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IT Security Specialist at Qore

QoreLagos, Nigeria Cybersecurity
Full Time
Qore is the only truly African cloud-native Core Banking Software provider. We are the Qore of the emerging digital financial ecosystem in Africa.

Responsibilities

  • Identify vulnerabilities and potential exposure across enterprise networks, systems, and applications through continuous security assessments.
  • Conduct technical and non-technical risk assessments of technology environments, including local systems, network infrastructure, application environments, and supporting services.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of existing security controls and recommend improvements to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
  • Provide actionable recommendations on cost-effective security controls to mitigate risks and protect information, systems, and business processes.
  • Produce technical documentation, incident reports, investigation summaries, and security findings to support situational awareness and informed decision-making.
  • Perform authorized security testing and vulnerability assessments on enterprise network assets and applications.
  • Conduct security reviews for new or updated applications to ensure compliance with secure development and deployment standards.
  • Continuously monitor and review system security status to ensure risks remain within acceptable thresholds.
  • Develop recommendations for strengthening defensive controls based on assessment and testing results.
  • Design and facilitate cybersecurity tabletop exercises to test incident response preparedness and improve team coordination.
  • Collaborate with security operations teams to develop and improve security alerts and detection capabilities.
  • Analyze threat trends to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and emerging threat patterns.
  • Conduct proactive threat hunting to detect suspicious activity and uncover hidden threats within the environment.
  • Identify control gaps that could allow threats to enter or move within the network.
  • Support the design and development of security tools, technologies, and automation to enhance defensive capabilities.
  • Develop and implement cybersecurity countermeasures and risk mitigation strategies for systems and applications.
  • Evaluate internally developed security tools to ensure effectiveness and operational readiness.
  • Assess system features and configurations to identify opportunities for strengthening security controls and improving resilience.
  • Perform security analysis of infrastructure components to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.
  • Review wireless and network security configurations to ensure they meet security best practices.
  • Analyze security incidents and malicious activity to understand attack methods, exploited weaknesses, and potential impacts on systems and information.

Requirements
What will you bring?

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline from a reputable university
  • 3 years experience in a similar role, preferably in a Fin-tech
  • Planning, organization, & problem-solving skills

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