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Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

• Worked across the technology department to analyze and better understand the risk profile.• Developed in-depth knowledge of technology processes and use this to assess risk and controls. • Conducted Assurance activities to Identify and report on all significant control weaknesses• Performed and assist in application risk activities including risk assessments, audit remediation and security testing.• Conducted Application Criticality Assessments on all applications to ensure accurate application ratings and tiering for adequate control implementation.• Exercises appropriate judgment when quantifying the significance of risks and theeffectiveness of compensating or mitigating controls• Collaborate with colleagues and external auditors to support audit requirements.• Collaborated with Governance, Risk and Compliance to implement consistent and effective frameworks, Policies and Standards.• Prepared Monthly and Quarterly management reports on Technology and Cyber Security Risk landscape to Senior management. • Reviewed and identified new risks that may be introduced into the business by any proposed change to IT Systems or Processes.• Assisted in analyzing the impact of risk on emerging technologies to the organization's infrastructure security.• Conducted local 3rd Party Due Diligence for critical IT Vendors and Service Providers.• Reviewed major incidents (severity 1, 2 and 3), and identified root cause to control objectives and ensure consistency with CSA.• Developed Standard Operational procedure documents for common technical issues.• Assisted in demonstrating compliance during the implementation of ISO27001 and PCIDSS certifications.• Performed Enterprise Security reviews on critical control areas including Data privacy, Infrastructure access management, generic ID and privilege ID management, password management to ensure compliance while providing visibility of identified gaps to management for resolution.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

• Worked across the technology department to analyze and better understand the risk profile• Managed Information Systems risk (i.e. Risk identification through assessments, Control design, evaluation & management through periodic reviews.• Assisted with monitoring existing technology risk issues and related remediation processes to reduce the organization’s risks through practical remediation recommendations.• Measured progress of IS Control improvements and initiatives based on business value and risk mitigation.• Contributed to and conducted information security/systems risk assessments (ISO27001)• Ensured vulnerability management through monthly standup meetings with key stakeholders and continuous monitoring of IT vulnerabilities through periodic vulnerability and tracking remedial activities. • Assisted with Internal and External end-to-end Audit activities.• Assisted with managing version control of all IT documentation ensuring that all versions are current and version history maintained.• Proactively detected and raised risk events with key collaborations with service management and Technology management to ensure early identification and minimize risk impact to all critical services within the business.• Proactively updated and maintained the risk register by active tracking and issue follow-ups, escalating at-risk and overdue issues, updating the risk register with new findings, and preparing issue/milestone closure packs with embedded evidence to demonstrate complete closure of issues.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

• Provided Applications Support to all 56 Barclays Bank branches Nationwide • Ensured shortfalls in IT availability are identified and remediated• Provided Daily Health checks reports on system availability to Senior Management to ensure business and customer benefit.• Key support assistant with all Disaster Recovery tests of key applications. • Work closely with Release Analysts and review releases and assign appropriate release testing tasks through key Change Management process.• Provided technical client service and custom application support in a fast paced and high volume support/ticketing/call center environment• Assisted with measures to achieve reductions in frequency and duration of incidents that impact application availability

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

• Assisted Team lead in managing internal IT controls to ensure they are functional and adequate.• Identify and mitigate potential data access violations by users • Assisted team in employee education on IT security principles and compliance.• Highlight and escalated areas of concern that poses IT risk to the IT Director• Provided Applications and Network supports• Assisted with Open-Source application development (web and C#) development and application security • Provided system UAT testing, deployment and maintenance • Assisted with Mail server administration

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

• Providing technical support to teams within the organizationWeb apps development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP)

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

• Performed diagnostics and troubleshooting (System Support)• Mail server administration• Worked using the SUNSYSTEMS (Sun accounting and Sun Business) & Persol Payroll systems• Software maintenance• Network troubleshooting

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Security And Digital Forensics

Bachelor’S Degree, Information Technology