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ICT RISK ANALYST

  • Full Time
  • Nairobi
  • October 4, 2024

PURPOSE:

The ICT Risk Analyst, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding our digital assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing our overall security strategy. You will leverage your expertise in risk assessment, threat analysis, and security technologies to protect our organization in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Risk Management & Assessment
    • Spearhead quarterly risk assessments across IT infrastructure
    • Identify vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies
    • Maintain and optimize our ICT risk control register
  2. Security Monitoring & Incident Response
    • Lead proactive network monitoring using advanced tools
    • Investigate and respond to security alerts with urgency
    • Contribute to our incident response planning and execution
  3. Threat Intelligence & Analysis
    • Conduct in-depth analysis of emerging cyber threats
    • Translate complex threat data into actionable insights
    • Collaborate with IT teams to implement preventative measures
  4. Compliance & Policy Development
    • Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements
    • Contribute to the evolution of our security policies
    • Conduct regular ICT compliance attestations and reporting
  5. Reporting & Stakeholder Management
    • Deliver compelling risk assessment presentations to leadership
    • Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders
    • Drive security awareness initiatives across the organization
 
Key Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavioural Competencies
These are defined as;

 Proficiency Level Description  
Essential E
Desirable D

Academic and Professional Requirements

Particulars Detail Specific Field or Qualification  Need

Type

Education Bachelor’s Degree Degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field E
  Professional Qualification CISSP, CISA, or CRISC required; CEH or OSCP a plus D

Experience Required:

 Description Required years of experience  Need Type
Relevant experience 3 E

Behavioural Competencies

These are defined as:

  Proficiency Level  Proficiency Definitions
Level 2

 

Basic (B)

 

·      Applies the competency in somewhat difficult situations.

·       Requires frequent guidance.

 

Core Competencies  Proficiency Required
1.    Customer Focus B
2.    Business Acumen B
3.    Driving Innovation B
4.    Driving Business Performance B
5.    Negotiation and Influence B
6.    Effective Communication B
 

Leadership Competency Proficiency Required
1.            Planning and Organizing B
2.            Accountability B
3.            Quality Decision Making B
4.            Building Partnerships B
5.            Continuous Learning B
6.            Emotional Intelligence B
7.            Conflict Management B
CIC Insurance Values
CIC insurance Group is committed to providing excellent service, spur further growth and employees are required to align their behaviour to the following core values as critical to driving their performance;

·         Integrity- Be fair and transparent

·         Dynamism- Be passionate and innovative

·         Performance- Be efficient and results driven

·         Co-operation- Live the Co-operative spirit

Job Profile Sign-Off

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following;

  1. Perform quality work within deadlines, right first time with or without direct supervision.
  2. Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
  3. Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
  4. Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and co-coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
  5. Unconditional positive regard for customers.

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.

The application should reach us by close of business on 4th October, 2024. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 4th November, 2024 consider your application unsuccessful.

N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.

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