Information Systems Control Officer at Kuda Bank

ICT
Lagos, Nigeria
June 29, 2023
Full Time Hybrid
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet.

We’re a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it’s only right that we ended up with the name ‘Kuda’ which means ‘love’ in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa

The Role:

We are looking for a technical, process & detail-oriented Information Systems Control Officer to manage IT operational processes, monitor and control access to information assets. Additionally, you will need to perform detailed evaluation of information systems and track technology compliance with various standards.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Monitoring and Assessment of Products, Applications and Processes and Databases
  • Identifying weaknesses within the organization’s information systems and infrastructure
  • Devising, innovating and implementing controls to minimize/mitigate risks, vulnerabilities and threats identified for the realization of business objectives.
  • Ensure control effectiveness and adequacy for the day-to-day running of business systems, processes and application controls.
  • Ensure that controls that meet business requirements are embedded at all levels of system development/acquisition life cycle (SDLC)
  • Ensure that changes within the organization are controlled to meet the business requirements of the organization
  • Ensure segregation of duties in all business systems and IT infrastructure by enforcing maker-checker controls for greater accountability
  • Coordinate and collaborate with various departments within the organization to formulate, implement and disseminate company-wide policies and standards ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets.
  • Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the line manager

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any other related field of study
  • At least 2 – 3 years experience working with information technologies, risk and control assessment and other related roles
  • Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, or CISSP will be an added advantage.
  • Risk Assessment, Analytical Skills, IT Security and Infrastructure Knowledge, Technology Auditing
  • Skill, Communication Skills, Security Testing, SQL Skills
  • Knowledge of current technological developments/trends in the fintech space
  • Knowledge of auditing concepts and principles
  • Ability to evaluate and review a range of cloud and on-prem infrastructure across multiple service and hardware providers.
  • Ability to perform control reviews on a wide range of application, system development operations and security procedures and according to international standards.
  • Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and identify their potential impact within the existing environment

Benefits

At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

  • Pension
  • Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Group life insurance
  • Health insurance
  • L&D training
  • We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a 3 day per week remote working option.

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