Senior Security Engineer Job APA Life Assurance

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KEY PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs and implements IAM solutions and systems
• Deploy and manage security tools including SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and vulnerability management platforms
• Develop and maintain security baselines, hardening standards, and configuration guidelines
• Monitor security events and investigate potential incidents
• Perform security code reviews and application security assessments
• Maintain compliance with security frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, etc.)
• Support internal and external security audits
• Develop and update security policies, procedures, and documentation
• Perform threat hunting activities to proactively identify security risks
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
• Implements security policies and best practices
• Provides deep technical expertise and leadership for resolving incidents
• Leads access certifications and audits
• Proactively addresses security issues to prevent audit findings and privilege gaps

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field.

JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of common security challenges, such as data privacy, compliance, access control, encryption, and incident response
• Experience in network security, such as firewalls or VPNs
• Knowledge of encryption techniques, such as symmetric, asymmetric, hashing, etc. and how they should be applied to infrastructure
• Ability to design, implement and run monitoring and alerting platforms, to track and troubleshoot the security, performance and health of infrastructure components
• Vulnerability & Threat management, incident response, Governance, Risk & Compliance
• Conversant with GDPR, Kenya Data Protection Act, ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes security
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security
• Knowledge of threat intelligence platforms and MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Background in security automation and orchestration (SOAR)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CEH, GIAC, OSCP, or similar)

EXPERIENCE

• 8–10 years’ relevant experience

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