Chief Information Security Officer at Ecobank Nigeria

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company, was established as a bank holding company in 1985 under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Information Security Officer

Job Identification: 1057
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Job Description

• To provide highly skilled, specialist services to provide information security, Data Protection, and Business Continuity Management at the Country level, to represent Group Information Security strategies at the Country Level.
• Liaises with contractors and service providers to ensure that all activities are in line with the Bank’s Information Security Policy
• Provides direct Information Security Awareness training and oversight to all employees, and other third parties, ensuring proper information security clearance in accordance with established bank information security policies and procedures.
• Initiates, facilitates, and promotes activities to create information security awareness within the Bank.
• Develop and implement an ongoing risk assessment program targeting information security and business systems. Recommend methods for vulnerability detection and remediation.
• Perform information & Cybersecurity risk assessment, vulnerability assessments, and serve as an internal assessor for security issues.
• Develop and implement an incident reporting system to address security incidents, respond to alleged policy violations from staff, contractors, and external parties.
• Provides guidance and direction for the physical and logical protection of Information Technology resources to other functional systems.
• Reviews all system-related security plans throughout the bank’s network.
• Conducts investigations on security breaches, reports findings, and makes recommendations to Executive Management
• Monitors the internal control systems to ensure that appropriate access levels are maintained.
• Reviews security logs on critical servers and communicates exceptions to Head, IT, and Operations
• Establishes a reporting process to ensure that Executive Management is kept apprised of the effectiveness of Information Technology Security and problem resolution.
• Maintain and drive the Information Security Management System (ISMS) Program and ensure that the bank continues to maintain ISO27001 international certification.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Superior.

Application Closing Date
8th September, 2025; 14:01.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online