Information Security Officer I - FNB South Africa


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Job Description

To oversee and coordinate security across the bank to identify and establish security initiatives and standards throughout the organisation.

To plan, direct and coordinate the bank’s information security policies by setting procedures and guidelines that will ensure all information systems are functional and secure..

Job summary:

  • To oversee and coordinate security across the bank to identify and establish security initiatives and standards throughout the organisation. 
  • To plan, direct and coordinate the bank’s information security policies by setting procedures and guidelines that will ensure all information systems are functional and secure.


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Overview of the role and requirements:

  • The successful candidate must have good knowledge on governance and regulatory
  • The successful candidate must have experience in Data loss prevention, Access management, Network security and knowledge on all security domains
  • The successful candidate must have strong technical ability and be able to translate technical to business
  • This role sits under the security capability

You will be responsible for:

  • Manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of to increase cost efficiencyBuild and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders in order to achieve productivity synergies.
  • Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
  • Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders by providing expert advice and consulting on all aspects of security.
  • Develop and implement best practice policy and processes to enhance cost and time efficiencies, improvements and problem solving.
  • To advise on and ensure the effective management of secure access and to communicate feedback to enable associated security risk management.
  • Investigate project related information in order to understand business requirements and needs by doing risk assessment of existing and planned systems. These risk assessments require security architecture skills set in order to guide business.
  • Develop disaster recovery risk mitigation plans in area of accountability.
  • Make certain the segment/business unit, monitors and maintain all system access control profiles by tracking documentation and approving authorisations.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of appropriate and effective controls to mitigate identified threats and risks.
  • Provide specialist advise and consultation to safeguard information systems through the identification and management of security risks, audits and vulnerabilities.
  • Conduct research and investigate measures that can address security risks and potential losses.
  • Determine acceptable security risk appetite levels to adequately protect the business from potential risks and threats, aligning to the Group CISO vision, mission and strategy.
  • Enforce compliance, understand and implement all steps for the IT Information Security Processes and Procedures and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements
  • Enforce security control mechanisms, which enables Information Security Services to have a view of the status of information security within FNB.
  • Ensure all Information Security analysis and research are captured, recorded and reported on to ensure correct actions are implementation are executed, and fall within Group CISO vision, mission and strategy.
  • Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.
  • Maintain current knowledge of the Information Systems security industry's emerging technologies.

What you will need:

  • 5 years of experience in a similar role


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We can be a match if you can:

  • Strong analytical skills
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with other IT teams and explain technical concepts.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • Stakeholder management
  • Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and processes

You will have access to:

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate.
  • Challenging Work.
  • Opportunities to innovate.

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