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Website MTN
Job Description:
The Senior Specialist Network Security is responsible for delivering technical security solution designs, technical reference architecture designs, and technical security configuration standards for the MTN Legacy and Cloud technology stacks. This includes third-party interfaces, the internal core network interfaces as well as capabilities across different service models of the cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS). The focus will be given to integrating, securing, isolating and protecting applications migrated into the Cloud environment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Drive initiatives that will ensure that the “cost of operations” are reduced, in line with a least cost operating strategy stemming from the business drivers.
- Manage project initiative budgets in line with business objectives; and
- Understanding of the OPCO technology, business and regulatory context
- Timely decision making and reporting
- Responsible for the implementation and ongoing compliance of key Cloud Security Solutions
- Ensure a standardized and aligned approach driven from Group Information Security for security architecture across the MTN footprint.
- Assist with management of divisional budgets in line with business objectives and facilitate forecasting.
- Responsible for the implementation of Cloud Firewalls, WAFs, IPS, Network Segmentation tools and related process controls to address Network Security in the cloud and Shadow IT risks, in cooperation with the Cyber Defence, GRC and programs teams.
- Alignment of OPCO and Group strategy initiatives
- Perform best-practices risk assessment and Security Quality Assurance of the MTN Cloud Platforms in co-operation with the Governance Risk and Compliance teams.
- Evaluate integration points to ensure they provide adequate protection for the processing, transmission, and storage of transactions.
- Assist Senior Management to develop and implement the overall cloud security architecture requirements and framework, overarched by the business risk strategy.
- Roadmap definitions for cloud security systems by monitoring security environment; identifying security gaps; evaluating and implementing enhancements.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the cloud security architecture roll-out definition and actualization via third parties.
Job Requirements:
- A wide understanding of Security applications and capabilities is required to ensure secure deployment and operations of MTN key applications.
- Experience in managing and implementing large scale network security projects. Implementation of proactive measurements against new threats.
- Experience working in Africa and Middle East and have a grasp of political, social, infrastructure and integrity challenges
- Advanced working understanding of the Information Technology environment of a mobile network operator.
- Experience working in a medium to large ICT / Telecommunications organisation
- Experience in working across diverse cultures and geographies (advantageous)
- A mature understanding of the Hybrid cloud environment is required in order to support the legacy and cloud technology stacks and provide strategic guidance to the MTN OPCOs.
Qualification & Experience:
- 4 year Engineering/ Information Science Degree
- MCSE: Security (advantageous)
- Masters in Information Science is preferred
- MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
- CISSP, CISM, CCSP certification (one of)
- Microsoft Azure , Google Cloud courses (advantageous)
Job Details:
Company: MTN
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA
Application Deadline: N/A
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