Chief Information Security Officer at Nigerian Police Service Commission

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program (as approved by the Board)
• Constantly update the cyber security strategy to leverage new technology and threat information;
• Review and approve security policies, controls and cyber incident response planning;
• Develop and enhance an information security management framework
• Provide leadership to the enterprise’s information security organization
• Ensure constant communication of the status of the cyber security programme with the Board of Directors
• Responsible for the day-to-day cyber security activities and the mitigation of cyber security risks in the Bank
• Drive the information security program to have realistic policies, standards, procedures and processes that are implementable and auditable and to achieve a balance of 5erformance in relation to security.
• Direct and approve the design of cyber security systems
• Provide training and mentoring to security team members;
• Review investigations after breaches or incidents, including impact analysis and recommendations for avoiding similar vulnerabilities;
• Maintain a current understanding the IT threat landscape for the industry and translate that knowledge to identification of risks and actionable plans to protect the business;
• Ensure effective cyber security awareness
• Work directly with the business units to facilitate risk assessment and risk management processes
• Conduct regular vulnerability and risk assessment
• Plan and initiate security audits

Qualifications

• Bachelors/ HND degree (Computer science or related field) with second class lower as minimum
• Masters degree (optional; technical Master degree if first degree is non-computer related)
• Minimum of 5 years related experience in cyber security and IT Risk management
• Professional security management certification (CISSP, CISM)
• Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, and NIST
• Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams
• Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management including managed services
• Experience in the banking industry