ICT Risk and Security Specialist at Lagos Business School (LBS)

Lagos Business School (LBS) is committed to creating and transmitting management and business knowledge based on a Christian conception of the human person and of economic activity relevant to Nigeria and Africa at large. We strive to be a world-class business school which will have a significant impact on the practice of management.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: ICT Risk and Security Specialist

Location: Lagos

Main Purpose of Job

• Design and monitor ICT security systems inorder to protect LBS’ networks from cyber-attacks by securing both online and on-premise infrastructures, weeding through metrics and data to filter out irregular or suspicious activity, and finding and mitigating risks before breaches occurs.
• Monitor computer systems and networks for security issues, install security software and document all security issues or breaches.
• Assist in keeping LBS’ security systems up to date and creating documentation and planning for all security-related information, including incident response and disaster recovery plans.
• Assist in training and creating training programs and modules to educate LBS staff and students on security flaws, trends and proper security protocols.
• Ensure ICT risk management activities are compliant with internal and external compliance regulations and frameworks.

Key Job Roles And Responsibilities

• Conduct security assessments through penetration testing, vulnerability testing and risk analysis
• Analyze ICT requirements and provide objective advice on the use of ICT security requirements
• Continuously updating the School’s incident response and disaster recovery plans.
• Verifying the security of third-party vendors or Vendor applications by collaborating with them to meet security requirements
• Aid the actualization of initiatives that will guaranty the security of the School’s ICT networks, systems, software and data.
• Advice and monitor the deployment of security measures and regular patches to fix new vulnerabilities
• Analyzing security breaches to identify the root cause.
• Propose possible solutions/programs/protocols for minimizing ICT risk and liability.
• Prepare risk assessment reports and monitor ICT security dashboard.
• Act as a major monitoring and evaluation agent of the ICT operational level agreement with internal customers.
• Ensures the prompt escalation of issues to ICT management and follow-through on the implementation of decisions taken.
• Act as interface for ICT internal and external compliance and regulatory requests.
• Evaluate staff risk awareness and train them when necessary

Professional Qualification

• A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related Technology/ Science disciplines.
• Operations [ITIL, Microsoft Office suite, etc.]
• Application programming [.NET, C, HTML, JavaScript, etc.]
• Project Management [PMP, PRINCE2, MS Project, etc.]
• Security (CEH, LPT, CISM)
• ICT Risk: COBIT, CRISC, CISM, CISA
• Cloud [AWS Certifications, Microsoft Azure, etc.]
• Platforms (HP, Dell, Cisco]

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years post-degree work experience in an enterprise risk function or technology consulting company, with at least 4 years of experience in information security and risk.
• Experienced in the ICT risk assessment and migration controls
• Experienced with penetration testing and techniques
• Ability to identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities and monitor patch management
• Knowledge of firewalls, antivirus and IDPS concepts
• Experienced in installing security software and documenting security issues
• Performed ICT support role in an enterprise infrastructure environment with above 100 users

Required Skills:

• Security skills – Analyzing Security System Logs, Security Tools, and Data. Administering Information Security Software and Controls. Creating, Modifying, and Updating Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Experience with Intrusion Prevention Systems and Tools.
• Familiarity with ICT Risk and Security regulations, methodology and framework.
• Problem-solving skills – Able to devise technical and creative solutions to user issues
• Communication skills – Telephone etiquettes; Able to gather data about problems, prepare detailed notes and reports, and walk users through the steps they can take to resolve security related issues
• Time management – Having excellent time management skills and should be able to set priorities when handling multiple cases; Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Team collaboration – Able to work with other ICT personnel, Vendors, Contractors and co-works to resolve user issues; Good and flexible communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage Users in an enterprise infrastructure environment.
• A continuous approach to the upgrading of ICT skills

Deadline: 14th October, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@lbs.edu.ng using “ICT20” as the subject of the email.

Note: Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted. LBS offers equal employment opportunity