Information Assurance Manager at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was incorporated in September 1960 as a private limited liability company, and commenced operations in 1962 with an installed capacity of 600 metric tons per day. The Company was converted to a public limited liability company in 1978, and its shares were subsequently listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. In its 54 year history, Flour Mills has remained at the forefront of wheat milling in Nigeria. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. Flour Mills has invested over N25billion in milling infrastructure over the last seven years, to maintain its competitive advantage. Today, Flour Mills has a rated milling capacity of over 8,000 metric tons per day, making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. The Company’s flagship mill located in Apapa, Lagos comprises of 10 integrated mills. Each mill was designed as a multilevel operation in order to optimize the use of gravity in the sifting process, thereby reducing the energy requirements. In addition, the Company maintains dedicated mills to the processing of different wheat varieties to produce different flour types. This has ensured consistent quality of its products for 50 years. The Apapa Mill also boasts of modern silos with a storage capacity to 191,000 metric tons. Flour Mills has also made significant investments in power generation. The Company has 11 General Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas generators at its Apapa Mills, with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts. This has enabled the company to reduce the occurrence of production stoppages. In addition, the Company has a 30megawatt diesel plant at the same site to act as a backup in the event of any shortage of feedstock to the gas generators.

THE PURPOSE

To provide assurance over the effectiveness of controls of the cyber security infrastructure and processes designed to protect information assets against threats and vulnerabilities at FMN.

THE DUTIES

• Assist in developing an Information Security Assurance Framework for the Group.
• Perform threat and vulnerability assessments and follow up on implementing appropriate remedial action, to ensure systems are protected from known and potential threats and are free from known vulnerabilities.
• Evaluate and Investigate security alerts, intrusion attempts, breaches, incidents, and false alarms across the IT eco-system.
• Audit process and procedures of internal and external operations to identify risk/non-compliance with defined information security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Conduct network monitoring and intrusion detection analysis using various computer network defense tools, such as intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, and host-based security systems.
• Conduct log-based and endpoint-based threat detection to detect and protect against threats from multiple sources.

THE PERSON MUST  

• Have an excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Be team-oriented, adaptable, and dependable.
• Have adequate time management skills.
• Pay high attention to details.

QUALIFICATION

• MSC/BSC/HND in computer science, accounting, engineering, or any related field.
• Professional Qualification will be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years cognate experience.

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