{"id":1746,"date":"2026-07-18T07:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/head-security-operations-center\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:19:44","slug":"head-security-operations-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/jobs\/lagos\/head-security-operations-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Head, Security Operations Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Head, Security Operations Center\", \"description\": \"Job Summary\\nDelivers information security risk report and certification\\nEnsure the business comply with local and international certification and standards\\nCommunicate and report risk metric to management\\nWork with relevant stakeholders in conducting project risk appraisal\\nDevelop competent officers to take on managerial responsibilities.\\nReview operations approval request\\nEnsure approvals protect business assets\\nDuties & \/ Responsibilities\\nDeliver information security risk assessment of projects, new technologies, applications, service providers, IT changes and new businesses\\nProvide subject matters expertise on enterprise security architecture\\nParticipate in the selection of technology and tools for business operations\\nResearch applicable business technology for adoption for business improvement\\nResponsible for establishing the risk culture\\nEnsure risks are managed within the risk appetite of the business\\nEnsure risk management processes are properly documented and adequate.\\nEnsure all relevant personnel are aware of their risk responsibilities\\nEnsure continuous compliance with all PCI requirements\\nEnsure continuous compliance with VISA CVP requirements\\nEnsure continuous compliance with MasterCard GVCP requirements\\nEnsure continuous compliance with CUP PSP requirements.\\nRequirements\\nEducation: Bachelor\u2019s Degree in information security, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.\\nGeneral Experience: Candidates should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in managing information security operations or incident response within complex organizations, business and financial operations, IT project operations and management.\\nTechnical Skills: Proficiency in network and systems security, intrusion detection\/prevention systems IDS\/IPS, EDR Endpoint Detection Response, malware analysis, and familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF. Candidates should also have experience with various operating systems e.g., Unix\/Linux, Windows and TCP\/IP networking.\\nCertifications:\\nKey certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP, Certified Information Security Manager CISM, or similar credentials that validate expertise in information security management.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-17\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Unified Payment Services Limited\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Lagos\", \"addressCountry\": \"NG\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-31T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Unified Payment Services Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lagos<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-31<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Summary<br \/>Delivers information security risk report and certification<br \/>Ensure the business comply with local and international certification and standards<br \/>Communicate and report risk metric to management<br \/>Work with relevant stakeholders in conducting project risk appraisal<br \/>Develop competent officers to take on managerial responsibilities.<br \/>Review operations approval request<br \/>Ensure approvals protect business assets<br \/>Duties &#038; \/ Responsibilities<br \/>Deliver information security risk assessment of projects, new technologies, applications, service providers, IT changes and new businesses<br \/>Provide subject matters expertise on enterprise security architecture<br \/>Participate in the selection of technology and tools for business operations<br \/>Research applicable business technology for adoption for business improvement<br \/>Responsible for establishing the risk culture<br \/>Ensure risks are managed within the risk appetite of the business<br \/>Ensure risk management processes are properly documented and adequate.<br \/>Ensure all relevant personnel are aware of their risk responsibilities<br \/>Ensure continuous compliance with all PCI requirements<br \/>Ensure continuous compliance with VISA CVP requirements<br \/>Ensure continuous compliance with MasterCard GVCP requirements<br \/>Ensure continuous compliance with CUP PSP requirements.<br \/>Requirements<br \/>Education: Bachelor\u2019s Degree in information security, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.<br \/>General Experience: Candidates should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in managing information security operations or incident response within complex organizations, business and financial operations, IT project operations and management.<br \/>Technical Skills: Proficiency in network and systems security, intrusion detection\/prevention systems IDS\/IPS, EDR Endpoint Detection Response, malware analysis, and familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF. Candidates should also have experience with various operating systems e.g., Unix\/Linux, Windows and TCP\/IP networking.<br \/>Certifications:<br \/>Key certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP, Certified Information Security Manager CISM, or similar credentials that validate expertise in information security management.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@up-ng.com using the job title\u00a0as the subject of the mail.<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:recruitment@up-ng.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-31 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Unified Payment Services Limited Location: Lagos Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-31 Job Description Job SummaryDelivers information security risk report and certificationEnsure the business comply with local and international certification and standardsCommunicate and report risk metric to managementWork with relevant stakeholders in conducting project risk appraisalDevelop competent officers to take on managerial responsibilities.Review [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,21],"tags":[51,18,17,635],"class_list":["post-1746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-lagos","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-unified-payment-services-limited"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}