Information Security Governance Officer at Providus Bank Plc


Providus Bank

Providus Bank Plc is a Personal and Private commercial bank in Nigeria with strength in IT infrastructure and digital channels to support fin-techs and businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Information Security Governance Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • The security governance team establishes and oversees the bank’s security strategy and compliance approach to information security requirements.
  • Includes responsibility security policies and practices for conformance with mandatory legislation and regulations; strategic security plans for the technology to enable the organization’s business strategy; transparent decision making, leading to the justification for investment, with the appropriate balance between stakeholder benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks.

Responsibilities
Principal Duties:

  • Policies, Standards and Compliance
  • Risk Assessment

Responsibilities
Policies, Standards and Compliance:

  • Review security policies, standards, and baselines for cyber security controls.
  • Review Cybersecurity strategies and track strategic initiatives.
  • Work with the relevant teams to ensure adequate compliance with defined policies, standards and baselines.
  • Conduct regular reviews to ensure that policies, standards and baselines are up-to-date and are aligned with business requirements.
  • Conduct information security awareness program for customers, staff/contractors.
  • Ensure the bank’s continuous compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and applicable global standards such as Data Protection, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ISO 22301, and other implemented best practices.
  • Carry out performance reviews of the Information security management system.
  • Work with the relevant teams to ensure compliance with the established policies.

Risk Assessment:

  • Conduct periodic risk assessments of information assets, IT processes and banking products to ascertain the level of risk exposure.
  • Review security configuration of IT assets to ensure compliance with leading practice.
  • Perform periodic reviews of IT and cyber security functions to ensure compliance with the Bank’s standard operating procedures.
  • Work with the relevant teams to track the remediation of identified gaps

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science or any relevant information systems discipline.
  • Knowledge of security standards and good practices, e.g., ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, NDPR
  • Minimum of five years’ experience working with any of the above standards.
  • Must possess at least two of the following: CISM, ISO 27001, PCI-ISA, CDPSE, and ISO 22301, and other relevant certifications.
  • Previous industry experience in the governance, risk and compliance
  • Expert knowledge of information/cyber security standards: NIST, CIS, ISO Standards for information security, PCI DSS, and industry standards.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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