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 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.

QualificationsA degree Information Technology is required.

Experience:

1-2 years experience in risk management is required.1-2 years proven experience in technical and business management is required.5-7 years proven experience in software and integration development, databases, operating systems, and network security controls is required.

Technical Skills required:

Coding: Python \ SQL & PowershellMicrosoft Power Platforms.Cloud, AWS, Azure will be an advantage to this role. Security experience will also be an advantage in this role.

Additional Information

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a trusted adviser for technology across the Group and stakeholders. Adhere to and implement the relevant technology standards developed by the wider IT Function. Adhere to Group minimum standards for vendor selection and participate in the selection of the most appropriate vendor with required expertise.Advise and motivate for required targets and budgets to support the setting of reliable and realistic targets and budgets. Automate repeatable tasks, by building technical control capabilities and maturing their operational effectiveness. Build and develop relationships across the different internal IT teams and with various stakeholders so that the business unit remains involved and aware of internal developments.Consider various attack scenarios and identify appropriate controls, by working with architects and software engineers to specify how information security technologies should be implemented. Continually review system operations, updating and amending processes and products to mitigate risks as identified and discovered to minimise future incidents.Design and implement quarterly operational plans and the practical application thereof, and ensure that operational plans are clearly articulated and are understood.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.

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical ApproachesArticulating InformationDeveloping StrategiesEmbracing ChangeExploring PossibilitiesGenerating IdeasInterpreting DataMaking DecisionsProducing OutputProviding InsightsTeam WorkingUpholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

Incident and Problem ManagementIT Design Driven DevelopmentIT KnowledgeIT Programme ManagementService Management ProcessesTechnical AnalysisTrouble ShootingUse of Build and Test Automation