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Job Summary

Job Title:
Senior IT Security and Governance Officer
Employer:
Tropical Bank
Location:
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Bank Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Monday, 8 September 2025

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About the Organisation

Senior IT Security and Governance Officer job at Tropical Bank | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

Tropical Bank Uganda is a dynamic financial institution committed to delivering inclusive, customer-focused banking solutions that foster economic growth and financial empowerment for individuals, SMEs, and corporate clients across Uganda. Established in 1973 and majority-owned by the Libyan Foreign Bank, the bank has built a strong reputation for reliability, trust, and personalized service, earning recognition for supporting Uganda’s socio-economic development. The bank cultivates a performance-driven, collaborative work culture that values employee growth, innovation, and integrity, offering diverse career opportunities with flexible work arrangements to suit evolving workforce needs. Over the years,

Tropical Bank has evolved from a traditional bank into a modern, tech-savvy financial services provider, integrating digital banking platforms, mobile money, and tailored financial products to serve a broad and expanding customer base. With a steadily growing network of branches across Uganda, the bank maintains a solid footprint in both urban and rural areas. Guided by core values of professionalism, customer centricity, transparency, innovation, and social responsibility, the bank actively participates in CSR initiatives, including financial literacy campaigns, environmental conservation, and community support programs. For more information, visit their website at www.tropicalbank.co.ug.

Are you looking for Bank jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Senior IT Security and Governance Officer job at Tropical Bank

Full Time

Deadline: 

8 Sept 2025

Job Title

Senior IT Security and Governance Officer job at Tropical Bank

Tropical Bank

Job Description

Job Title: Senior IT Security and Governance Officer

Organisation: Tropical Bank

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Job Summary: Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining standards and systems that ensure secure ICT systems and data.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application online by sending a cover letter, a detailed CV, and copies of relevant academic and professional certificates to the following email address: recruitment@trobank.com

Deadline: 8th September, 2025

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How to Apply

  • Develop and maintain ICT governance frameworks and processes to manage risks effectively and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

  • Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, policies, and procedures to protect the bank’s ICT infrastructure, systems, and data assets.

  • Develop and maintain incident response plans and procedures to ensure a swift and organized response to security incidents.

  • Carry out daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and critical processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.

  • Establish and enforce ICT security policies, procedures, and controls to protect the bank’s information assets and customer data.

  • Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to ICT security and data privacy.

  • Create and manage information security and risk management awareness training programs for all employees, contractors, and approved system users.

  • Participate in security incident and event management to protect ICT assets, including intellectual property, regulated data, and the Bank’s reputation.

  • Monitor the external threat environment for emerging threats and advise relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action.

  • Follow up the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology projects, systems, and services, including, but not limited to, privacy, risk management, compliance, and business continuity management.

  • Ensure that ICT security is considered in evaluating, selecting, installing, and configuring applications.

  • Recommend and coordinate the implementation of technical controls to support and enforce defined security policies.

  • Research, evaluate, design, test, recommend, or plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software.

  • Ensure that substantive Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans are regularly tested and updated.

  • Manage security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), antivirus software, and encryption tools to ensure effective protection against cyber threats

Senior IT Security and Governance Officer job at Tropical Bank

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  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related field.

  • At least one of the following certifications, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, and CASP+ or other certifications.

Experience

  • 5 years’ experience in ICT Operations 2 of which should be in ICT security and/or ICT governance.

  • Relevant experience in IT governance, risk management, and compliance within the banking or financial services industry.

  • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to ICT governance, risk management, and cybersecurity.

  • Strong skills in business process analysis, and redesign.

  • Strong skills in assessing complex governance and compliance issues and developing effective solutions.

  • Strong understanding of banking operations, Fintech, and product development trends.

  • Strong understanding of digital banking services.

Competencies & Knowledge

  • Adaptable to technological advancements, regulatory changes, and shifting business priorities

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to analyze complex issues

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Must be a person of integrity.

  • Risk management skills


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