Eskom Hld SOC Ltd or Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. Eskom was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) (Afrikaans: Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM)). Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African Power Pool. The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa,[3][4] and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales. It is the largest of South Africa’s state owned enterprises. Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Matimba Power Station and Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa.
Job overview
- Position/Task Grade: E-Band Department: Security Risk and Cyber Governance Business Unit: Information Technology Reporting to the Chief Technology and Information Officer the General Manager Security Risk and Cyber Governance will be responsible to provide direction, leadership and oversight to ensure the organisations’s Information Technology (IT)and Operational Technology (OT) environments are secure, resilient and complaint with regulatory standards, develop and implement robust security frameworks, manage risks and foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness to protect critical infrastructure and support business objectives, ensure IT infrastructure and systems are aligned with the organisation’s business goals and objectives, drive efficiency, innovation, strategic growth and oversee all security policies, strategy, security projects and deployment of multi-factor authentication(MFA) and zero threat networks.
Competencies
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Trustworthiness
- Professionalism
- Accountability
- Leadership:
- General management and expertise
- Build effective relationships and deliver on expectations
- Coaching and mentoring
- Promote teamwork
- Ignite passion
Knowledge
- Business relationships
- Stakeholder engagement
- General IT and technical understanding
- Relevant policies, procedures, business processes and systems
- Security architecture design for IT and OT systems
- Risk scorecard structure
- Vulnerability management for IT and OT systems
- Risk management frameworks for IT and OT systems
- Policy development
- Incident management
- Incident response planning
- Threat modelling
Skills
- Strong financial
- Business acumen
- Strategic and decision-making
- Project and contracts management
- Analytica thinking
- Stakeholder management
- Threat intelligence
- Negotiation
- Communications
- Strategic functional leadership
Responsibilities
- Develop and articulate a comprehensive security, risk and cyber governance strategy aligned with business goals.
- Provide visionary leadership to drive the implementation of security initiatives across IT and OT domains
- Establish and enforce security policies, procedures and frameworks to guide IT/OT security practices.
- Implement robust cybersecurity measures to protect against cyber threats.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders.
Qualification
- B Degree in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Engineering/ Business Administration/ Business Management at NQF level 7 with 360 credits or
- B Tech in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Engineering/ Business Administration/ Business Management at NQF level 7 with 360 credits or
- Advanced Diploma in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Engineering/ Business Administration/ Business Management at NQF level with 360 credits
Experience
- 10 years’ extensive experience in relationship management of IT/OT projects.
Method of Application
Meet the qualifications?
Apply now at Eskom Communications on eskomcareers.ci.hr