Hybrid Information Security Officer

Posted 21 hours ago

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About the role

  • Information Security Officer at Dots Africa developing security strategy and overseeing risk management. Collaborating with engineering and leadership to enhance security controls and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the organisation’s information security strategy and roadmap.
  • Identify and prioritise security risks and ensure appropriate mitigation plans exist.
  • Provide security guidance to leadership and influence key technology and business decisions.
  • Establish a culture where security is practical, understood, and embedded into daily work.
  • Own the organisation’s security governance framework.
  • Develop, review and maintain security policies, standards and procedures.
  • Conduct risk assessments and maintain the security risk register.
  • Support compliance with relevant security and data protection frameworks and regulations.
  • Coordinate internal and external security audits when required.
  • Ensure appropriate protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive data processed by the organisation.
  • Work with engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure secure design and implementation.
  • Evaluate and implement security controls appropriate for our environment.
  • Monitor and improve the organisation’s security posture across systems and processes.
  • Assist with threat modelling and security reviews for new systems and features.
  • Lead the response to security incidents.
  • Investigate potential security events and coordinate remediation.
  • Promote practical security awareness across the company.

Requirements

  • Information Security Officer or senior security professional ready to step into the role.
  • Experience implementing or managing security frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, or NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
  • Experience working in regulated environments handling sensitive personal information will be advantageous.
  • Security risk management and threat modelling.
  • Incident response and security monitoring.
  • Security policy development and governance.
  • Working closely with engineering or DevOps teams.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles and architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with identity and access management (IAM) and modern identity platforms such as Keycloak.
  • Experience securing cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure.
  • Familiarity with identity and device management platforms such as Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Purview.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation: Market-leading salary, aligned to experience.
  • Benefits Package: Generous paid time off, and a wellness program to help you strike the right work-life balance.
  • Growth Opportunities: Commitment to professional development, regular performance reviews, and opportunities to grow within the company.
  • Dynamic Work Environment: State-of-the-art workspace, regular team-building activities, and an atmosphere that promotes creativity and innovation.

Job title

Information Security Officer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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