VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT No. 004/2017
(Internal/External)
The vision of ECX is to become a leading and dynamic Exchange in Africa. ECX has a mission to provide a modern, efficient, transparent and reliable market platform to serve the national development goals through adaptation of technology, excellence in innovation and with integrity. ECX is a unique partnership of market actors, Members of the Exchange, and its main promoter, the Government of Ethiopia. ECX represents the future of Ethiopia, bringing integrity, security, and efficiency to the market. ECX would like to recruit motivated and qualified applicants for the following positions.
1. Position: Manager, IT Security Division
Required No.: 1 (One)
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Reports to: CEO
JOB PURPOSE
Manage the IT Security Division. Design ECX’s IT security infrastructure and architectural topology including recommending hardware, operating system, software, and information security requirements to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy of information systems. Monitor and enforce IT security guidelines. Devise plans and ensure the implementation of the work plans.
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Plan, organize, direct and control the activities of the Division.
· Develop a comprehensive IT security Policy, manual, guidelines, standards, review it and ensure its proper implementation;
· Cascade and develop work Division and individual annual work plan and facilitate its successful accomplishment as per the standards;
· Ensure consistent adherence to IT Security life cycle methods and processes;
· Ensure that security measures are in place at all ECX systems and compile a report inclusive of recommendations as a measure against possible IT related risks;
· Manage IT security projects from initiation to full implementation;
· Develop technical standards, templates and guidelines;
· Introduce and enforce best practice IT security ideas, methods and processes;
· Approve work products and deliverables;
· Define performance objectives and ensure timely completion of staff performance review;
· Work with business users to elicit business requirements, as needed;
· Work with other divisions to recruit and hire best IT security staff members;
· Provide input and lead technical bid evaluations for IT security procurements;
· Serve as point of contact for all security related matters and liaise with the law enforcement bodies with respect to security issues;
· Stay up to date with security trends, threats, and technologies to implement best practice and proven IT security solutions;
· Supervise the operation of ECX security personnel on a daily bases;
· Direct, lead, guide, support and control staff responsible to him/her to ensure that they are appropriately motivated, evaluate and trained to meet all Division targets and that they carry out their responsibilities to the required standards;
· Establish and maintain networks and good relationships with government institutions, business sectors and other stakeholders as necessary.
· Direct the production of IT performance reports and submit the same to immediate supervisor;
· Perform other related duties as assigned by the CEO
· MSc/BSc in Computer Science, Information System or related field and 6/8 years of work experience in IT infrastructure (system/network) security.