Back IT Security Analyst

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our over 37,000 staff members working in nearly 100 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

* Preferred position location: Manila, Philippines. Other locations to be determined by home country of successful candidate in Malaysia and South Africa.

As the IT Security Analyst, you will be responsible for working on security issues for one or more functional areas (e.g., data, systems, network and/or Web) across the enterprise, develop security processes for medium to complex assignments, work on multiple projects as a team member and lead systems-related security components. You will provide expertise and assistance to all World Vision offices to ensure that security incidents and security problems are resolved.

You will develop, execute and manage data, system, network and internet security strategies and solutions within a business area and across the enterprise; develop security policies and procedures such as user log-on and authentication rules, security breach escalation procedures, security auditing procedures and use of firewalls and encryption routines; guide enforcement of security policies and procedures, and will administer and monitor data security profiles on all platforms by reviewing security violation reports and investigating security exceptions; update, maintain and document security controls and provide direct support to the business and internal IT groups; evaluate and recommend security products, services and/or procedures. You will also communicate and educate IT and the business about security policies and industry standards, and provide solutions for enterprise/business security issues.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Requires knowledge of security issues, techniques and implications across all existing computer platforms.
• Typically has 3-5 years of combined IT and security work experience with a broad range of exposure to cybersecurity, data protection, threat management and risk management and 2 - 3 years of experience with incident management and data analytics
• Work experience in performing Threat, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment.
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.