Specialist - IT Security Governance and Compliance.Technology

We at MTN Cameroon are a purpose and value-led organization.

At MTN Cameroon we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood, and empowered to live an inspired life. Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.

As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!

Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers, and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals. 

Our values dubbed, LIVE Y’ello, are the cornerstone of our culture.

Lead with Care

Can-do with Integrity

Collaborate with Agility

Serve with Respect

Act with Inclusion

Operational Delivery

• Define and maintain the documentation of technology governance frameworks
• Develop and maintain plans to implement our adopted governance frameworks
• Define, maintain and communicate to the appropriate audience our information security policies, standards, process and procedures
• Establish and report on metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the Technology Governance frameworks, and specifically the ISO27001 ISMS.
• Follow up and report on the risk treatment plans
• Ensure compliance to the standards ISO27001, NIST and local laws and regulation through self-assessment reports and actions follow up.
• Evaluate and manage outsourced / third-party / cloud technologies and hosting environments to ensure they provide adequate protection for the processing, transmission, and storage of MTN’s information;
• Support Data Privacy Office
• Work as part of the Privacy Team to improve, develop, and maintain MTNC global privacy program.   
• Conduct data inventory reviews, privacy assessments, and compliance reviews of internal systems and third-party data feeds.
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of IT Governance and Information Security management and control activities in governance framework.
• Participate and facilitate the internal and external audit process through coordination of all audit requests withing Technology and follow up on resolution of audit findings and reporting on the outcomes. 
• Ensure systematic integration information security controls into third party contracts and SLA’s. 
• Proceed to self-assessment or audit of third-party compliance with information security annexures.
• Define the Business Resilience actions within technology that will help improve technology and information security resilience
• Report on Technology Resilience
• Prepare the Technology and Security Governance Committees meetings

Education:

• 4-year Engineering/ IT / Information Security / Computer Science Degree
• Master’s in computer science is preferred

 

Experience:

• Four (4) years in an IT-related function managing: Information Security, Governance, Business Resilience, Risk and Compliance
• Experience in various Compliance 
• Solid understanding of Information Technology, Information Security, IT architectures, and cloud. Proven knowledge or experience in technology environments
• Experience in Stakeholder management, with ability to work with several stakeholders within the company at the same time.
• Ability to maintain the highest standard of confidentiality is required with zero tolerance
• Knowledge on Data Privacy

 

Functional Knowledge: 

• Project management
• Risk Management
• Information Security
• Security By Design
• Controls by Design
• Business Resilience / Business Continuity
• Cloud understanding, Cloud Security
• Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of telecommunications industry is an advantage
• Third parties Management

 

Skills:

• Report Writing Skills
• Negotiation’s skills
• Interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
• Must be able to understand and apply the principles of change management
• Analytical and conceptual Thinking
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Wide general culture
• Planning and organization
• Problem solving and strategic thinking
• People Management and stakeholders’ engagement
• Budgeting

 

Behavioural Qualities:

• Best Practice Promoter
• Analytical Thinker
• Problem Solver
• Operational Value Creator
• Culture and Change Champion
• Supportive People Manager
• Results Achiever

MTN Group Limited is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African, European and Asian countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg. MTN recorded 232.6 million subscribers, making it the eighth largest mobile network operator in the world, and the largest in Africa. 
With more than 17510 professionals, working in over 20 countries around the world.
MTN recruiters are always searching for brilliant candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit, looking for a work culture where innovation is the goal, hard work is expected, and creativity is rewarded. MTN employees enjoy competitive salaries, excellent health benefits, and a network of like-minded co-workers that drive innovation across the entire telecommunication industry.