Engineer Information Security

Information Technology

  • Reference number: 0008
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Juba
    Central Equatoria
  • Organisation Name: MTN South Sudan
  • MTN Level: 2
  • Posted: 14 Mar 2025

Job requirements

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

QUALIFICATION

  • Minimum BAC+3/4 in Computer Security, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications or equivalent.
  • Good command of English, both written and verbal.

EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum of 2- 3 years’ experience in network and system security administration or related role.
  • Working experience in a medium sized organization

Training

  • IT Security
  • Incident management
  • Information Security Frameworks.
  • Governance and risk management.
  • Employee Effectiveness Training

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE                                                       

Knowledge:

 Good knowledge of system and application security.

  • Good knowledge of information security policies, procedures, standards and frameworks.
  • Good knowledge of the applicable legal rules and regulations for data protection and privacy.
  • Knowledge in risk management and system auditing.
  • Project management.

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES (Not limited to:)RESPONSIBILITIES (Not limited to:)

Leadership and Personnel Management

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Responsible for self-learning and development with guidance from the Manager
  • Responsible for achieving results and meeting deadlines
  • Responsible for meeting and prioritizing own objectives and deadlines
  • Inform Manager of work progress as well as individual and team challenges
  • Review performance metrics set per the performance score board and provide feedback to Manager

Governance

Adhoc and Operational Meetings

  • Participate and provide inputs in operational meetings
  • Set up and manage adhoc meetings
  • Ensure coordination, communication and control between function and process owners

Escalations

  • Timely notification of escalations to the Manager
  • Resolve escalations as per defined escalation / resolution procedures

 

Opco Operational

  • Participate and provide inputs to project status meetings
  • Propose operational changes and provide associated user impact assessment

Performance

  • Ensure effective execution of day-to-day operations and resolve operational issues
  • Improve productivity and quality through leading practice initiatives

Reporting

  • Provide inputs to the Manager (as required) relating to progress made within the sub-division in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organization

Operational Delivery

  • Participate in implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving the organization’s Information Security Management System and security frameworks in accordance with best practices (e.g. ISO27k1, NIST).
  • Implement processes related to GRC (governance, risk and compliance), to continuously monitor information security controls, exceptions, and risks.
  • Ensure the release of documentation related to security policies and procedures.
  • Train, inform and sensitize all stakeholders, including third parties and external partners, on Information System security issues.
  • Monitor internal and external audit points and check for vulnerabilities.
  • Assess, monitor, and report on the performance of third parties and their compliance with security agreements and SLAs.
  • Develop reporting metrics and report on the performance of the security programmes to the relevant stakeholders as required.
  • Handle security incidents.
  • Assist and advise system owners and administrators on security changes.
  • Collaborate with other Information Security functions and team members in executing the Information Security programmes.

IT Security Responsibilities/ Tasks:

 Comply with all Information Security Policies and related documents.

  • Report security weakness/incidents to either the respective head of department or the Enterprise Information Security Manager
  • Must not exploit known security weaknesses.
  • Participate in all forms of Information Security Awareness
Please note:Please note:

This position is open exclusively to South Sudanese nationals.

• We strongly encourage qualified ladies to apply.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 14 days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful

• By applying for this vacancy, you are consenting for MTN South Sudan to process your personal data for purposes of this application and further undertake verification of your personal credentials and related information including, but not limited to, qualifications, criminal record, credit record, current and historic disciplinary proceedings, as part of the selection process.

• MTN South Sudan reserves the right to not fill the advertised position

Application Deadline: 01/04/2025