Fresh Vacancies at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

Job Type: Contract
Duration: 4-5 Months

Job Description

• Project Manager, Network Security is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of effective systems security solutions.
• ArcSight helps customers comply with corporate and regulatory policy, safeguard their assets and processes and control risk.
• The ArcSight platform collects and correlates user activity and event data across the enterprise so that businesses can rapidly identify, prioritize and respond to compliance violations, policy breaches, cyber-security attacks, and insider threats.
• This is a hands-on position that will require the candidate to work with data collected from various network devices in combination with the various ArcSight product lines in order to deliver content that will help address the needs of all of ArcSight's customers.
• The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of enterprise security coupled with hands-on networking and security skills.
• The successful candidate in collaboration with the Information Technology Services (ITS) Systems Support team, will also monitor, assess, and fine-tune the IT business continuity and disaster recovery program, perform network penetration tests, application vulnerability assessment scans and risk audit reviews.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Proficient in the development of ArcSight Use Cases
• Expert Level implementation experience with ArcSight logger, ArcSight ESM, ArcSight Management Center (ArcMC) and ArcSight SmartConnectors
• Investigate and resolve identified systems security breaches, create comprehensive maintenance of information security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures and monitor for compliance in line with the organization’s IT security policy and applicable laws.
• Serve as subject matter expert in support of the HP ArcSight installation SIEM and log management solutions.
• Monitor and advice on information security issues related to the systems and workflow to ensure the internal security controls are appropriate and operating as intended.
• Conduct data classification assessment and security audits and manage remediation plans.
• Collaborate with IT management, the legal department, and other stakeholders to manage security vulnerabilities.
• Perform the deployment, integration and initial configuration of all new security solutions and of any enhancements to existing security solutions in accordance with standard best operating procedures generically and the enterprise’s security documents specifically.
• Create, manage and maintain user security awareness.
• Maintain up-to-date detailed knowledge of the IT security industry including awareness of new or revised security solutions, improved security processes and the development of new attacks and threat vectors.
• Prepare IT security documentation, including information security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines based on compliance requirements and knowledge of best practices.

Strategy & Planning:

• Lead the planning and design activities for the enterprise security architecture, under the directives of the Head, Information Risk Management.
• Participate in the creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines and procedures) in collaboration with other team heads in the Information Risk Management unit.
• Provide leadership and work guidance to members of the Information Security team.
  

Educational Qualification

• A Bachelor's degree in Science, Electronic Engineering or any related discipline.(B.Sc degree in Computer Science, Engineering discipline, Mathematics or Physics will be a distinct advantage)
• Possession of a professional IT certification (Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP)
• Possession of other Cybersecurity related certification is desirable.

Experience:

• A minimum of 6 years post NYSC experience in IT/Network Security.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Extensive experience in enterprise security architecture design and enterprise security document creation.
• Understand content for ArcSight ESM, including correlation rules, dashboards, reports, visualizations, etc.
• Solid knowledge of information security principles and practices.
• Working experience with intrusion detection systems.
• Installation, configuration, monitoring and response to security system.
• Understanding of advanced security protocols and standards
• Experience with IP networking, networking protocols, IPSec, VPN's, firewalls, proxy services, DNS, email, access lists.
• Experience with internet, web, application and network security techniques.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to conduct research into IT security issues and products as required.

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Job Description

• A customer facing role focused on the company's top line. It is strategic, visionary and entails defining the company’s enterprise technology strategy and direction.
• The role develops and manages business practices that reflect the enterprise technology landscape.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction across the entire technology function.
• Work with various business areas to drive innovation, strategic positioning and support business development activities with technical support in product concept development and customer relations.
• Share knowledge, expertise and experience by ensuring synergy across the entire Technology function.
• Recommend, develop, integrate, administer and evaluate policies, procedures, and standards needed to provide flexible and cost-effective IT services – products and solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Assess new and emerging technologies to determine applicability and act as advisor to the CEO on technology investments and initiatives.
• Provide technology direction for customers and the company
• Search out alliances and partnerships that help the company adopt and build new technology practices

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Excellent presentation, networking and written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership role and candidate would have transitioned from professional competence to leadership competence.
• Capacity Product/Business development
• Capacity to lead the company over time
• Technology or/Business Background

Job Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• First Degree in Physical or Numerate Science, Engineering or other related fields.

Experience:

• 8 - 10 years' experience working as a Technology and Business Development Director.

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Job Summary

• The application developer role is a technology focused role intended to provide software development and analysis services to the group.
• This role is best suited to candidates with proven experience building production, commercial-quality web based solutions with technologies like JAVA, .NET and related technologies and also strong in depth SQL-Server development experience.
• Applicants must be comfortable with advanced SQL syntax, SQL Server development, SQL and Oracle Databases.
• The candidate needs to be flexible and open to new ideas or change with the passion and drive to excel in their career.
• He must be self-directed, organized, and extremely attentive to details. Must have an understanding of agile methodology, iterative development processes, SDLC and have strong OOD and OOA skills.

Responsibilities/Requirements
The Application Developer will be expected to have aptitudes, skills, knowledge and experience on the following areas:

• Demonstrable analytical skills with regard to specifying and detailing business processes and requirements.
• 5+ years of relevant object-oriented application building experience in a professional environment
• Delivery experience with .NET framework, including C#, ADO.NET, LINQ and ASP.NET.
• 5+years delivery experience with Java.
• Extensive experience with SQL Server (2005/2008/2012).
• Extensive experience in the use of Oracle Database.
• Experience with SQL data business intelligence (OLAP, etc…) preferred
• Advanced knowledge and experience in HTML and DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Practical experience in Agile development methodologies
• Formulation, management and execution of data test strategies, plans and delivery commitments in concert with business and project management efforts.
• Mobile and web service development experience
• Experience with ticketing systems (e.g.; JIRA, Bugzilla) and managed workflows
• Strong familiarity with source control systems (e.g. Team Suite)

Problem Solving
The Application Developer will often be challenged with new problems to which they will need to rely on strong problem solving skills to resolve:

• The ability to accurately identify the cause of a system/application malfunction, interpret that to management and their colleagues, document and propose resolutions
• Fully understand structured methodologies (e.g. Agile) for using programming code to solve business problems
• Ensure all changes and implementations are well tested and managed in a controlled manner with full rollback plans
• Correctly identify when assistance is required and request it accordingly
• Collaborate with the wider team in matters where their support is required.

People Management and Development
The successful will also be required to possess the following:

• The ability to work well within a team and as part of a larger overall technology team
• They should display strong collaborative characteristics

Experience and Qualifications
Ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor's Degree (B.SB.A), Computer Science, Computer or Electronic Engineering or similar disciplines.
• 5 - 8 years delivery experience with Java or .NET technologies
• Extensive experience with Oracle database.