Information Technology Consultant at Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) Nigeria

Responsibilities:
Responsible for scanning and performing in-depth penetration testing and reporting customer business and operating environments and network infrastructure related to compliance and other relevant industry standards. Activities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Understand the Scope of Work for each customer agreement and perform the duties and tasks required by those agreements in an organized, professional manner.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, utilizing commercial and open source tools.
• Effectively provide technical risk assessment of technologies in networks, applications, systems, wireless.
• Review and analyze security vulnerability data to identify applicability and false positives.
• Document all processes and procedures in accordance with relevant standards.
• Report on findings and assist customers in remediation activities as required.

EXPERIENCE:
The candidate should have a minimum of one (1) year of relevant information security experience or proof of other recognized security certifications.
Possess industry-recognized security certification(s) including one or more of the following: Certified Ethical Hacker (preferable), and/or any other relevant certification.

COMPETENCIES – SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:

• Strong understanding of various web technologies, and experience with application code review.
• Demonstrates an ability to methodically analyze problems and identify solutions and communicate to a non-technical audience.
• Exhibits good writing and communications skills, to include the ability to render concise reports, summaries, and formal oral presentations.
• Adequately explains, presents, demonstrates [when applicable] and documents the operational impact of a particular vulnerability/exploit. Assists customers with remediation tasks for found vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of Industry standard information security standards and their applicability.
• Understanding of system infrastructures, vulnerabilities, exploits and remediation tasks.
• Please note that this is a temporary contract