Cyber Security Analyst and System Administrator at Veegil Media

Cyber Security Analyst and System Administrator

 

 

Veegil Media is a non-partisan technology and media organization that seeks to transform societies with technology. We promote civic engagement and good leadership for the welfare of the people.

 

Job Title: Cyber Security Analyst and System Administrator

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

 

Job Description

  • We are looking for a dedicated and meticulous cybersecurity specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you will operate independently and as part of a team to ensure our software, hardware, and related components are protected from cyber-attacks.
  • The job description will include developing security systems, analyzing current systems for vulnerabilities, and handling any or all cyberattacks in an efficient and effective manner.
  • Candidates should have strong IT skills and a deep understanding of cyber hacker methodology.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization’s data, systems, and networks.
  • Coordinates and supports the installation of server and desktop technologies. Provides on-call support (24×7) to assist with troubleshooting, escalation, or recovery of failing equipment.
  • Provisioning and de-provisioning cloud applications for internal and external clients for the premises, private and public clouds.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc), Infrastructure as code (Chef, Juju, HashiCorp suite), Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Solid understanding and experience in *nix.
  • Research the best ways to secure company-wide IT infrastructure.
  • Develop unique, effective security strategies for software systems, networks, data centers, and hardware.
  • Troubleshooting security and network problems.
  • Responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
  • Ensuring that the organization’s data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
  • Identify cyber attackers, report to upper management, and cooperate with police or other legal forces to detain the perpetrator.
  • Participating in the change management process.
  • Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities.
  • Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization.
  • Closing off security vulnerability in the case of an attack.
  • Work independently or as part of a team as needed.

 

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or STEM subject or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • Minimum of three years of IT, control systems, and information security experience.
  • A solid understanding of security priorities and concepts.
  • Technical knowledge of mainstream operating systems, complex applications, identity and access management technologies, security information and event management, or endpoint security solutions.
  • Thorough work ethic and attention to detail.
  • Skills of perception and QA, ability to identify vulnerabilities and overall issues.
  • Critical thinking skills, problem-solving aptitude.
  • Ability to think like a hacker and anticipate hacker moves.
  • Desire to self-educate on the ever-changing landscape of cyber hacking tactics and remain current with industry trends and evolving threats.
  • Professional and Academic cybersecurity certification is an advantage.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Ability to communicate security concepts and situations to audiences with varying levels of familiarity with these concepts.
  • Strong analytical skills to analyze security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CVs to: cv@vegeel.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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