Irembo
Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products focused on users in Africa, starting with Rwanda. IremboGov, Irembo’s pioneer product, is a government services platform. To date, it has 8M+ users in Rwanda and offers over 98 services online. We are using this experience to develop a wide range of products that will transform the tech ecosystem.
The Senior Security Engineer will be responsible for protecting and preparing the company against cyber-attacks. They will update the company’s policies, fix unsafe strategies, design access controls to the systems and data, and recognize the security requirements against computer systems and networks.
What you will do:
- Define, plan and execute on a comprehensive security strategy across Irembo.
- Audit, provide guidance and accountability that the security process is aligned with the security strategy
- Develop technical solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities in networks and systems.
- Advocate for security and secure practices throughout Irembo.
- Testing systems for vulnerabilities in hardware and software.
- Maintaining and securing virtual private networks, firewalls, email security and web protocols, and programs
- Reporting security analysis findings and incidents to senior management
- Find, track and mitigate system vulnerabilities.
- Investigate security breech alerts.
- Create and maintain security policies for the company.
- Work within engineering to define / install systems and processes necessary to protect Irembo software and infrastructure from intrusion
You are a good fit if you have:
- BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree in Computer Science, or any other related fields
- Relevant experience in network and application security.
- At least 4 years and above of experience in network-level or application-level vulnerability testing
- Coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
- 3 or more years of experience in Linux based operating systems (installing, configuring, troubleshooting, etc)
- Foundation in, and in-depth technical knowledge of, security engineering, computer and network security, authentication, security protocols, secure network design and applied cryptography.
- Experience with attacks and mitigation methods with experience working in two or more of the following: security monitoring and intrusion detection, incident response and forensics, penetration testing, development of security tools, automation or frameworks.
- Self-motivated and results-oriented.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills (both written and spoken).
Method of Application
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Closing Date : 21st September, 2020.
