CV Profile No.39921

Experience in the following industries :

• IT, software engineering, Internet

Professional experience

• Business Security Manager,
• Ecobank eProcess International SA.
• Since 04.2019
• My role as the Business Security Manager is to help the business to deal with data security issues from the perspective of the law and the Information Security TRIAD (Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability). I ensure the various projects are secure and enforce information security requirements to be followed in all projects. Review project risk and ensure information security risks are identified and tackled with required controls and approvals.

• Deputy Manager, Security Operations Centre.
• Ecobank eProcess International SA.
• 03.2017 - 03.2019
• Provide continuous capabilities to monitor the organization’s networks for security breaches and investigate a violation when one occurs. Plan, implement and upgrade security measures and controls. Establish plans and protocols to protect digital files and information systems against unauthorized access, modification and/or destruction. Prepare reports that document security breaches and the extent of the damage caused by the breaches. Analyze security breaches to determine their root cause. Develop and integrate security design into Engineering architecture. Conduct penetration simulation or proof of concepts of attacks, risk analyses and security assessments to look for vulnerabilities in the systems before they can be exploited. Anticipate security alerts, incidents and disasters and reduce their likelihood. Manage network, intrusion detection and prevention systems. Research the latest information technology (IT) security trends. Recommend security enhancements to management or senior IT staff. Ensures authorized access by investigating improper access; revoking access and reporting violations. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Coordinate security incident planning with internal and external resources. Provide accurate documentation on all incidents.

• Deputy Manager Information Security and Business Continuity
• ARB Apex Bank Ghana Ltd.
• 10.2012 - 03.2017
• Carry out Information Security risk assessments, development, management and implementation of Information Security Policies and Procedures that will ensure adequate protection and use of information, Develop and roll out of Information Security programs and promote activities to create Information Security awareness within the Bank, ensuring proper Information Security clearance in accordance with the established Information Security policies and procedures, develop security plans throughout the organization's network that will ensure information protection, perform set activities to establish an Information Security baseline, advise the organization on current trends in Information Security Technologies and related regulatory issues, define and monitor system controls to ensure that appropriate access levels are maintained, develop, review and implement Business continuity Programs, manage and spearhead Business continuity policy development, planning and implementation program, develop, review and implement Disaster Recovery Programs, manage and spearhead the Disaster Recovery program. Develop service level agreement for the ICT department to the all rural Banks we provide service to and to the Bank in general. Ensure that the bank's information Security policy is adhered to by performing systems audits and routine monitoring of procedures and standards.

• Senior Network Engineer
• ARB Apex Bank Ghana Ltd.
• 11.2011 - 10.2012
• Managing and maintaining the network infrastructure for all the rural banks within the country. Database backup, Voice Over IP (Call manager express) maintenance, Mail Sever deployment and management, Squid proxy server deployment and maintenance, Cisco ASA Appliance management and maintenance, Cisco Router and switch management and maintenance, IPS management and maintenance, Windows Active Directory Server management and maintenance. Network Performance monitoring and tweaking as well as Network Security Implementations.

• Head of Systems and Networks
• Advans Ghana Savings and Loans Ltd.
• 12.2010 - 10.2011
• Lead team in managing and maintaining the company’s IT systems and network infrastructure within the country. Back Up database, Trixbox deployment (VOIP), Mail Sever management and IP camera deployment and maintenance and file server deployment and maintenance as well as the Systems and Network Security configurations implementations and compliance, Cisco router and switch management and maintenance, firewall and intrusion prevention management. Manage and spearhead IT Business continuity program and testing the Disaster Recovery program for the company.

• Network Engineer
• TeledataICT Ltd.
• 03.2010 - 11.2010
• ISP Backbone Network Engineering, Management and Troubleshooting, Network Security implementation, VOIP Management and Implementation and Network Monitoring. Cisco ASA Appliance management and maintenance, Cisco Router and switch management and maintenance, configurations management and tweaking.

• Computer Lab Administrator and ICT Instructor.
• New Nation School
• 08.2007 - 03.2010
• Computer Lab Management Computer Hardware repairs Networking Teaching ICT