Overview

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. We started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing, and have progressively evolved into an integrated payment services company, building and managing payment infrastructure as well as delivering innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.

Job Position: Security Operations Center Executive

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

  1. As the Security Operations Center Executive, you will monitor a variety of technologies to protect the organization against cyberthreats and attacks.
  2. You will triage and prioritize alerts to optimize resource utilization and minimize enterprise risk, propose and implement threat detection mechanisms, manage security vendors and serve as the primary administrator for all SOC tools.
  3. You will manage the Incident ticketing platforms, ensuring all opened tickets are successfully closed out on time, and provide timely reports.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Implementation and management of security tools/ solutions
  2. Investigation of traffic and logs for suspicious activities, containment and prevention of security breaches
  3. Security support to subsidiaries and rest of the organization
  4. Support of audit and compliance activities such as IMS audit, Internal Audits, PCIDSS Audit, Review of Compliance to CBN Cyber Security Framework, others as assigned
  5. Review and improvement of SOC policies, procedures, processes and their respective documentations
  6. Creation and management of custom alerts and dashboards to display security information at a glance across subsidiaries
  7. Creation, management and review of daily, weekly and quarterly reports from security solutions and for the SOC team digest
  8. Integration of critical assets to SOC solutions such as SIEM (Security Incidents and Events Management), DAM (Database Activity Monitoring), FIM (File Integrity Monitoring), EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), NAC (Network Access Control), etc
  9. Revising and develop processes to strengthen the current Security Operations Framework, review policies and highlight the challenges in managing SLAs
  10. Timely creation and management of Adhoc reports/activities

Job Requirements
Education:

  • BSc, HND Certification
  • Any of Security+, Network+, Linux+, Pentest+, or other relevant certifications

Knowledge & Experience:

  1. TCP/IP Fundamentals, computer networking, routing and switching; VPN
  2. Firewall, IDS/IPS, interface and access listing, Network protocols
  3. Operating Systems (eg Windows, Linux)
  4. Network protocols and packet analysis tools
  5. Personal attributes
  6. Excellent interpersonal skills
  7. Self-motivation and keen attention to detail
  8. Coachable
  9. Collaboration
  10. Inquisitiveness
  11. Critical Thinking

Application Deadline
17th October, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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