CITSO

Key Accountabilities
Responsibilities will include but will not be restricted to:
Primarily be responsible for IT related Information Security Operations.
The implementation and management of the IT Security Operations related tools shall be
overseen by CITSO and s/he shall have a responsibility to ensure that any incidents
identified through these tools are reported to the CISO.
The CITSO shall oversee the Technology Risk Assessments (TRAs) and implementation of
security related technology solutions such as the Security Operations Centre (SOC)
Logical Access Management (LAM) and Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) and Governance
Risk and Compliance (GRC) tools and the overall management and maintenance of
perimeter security devices.
The CITSO shall ensure that IT security Operations are run as per the information security
Policy and in line with guidelines and standards defined by the information security
team.
Managing budgets including forecasting cost control and reporting on expenditures.
Managing relationships with third party vendors and service providers negotiating
contracts and ensuring that service- level agreements are met.
Technical Requirements (what)
Seasoned professional leading teams of IT security operations and IT infrastructure.
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
However Masters Degree in the same will be preferred.
Awareness (preferably hands-on) of new infrastructure/security creation/management
tools and technologies.
Advanced knowledge of information security principles and supporting tools
Desired Personal Qualities and Behavior (the how)
Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of information and communications
technology (ICT) developments and their potential to contribute to the provision of
effective and efficient response to business needs.
Role model for infrastructure disciplines with the ability to motivate performance
manage and develop teams and Junior Colleagues.
Good organizational communication presentational and interpersonal skills with the
capability to communicate concisely and effectively equally well with fellow engineers
non-technical colleagues and with members and/or customers alike
Process Oriented and excellent time management skills
Ability to adapt to new situations and be able to solve issue and problems innovatively.