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Chief Information Security Officer Job at Cairo Bank Uganda
Cairo Bank Uganda
Job Description
To safeguard the organization’s information by developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive Cyber security strategies to promote confidentiality and integrity of information, cyber security awareness and compliance, compliance with regulations, and industry standards, and to ensure that the Bank is protected from Cyber security incidents and breaches, and prevent future occurrences,
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop and Implement the Bank’s cybersecurity program and enforce the cyber and technology policy.
- Maintains the Banks current enterprise-wide knowledge base of its users, devices, applications, software licenses and their relationships.
- Ensure that information systems meet the needs of the Bank, and the ICT strategy, in particular information system development strategies, comply with the overall business strategies, risk appetite and ICT risk management policies of the Bank.
- Design cybersecurity controls with the consideration of users at all levels of the Bank, including internal (i.e. management and staff) and external users (i.e. contractors/consultants, business partners and service providers).
- Organize professional cyber related trainings to improve technical proficiency of staff.
- Conduct regular and comprehensive cyber risk assessments.
- Develop adequate processes for monitoring IT systems to detect cyber and technology events and incidents in a timely manner.
- Review and assess risks associated with exceptions/deviations to the approved cyber and technology policies and procedures and gain senior management approval for risk assessments.
- Periodically review the approved exceptions/deviations to ensure the residual risks remain at an acceptable level.
- Submit periodic reports to the CEO on, detailed exceptions to the approved cyber and technology policies and procedures, Assessment of the effectiveness of the approved cybersecurity program, all material cyber and technology events that affected the Bank during the period, and assessment of the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information systems in the institutions.
- Timely update of the incident response mechanism and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) based on the latest cyber threat intelligence gathered.
- Incorporate the utilization of scenario analysis to consider a material cyber-attack, mitigating actions, and identify potential control gaps.
- Establish and maintain a robust security governance framework that aligns with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices.
- Identify and assess security risks, vulnerabilities, and threats, and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies
- Engage with external partners, vendors, and industry peers to stay abreast of the latest security trends, technologies, and threats.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive security awareness program to educate bank employees on the principles of Zero Trust and their roles in maintaining a secure environment.
- Conduct regular security training sessions and workshops to enhance the security awareness and knowledge of employees across the organization.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and operation of security controls and technologies to protect the bank’s infrastructure, applications, and data.
- Develop and maintain an incident response plan, ensuring the organization’s readiness to detect, respond, and recover from security incidents.
- Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning to identify potential weaknesses and recommend remediation measures.
- Ensure frequent data backups of critical IT systems (e.g. real time back up of changes made to critical data) are carried out to a separate storage location.
- Ensure the roles and responsibilities of managing cyber risks, including in emergency or crisis decision-making, are clearly defined, documented and communicated to relevant staff.
- Continuously test disaster recovery and Business Continuity Plans (BCP) arrangements to ensure that the institution can continue to function and meet its regulatory obligations in the event of an unforeseen attack through cyber-crime.
- Safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
Interested candidates should send their application letters together with their curriculum vitae to the Head of Human Resources at recruitment@cbu.co.ug no later than 5 pm, Thursday 9th April 2026.
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