Head of Information Security
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 8 years' working in Cyber Security of which:
- 5 years has been managing security operations and teams.
- 3 years has been managing IT Security supplier performance
- Expert knowledge of Information Security tools and techniques, IT Governance standards and methodologies, Information Security legislation and regulations and software development lifecycle.
- In-depth knowledge on countermeasures against potential risks.
- Technical knowledge of IT systems, data bases, data warehouse, ETL tools and data modelling
- Experience in IT Security methodology
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, programming, or a related field
- One or more of the below certifications would be advantageous:
- CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
- CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
- Responsible to confirm that the Information Systems disaster recovery plans meets the minimum information security standards
- Create and execute cyber security strategies to improve the reliability and security of projects.
- Anticipate new security threats and stay up to date with evolving infrastructures
- Create and execute cyber security strategies to improve the reliability and security of projects.
- Anticipate new security threats and stay up to date with evolving infrastructures
- Establish a cyber forensics investigations program that will be embedded as practice and conducted through internal and external teams
- Strive to deliver a zero-audit finding year on year
- Financial Management
- Act as a change management architect in periods of change to ensure continuity to operations