Information Security Manager (Public sector / Government)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

One of our public sector clients are in need of hiring an experienced Information Security Manager in Johannesburg. 

Qualifications and experience:

IT related degree

CISA / CISM / CISSP certificates

CGEIT / ITIL / or related IT certificates

No less than 8 years' experience in information security environment, of which 5 years' must be within a Supervisor / Manager role

MUST have a proven track record of consulting with medium to large business or enterprise level

MUST have experience regarding pragmatic application of best practices : ISO27001

MUST have experience leading a multi-discipline team

ORACLE, LINUX, MS SQL knowledge 

ITIL / COBIT knowledge 

CISCO ./ LAN / WAN knowledge  

Audit / business / financial knowledge 

Understand legal security requirements 

Clear criminal record

2 Reference checks will be conducted upfront 

Key skills:

Communication

Team player

Leadership

Interpersonal 

Technical

Adaptable

Analytical

Problem solving 

Project management 

Negotiation

Conflict management 

Key performance areas: 

Plan, implement and manage information security strategies

Run security committees

Set the security budget and manage it 

Identify and facilitate development of security standards and processes 

Oversee implementation of security policies and processes

Involved in decision making forums 

Drive security training 

Provide security trends, related to capital and financial markets 

Incident management