80405603 - Specialist, Cloud Security Operations

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

• To provide cloud security engineering expertise, professional knowledge, and technical skills in implementing SBGs cloud security initiatives to protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration or misuse.
• To provide expert professional knowledge and technical skills within a specialist area, and to execute the bank's information security initiatives, enabling Management to make the appropriate decisions and monitoring the protection of sensitive data and systems.

Qualifications

Compulsory Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
• Azure Security
• AWS Security Speciality
• Relevant AWS/Azure Cloud Certifications

Experience:

• Strong IT understanding, gaining insight into digital and platform operating models and information security trends and solutions.
• Experience in risk management and identifying mitigating strategies and plans.
• Proven experience in software and integration development, databases, operating systems, and network security controls.

 

Additional Information

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to and implement the relevant technology standards developed by the wider IT Function.
• Utilise the relevant technology requirements in order to drive the optimisation of work outputs.
• Continually review system operations, updating and amending processes and products to mitigate risks as identified and discovered to minimise future incidents.
• Engage, consult and influence working groups and business areas to understand the required client process for complex problems that are not readily accessible and processes, that require the design, operation and integration of multiple systems, support the client by ensuring a unified outcome and advising on all related information security processes and products and plan accordingly.
• Design, implement and operate proactive monitoring and maintenance support activities to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and underlying platforms to minimise information security incidents in accordance with the banks risk appetite.
• Participate in post incident analysis, identify control weaknesses and include remediations in planning and scoping activities, support junior team members in analysis, identification and remedial actions as required.
• Automate repeatable tasks, by building technical control capabilities and maturing their operational effectiveness.

Competencies:

• Making Decisions
• Producing Outputs
• Providing Insights
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards
• Adopting Practical Approaches