Senior Manager – Technology Risk at Equity Bank Kenya

Job Description

Purpose of the Role:

Ensure oversight and reporting on the following areas:

System availability and resilience including Disaster Recovery Planning and Backup

Data center resilience

Capacity management and planning

Incident and event management including Root cause analysis and lesson learnt ; SLA management (external/internal) and Vendor management

User access management including Privileged access management and Remote access management

System requirements analysis

Product and Software testing; Code and release management

Key Outcome

Overall reduction of the Technology risk profile.
Achieve 99.99% uptime for digital platforms and core banking systems by 2026 through quarterly DR testing.
Conduct annual technology risk assessments across six jurisdictions, identifying and mitigating risks (e.g., DRC conflict impact).
Optimize billion digital investments for ROI tracking.
Reduce operational disruptions by 50% through enhanced monitoring within year

Qualifications

Qualification / Certifications:

Master’s/ bachelor’s degree in information technology or engineering.
CISA or CRISC; Cloud certification preferred.

Experience:

5+ years in IT risk management and technology governance, with 1+ years in a supervisory role within a financial, Technology or Telco institutions.
Expertise in operational resilience, system uptime, and disaster recovery, with experience in jurisdictions facing geopolitical risks (e.g., DRC, South Sudan).