Cyber Security Assistant

at NIRA
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted February 29, 2024
Category Computer & IT Jobs in Uganda
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

Cyber Security Assistant
Reports To: Cyber Security Officer
Department: ICT
Job Summary: The Cyber Security Assistant will be responsible for assisting in safeguarding
the integrity and security of the mass enrolment and mass renewal process and the gadgets
that aid the process by identifying, assessing, and mitigating cyber threats.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Assists in designing, implementing, maintaining and reporting on appropriate system
security.
• Assists in ensuring staff compliance with approved ICT security policy and standards.
• Assists in conducting tests of the disaster recovery plan.
• Assists in coordinating access controls, detecting physical and system intrusion, and
monitoring the CCTVs.
• Assist in staying up to date with the ever-revolving cyber threats and the available
updated security measures by carrying out continuous research.
• Assists in responding to cyber and physical threats in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assists in making incident reports on any threats.
• Ensuring that data protection and privacy in accordance with the Data Protection and
Privacy Act 2019 is embedded.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the Manager Information Systems

Qualifications / Education
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree with Honors in computer science, Computer
Engineering, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology or any
related field
• In-depth knowledge and experience in cyber security