Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) Cyber Risk Analyst (Senior Business Analyst 2) – Cyber Fusion Unit at Central Bank of Kenya

Job Description

Job Purpose

To coordinate cyber treat hunting for pro-active detection and prevention of cyber breaches in the banking sector.
Key Duties and Responsibilities

Technical and Operational Responsibilities

Perform targeted Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA/PT) to identify flaws on banks’ systems.
Write reports detailing the findings of VAPT exercises explaining the attack vectors of cyberattacks.
Team leader during VA/PT exercises from inception to completion
Reviewing results of VA/PT exercises before dispatch.
Providing recommendations on fixing the issues identified during VA/PT exercises.
Co-ordinating Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection on cyber threat actors.
Supporting and coordinating with incident response teams in identifying cyber-attack vectors.
Incidence Response engagements on banks to ensure proper recovery and improve their incident response management.
Prepare cyber security training/awareness material for the banking sector.

Other Responsibilities

Conduct threat research.
Supervises staff.
Any other duty assigned.
Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Engineering & Computer Science and/or any relevant qualification.
Professional certification(s) in Cybersecurity, Information Security and/or Networking or any other related field.
Active membership in at least one (1) professional body.
Work Experience

Two (2) years’ experience in a cybersecurity analysis environment.
Competencies

Technical Competencies

Good understanding of Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA&PT) process.
Data Analytical Skills
Knowledge in Open-Source Intelligence applications
Good communications Skills
Good report writing and presentation skills.

Behavioral/General Competencies

Honesty and integrity
Excellent leadership skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Organization skills
Confidentiality
Flexibility
Interpersonal relations
Team player
Attention to detail