Officer – Security Operations Tools

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is the National Revenue Collection Agency for the Government of Kenya. Our Vision is: “An agile tax and customs revenue agency facilitating voluntary compliance for all.”

The Authority is seeking to recruit results-oriented, self-driven, dynamic, and experienced individuals with high integrity to fill the following positions:

Officer – Security Operations Tools

Terms of Service:  Three (3) years, Fixed Term Contract

Remuneration:     As per KRA salary structure

Job Summary.

The jobholder shall be responsible for the design, implementation and day-to-day management and maintenance operations of Infrastructure and endpoint Security solutions in the Authority.

Person specifications

For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, Business Information Technology or a relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognised Institution
• Proficient in Computer Applications.
• One(1) year of relevant work experience.

At least one (1) of the following certifications or equivalent:

• Certification in relevant security tools
• Certified CyberOps Associate
• Certified SOC Analyst (CSA).
• Certified Ethical Hacker
• CompTIA Network+ & Security+

Duties and responsibilities

• Undertake implementation and day-to-day support and maintenance of ICT Security Operations Solutions
• Undertake day-to-day implementation of various Information Security Projects to ensure the same meet the scope, time, budget and quality constraints.
• Provision of day-to-day enterprise and end-user support for Information Security Solutions within the service level agreements (SLA) timelines and internal standards.
• Ensure implementation of ICT security controls during the design and implementation of new IT systems.
• Day-to-day implementation and maintenance of Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO27001 and best practice.
• Ensure conformity to ISO (9001/2015 and 27001/2013) and data security requirements.

Functional competencies

• Working experience in security tools such as Python, firewalls, IPS, SIEM, SOAR, SQL, RDMS, LINUX
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Analytical skills