HEAD: Infrastructure and Security (Telecoms)

 

Recruiter:

IT STAFFING

Job Ref:

infra

Date posted:

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Location:

stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Salary:

salary + ben


SUMMARY:
Leading national ISP | Telecom is recruiting for Head: Infrastructure and Security

POSITION INFO:

HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY

STELLENBOSCH

 

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

-          The Head of Infrastructure and Security is responsible for the support and maintenance of all our physical and cloud-based server infrastructure across the organisation, as well as all our systems, applications, and information security, including access control and data retention.

Key Responsibility Areas:

  • Leads the technical expertise and direction of the infrastructure & national systems team.
  • Leads the IT Risk assessment, penetration test, vulnerability scans, and social engineering.
  • Responsible for all data security, system backups and disaster recovery procedures.
  • Responsible for conducting regular vulnerability scans and disaster recovery simulations; and

communicating the critical results to management

  • Educates management & staff on security risk through continuous reporting and presentations.
  • Monitors Information Security industry trends and educates the organization of critical information
  • Develops, plans, and manages the Information Security Program to include policies, procedures, and standards.
  • Leads the project initiatives to research, validate, and manage Information Security vendors and products to ensure robust detection, prevention, and monitoring tools are in place
  • Defines the Information Security plan to resolve gaps identified from audits, risk assessments or vulnerability scans.
  • Leads cyber security investigations providing summaries and recommendations to resolve the matter.
  • Works closely with IT and project teams to ensure that new projects meet or exceed information security requirements
  • Achieves Information Security and operational objectives by developing and executing strategic plans which reduce risk to information assets.
  • Protects information assets by developing security strategies, directing system access control, monitoring, and response.
  • Implements regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices such as POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act), GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), etc at a systems level, ensuring the Information Security Program is held to the highest standard.
  • Work in collaboration across streams and in line with the macro compliance, risk and audit policies, functional heads & relevant Board subcommittees
  • Leads Information Security, Server infrastructure & National systems projects to align with organizational strategic objectives, goals, and risk tolerance.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills: -

  • At least 4 years of information security experience.
  • At least 4 years of server administration experience.
  • At least 4 years of experience with managing cloud infrastructure, including AWS & Azure
  • Experience with standards and best practices such as ISO27001, SIEM, POPIA, GDPR & SOC 2 compliance.
  • Required demonstrated knowledge of information technology security trends and leading best practices.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience directly leading infrastructure or security focused staff in a team environment.
  • Experience and expertise in managing and administering infrastructure and data systems.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in at least five of the following: access control systems and methodology; business continuity and disaster recovery planning; risk, response, and recovery; network security architecture; security management practices; audit and monitoring; enterprise and IT risk assessments; incident response management.
  • Demonstrable experience of managing complex disaster recovery plans & procedures.
  • Demonstrable experience of drafting and introduction of data protection and disaster recovery policies.
  • Requires working knowledge of ISP’s and its operations and procedures.
  • Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and projects.
  • Ability to establish strategic direction for the department and provide the roadmap of initiatives and priorities in support of that vision.
  • Ability to operate at all levels of the organization.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including oral and written communications.
  • Ability to manage change within the organization.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
  • Technically proficient in IT and Information Security controls and concepts.
  • Demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work in a team environment.
  • Strong organizational and planning skills, resourcefulness, and creative problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

-          Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.



 

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