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Analyst, Cyber Security Infrastructure

Central Bank of Kenya
Nairobi
Full-time
Posted: 2026-09-10
Deadline: 2026-09-21

About Central Bank of Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya is a public institution established under Article 231 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The Bank is responsible for formulating monetary policy to achieve and maintain price stability and issuing currency. Pursuant to the CBK Act, the Central Bank promotes financial stability through regulation, supervision and licensing of fin...

Description

The role holder serves as the first line of support for cyber-related issues, working within the Cyber Security Operations Section to implement and maintain security policies, manage day-to-day cybersecurity infrastructure, and ensure 99.999% system availability. The analyst provides remediation, ensures technical vulnerability compliance, and supports security controls designed to protect the Bank.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Alignment: Contribute to the overall performance of the cybersecurity function and the achievement of the Bank’s strategic objectives.

Security Operations & Configuration: Configure, manage, and upgrade firewalls, IDS, IPS, NAC, encryption tools, content filters, antivirus solutions, and logging systems.

Policy Enforcement & Compliance: Assist in implementing information security policies, standards, procedures, and baselines while ensuring existing products comply with industry frameworks like ISO 27001 and PCI.

Incident Troubleshooting & Support: Act as the first line of support for Level 1 and Level 2 issues impacting cyber security operations, troubleshooting and remediating technical vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability & Change Management: Assist in coordinating patch and vulnerability management programs, supporting system custodians with security control implementations, and documenting operational changes and procedures.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Relevant certifications in information security or networking, such as CCNA, CCNP-Security, CEH, CISA, CISM, or operating system certifications in Microsoft Windows and Linux/Unix.

Experience & Technical Competencies

At least 3 years of experience in IT user support, IT networks, network protocols (TCP/IP, Syslog, DNS, NetFlow), and administering Microsoft Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems.

Working knowledge of programming/scripting (shell, Python) and web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, PHP) represents an added advantage.

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