Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya - incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 - and all KCB's regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It also owns KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital, KCB Foundation and all associate companies. The holding company was set up to among other things to enhance the Group's capacity to access unrestricted capital and also enable investment in new ventures outside banking regulations, achieve operational and strategic autonomy for the Group's operating entities and enhance corporate governance across the Group and oversight in management of subsidiaries.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Monitor user and system activity to identify suspicious activities leveraging on security systems.  Monitor network activity and investigate anomalous events and traffic trends    Check security monitoring status of systems on monitoring tools and initiate remediation of noted gaps.  Monitor alerts and alarms from security monitoring tools and initiate corrective actions  Configure and finetune security monitoring systems to make sure the Bank is sufficiently protected  Administer security tools ensuring optimal uptime and resource utilization  Investigate suspicious user and system events and identify breaches and root cause.  Mitigate intrusion attempts through proactive response to incidents.  Prepare manual and scheduled reports for various stakeholders  Research and stay up to date on technology and cybersecurity trends  DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES Monitor event logs from various systems (firewalls, email, web and DNS, databases, etc) to identify suspicious activities for attacks, intrusions, and unusual, unauthorised, or illegal activity.  Perform incident drilldowns and investigations and escalate validated incident to designated incident response teams.  Follow up on security incidents with relevant support teams and ensure timely resolution.  Administer the performance, resource utilisation and overall health of the Bank’s security monitoring tools.  Prepare and circulate SOC management reports and dashboards. MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Academic and Professional  Education  Bachelor’s  Degree  BSc. Information Technology / Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Engineering  (Electrical, Electronic) or related field  RQ  Professional  Certifications  Information security certifications including, but not limited to: Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) Certified Incident Handler (E|CIH) Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) PENTEST+ Security+ Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) AA Particulars  Detail Specific Field or Qualification  Need Type Any SIEM certification such as those from Splunk, IBM QRadar, LogRhythm, ArcSight, AlienVault, etc. AA   Any vendor-specific information security certification such as those from Palo Alto, Cisco, etc. AA  Master’s Degree  MBA / MSc Cybersecurity / Information  Systems Security / IT Security / IT  AA  Experience Total Minimum Number of Years of IT Experience Required   3 Detail  Minimum No. of Years  Need Type Experience in Cybersecurity 2 ES  Experience in System/ Network/ Database or  Cloud Platform Administration, or Application Development  1 DE