Cyber Security Engineer (Remote) at Nomba (Formerly Kudi)

Nomba, launched in 2017 as "Kudi.ai", is a chatbot that responds to financial requests on social apps. Nomba has since evolved to empower independent businesses to act as neighborhood banks offering basic financial services such as cash withdrawal, transfer and bill payments to all Nigerians, especially those in underserved communities. Today we process more than $500m in payments monthly.

With a vision to enable economic prosperity by supercharging businesses to run efficiently and meet their goals, nomba is making it easier for businesses to accept payments, make payments and manage their operations. With over 250 employees and more than 150,000 businesses on our platform across the country, we are creating a distinct gateway into the digital economy by providing businesses with access to everyday tools that simplify payments and drive their growth. With these easy-to-use tools, businesses of all sizes can now accept, process and manage payments online and offline while optimizing their operations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Location: Lekki, Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• At nomba, we value our Security and that of our customers. As a data driven organization, we can be open to data breaches and cyber-attack, it has become inevitable to hire a Cyber Security Engineer first and last line of defense against protecting our sensitive data from cyber-attack.
• We’re seeking an experienced and vigilant Cybersecurity Engineer who can proactively prevent breaches of all sizes, understand when they occur, and take immediate steps to remediate them.
• In this role, you’ll help keep cybercrime at bay, using your expertise and analytics skills to monitor our data at all points of contact, ferret out malware and ransomware events, and recommend solutions for any vulnerabilities.
• Our ideal candidate has an understanding of cybersecurity standards and certifications, extensive knowledge on how cybercriminals work, and the determination to never let them in.

Responsibilities

• BAU assurance activity, such as log reviews,
• SIEM management, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS/IDS), etc.
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Conduct threat hunting activities, with the aim of identifying indicators of compromise.
• Web platform security
• App security
• Building, configuring and maintaining the tooling and infrastructure which enables our detection and response capability.
• Support incident detection and response activities
• Responding to technical incidents impacting the availability of security tools
• Carry out systems investigations and remediation across enterprise technologies (Networks, Servers, Storage, Infrastructure Services, etc.)
• You will develop experience in performing security assurance/PEN testing activities using industry-standard tooling such as Nessus or others.
• You will have some hands-on experience in security systems, including Firewalls, IDS/IPS, AV, Authentication systems, log management, content filtering
• Monitor systems security, performance and maintenance, identifying issues, producing reports and where applicable taking corrective action.

About You

• Good understanding of AWS/Cloud/Server technologies
• Experience with Scripting languages 
• OSWAP
• Have worked in the Cyber Security industry for 5+ years
• Work with other departments to define security protocols
• System configuration, procedures and execute implementation and assurance activities.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online