Manager - IP Security Operations at MTN Nigeria

Mission: 

To operate, maintain, and implement a highly effective and cost-efficient end-to-end network security framework within the MTNN voice and customer data networks.

Description:

• Operate, maintain, and document IP security guidelines, procedures, and policies, and implement network security best practices.
• Maintain and manage firewall, access list, and administration policies.
• Testing protocols for new applications to prevent compromising security.
• Implement policies for customer authentication.
• Direct the development and enforcement of information security and privacy policies in compliance with MTNN and telecommunications regulations and standards.
• Help establish and document IT security guidelines, procedures, and policies, and implement network security best practices.
• Manage and document IP customer security requirements.
• Assist in the planning and design of secure networks.
• Scrutinize customer design and determine the impact on the MTN network in terms of security; assist customers in designing a secure solution for interaction between the customer system and MTN network.
• Implementing redundancy and load balance solutions.
• Deployment, installation, configuration, management, and maintenance of mission-critical enterprise firewalls, IPS, VPNs, and other technical controls.
• Implement and maintain a suite of security metrics to enable the effectiveness of the security strategy and operation to be measured and related security issues to be understood and managed.
• Enforce security policies in line with the CISO mandate.
• Research on an ongoing basis on new technology trends to map internal MTN customers' needs to enabling technologies.
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of enabling technologies.
• Evaluate and trial new security solutions and technologies before deployment.
• Create technology inputs for business cases and development plans specifically related to network security technologies.
• Coach and train the team to ensure understanding of the objectives and goals of the department, awareness of set targets and requirements, and regular review of their training needs.
• Review the performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.

Education:

• First degree in any related discipline
• Fluent in English
• Possession of a professional qualification (CCNP, CEH, CCSA, CISSP, ITIL, CCIE) would be an advantage.

Experience:

6–13 years’ experience, which includes:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization, with experience in supervising or managing others
• Experience working in a medium- to large organization.
• Experience in Networking Security Environment, including VPNs, Cisco ASA firewalls and Checkpoint firewalls, VPN solutions, IPsec, Fortinet, Tacacs+, Access-Lists, load balancing, and patch management
• Proven network security architecture knowledge across multiple security domains.
• Experience in multi-vendor network operations
• Solid security experience is essential.