NBK ICT Cybersecurity Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement plans and actions that ensure the Bank’s adherence to the CBK regulatory requirements of Cybersecurity oversight in the Bank
• Develop and implement cybersecurity plans, systems and procedures to secure the Bank’s ICT Infrastructure and systems
• Implement and monitor IT cybersecurity standards that pertain to ICT devices and systems to ensure infrastructure and system protection, health and uptime.
• Implement and monitor IT cybersecurity standards that pertain to business systems and user management: changes, access and authentication and systems action logging
• Take action to ensure, correct or report cybersecurity attacks, destructive/unauthorized access and continuous protection.
• Perform risk assessments and execute tests to sustain and maintain cybersecurity standards for the ICT infrastructure and systems and take correction measures thereof.
• Prepare regular and timely cyber security reports that will enhance management decision making with regards to mitigating the attacks and/or risks posed.
• Training on cyber security awareness to all staff to enhance awareness level and proactivity in handling cyber security threats.
• Ensure compliance to the Bank policies, procedures, regulatory standards and guidelines
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications, Experience, Skills & Personal Attributes:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in IT and/or related field from a recognized university.
• ICT security standards, management or governance certification that relate to current technologies.
• Three (3) years in IT environment in a financial or telco industry with at least 2 years in Cybersecurity Management
• IT Governance Standards
• Core banking systems
• Systems Administration
• Knowledge on file processing and file formats
• Knowledge of ICT security standards and data management
• Knowledge of cybersecurity regulatory and industry standards
• Professionalism –maintains a professional approach based on ethics and NBK values
• Integrity and honesty and ethics- ensures ethical practices and integrity and ensures NBK is not put at reputational risk 
• Building consensus and influencing-ability to influence various players across all NBK departments 
• Customer orientation-is customer focused striking a solid balance between external and internal customer orientation
• Resilience –is able to withstanding strategic and operational challenges and maintain momentum 
• Certified Ethical Hacker certification (CEH).
• Cybersecurity Security Standards/Management 
• Certification that relate to current technologies
• Excellent communication skills; articulate in communicating to both internal and external stakeholders at level levels.
• Innovation; able to keep up with trends of meeting the demands of dynamic controls thereof.
• Multi-tasking; able to manage several concurrent assignments and prioritise demands.