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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

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.

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

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

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