Electronic PayPlus Limited Vacancy for a Chief Information Security Officer

Electronic PayPlus Limited is a foremost electronic payment company with years of experience in the industry. It is a card-based solutions provider and is primarily focused on providing total payment solutions to the banking industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Chief Information Security Officer
Location: Lagos
Job Summary

• Identify, investigate, resolve and develop processes, procedures and associated documentation relative to security of computer systems, networks and telecommunications along with addressing privacy, confidentiality and standards administration. Serves as a leader for teams investigating and addressing various information security issues.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Expected to advise management on information security issues, perform security risk assessments, implement information security procedures, manage information security policies and handle information security incidents.
• Manage internal communication regarding system updates and provide estimates of budgetary requirements for technical upgrades
• Plan and ensure execution of Security arrangement as required by the management.
• Supervise and control the work of security personnel.
• Assist the management in maintaining law and order.
• Oversee incident response planning as well as the investigation of security breaches, and assist with disciplinary and legal matters associated with such breaches as necessary.
• Maintain relationships with local, state and federal law enforcement and other related government agencies.
• Work with other executives to prioritize security initiatives and spending based on appropriate risk management and/or financial methodology.
• Safeguarding data held by the organization by working with business managers, chief executive officers and information technology (IT) managers
• Observe and monitor the security of websites, applications, computers and databases.
• Document processes, procedures and policies to guide the unit and organisation as a whole
• Manage the development and implementation of the organisation's security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures to ensure ongoing maintenance of security.
• Physical protection responsibilities include asset protection, workplace violence prevention, access control systems, video surveillance, and more.
• Information protection responsibilities include network security architecture, network access and monitoring policies, employee education and awareness, and more.

Technical Skills:

• All round IT skills (LAN, WAN, server and operating system)
• 3 or more of the following Certification MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, CCNA, CCNP, ITIL, OCA.
• Other technical certification such as: Prince2, PMP
• Deep Networking Skills (LAN & WAN).

Qualification

• B.Sc. Computer Science or Electronic & Electrical Engineering or other Science related course.
• M.Sc. MIS (Management Information System) is an additional advantage
• A higher degree M.Sc./MIT is an advantage.

Required Experience

• Minimum 7-10 years
• More than 5 years post NYSC experience in similar role, in Information Technology, Microsoft applications and/or physical infrastructure.
• Role Profile
• IT strategy development, Change Management and Incident/Problem Management experience.
• Strong knowledge in SLAs, System & Software Quality Assurance and Best Practices & Methodologies.
• Visionary, innovative, eyes for details and IT smart individual who must have performed a similar job function in a commercially oriented organization.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications and CV's to: adminhr@epayplusng.com

Application Deadline 9th August, 2013