Application Closing Date
30th April, 2026.
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