The vision of ECX is to become a leading and dynamic African Exchange of choice. ECX has a mission to provide a modern, efficient, transparent, and reliable market platform and warehousing service through the adaptation of technology, excellence in innovation, and integrity. ECX is a unique partnership of market actors, Members of the Exchange, and its main promoter, the Government of Ethiopia. ECX represents the future of Ethiopia, bringing integrity, security, and efficiency to the market.
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange External Vacancy Announcement
Job Position 1 – Junior, IT Security
Required Qualification and Experience
Education:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science /Information Systems/ related fields
Experience: Not Required
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists in the development of draft annual plan of the division cascaded from the corporate strategic plan and develops individual annual performance plan
Actively participates in the development and revision of policy, procedure, guidelines and standards of the Division
Monitors the different security tools such as Firewall, IPS, Web Filter , Anti Spam and Antivirus licenses & repairing the IP and preforming data center segmentation to maintain IT security ,
Participates in regular IT security audit & risk assessment on ECX and Partner Networks and systems based on the ECX ITsec. policy & ISO 27001 and deliver reports
Proactively Maintains and proposes amendments (when necessary) to the IT security policy, standards & guideline to support secure design, deploy, monitoring, and disposal of information systems and infrastructures.
Properly responds to security incidents and requests to troubleshoot security issues.
Works with other IT staff in securing the organization and coordinate with the corporate Security Incident Handling Response Team (SIHRT) for security incidents (violation, breaches, attacks, system down…etc.), perform forensic analysis and submit the report
Participates in project Planning, requirement analysis and provide security inputs for the project
Assists in System Security Acceptance tasks for purchased equipment and software
Helps ECX comply with the National & International IT security standards
Performs Periodic security maintenance, patching and over haul
Produces periodic reports
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Job Position 2 – Associate Database Admin
Required Qualification and Experience
Education:BSC in information technology, computer science and any other related fields
Experience: 2 years’ experience in Database Administration, Database Development ,Business information, Data warehouse and related work experience
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitors and ensures All ECX business, corporate, and market data dissemination databases including SMS/IVR databases are properly functioning, optimized, and highly available and secured.
Install ,maintain Database software and updates
Audit Database Access and Requests
Analyze Impact of Database Changes to the Business
Analyze and Recommend Database Improvements
Debug Database Issues on Live Data
Design and Build Database Management System
Implement Backup and Recovery Plan
Proactively Tune Database in Production
Test Database to Ensure Everything Operates Efficiently Without Error, Test Recovery Plans
Set Security Permissions for Database, Setup Safety Measures to Recover Data
Setup Safety Measures to Recover Data
Coordinates database infrastructure Administration of the Exchange and ensures ECX’s Databases data manipulation, modification, or reporting of ECX’s databases data elements are according to ECX’s Database policy and standard document.
Oversees and conducts restoration of ECX’s business databases, and ensures the backup of eTrade Application database and all business Critical databases of the Exchange and the restoration and recovering of corrupted business databases.
Participates in recommending the most effective way to increase database performance including hardware purchases, server configuration changes, and query tweaking or index/query changes
Ensures for all the ECX database policies and standards are followed on ECX database infrastructure.
Monitors the proper functioning of the ECX Database infrastructure at all time on working and non-working hours, locally and remotely and daily ensures primary and disaster recovery site databases are synchronized
Installs new, rebuild, repair existing or new Database Servers using established standards and requirements, and prepares Database testing environment based on design requirements.
Participates and assists Application developers on efficient database design, Updates eliciting business requirements and database development
Ensures that new database code meets ECX database policy and standards for readability, reliability, security and performance
Provides Tier II support to resolve database administration related tasks
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor
Job Position 3 – Associate System Admin
Required Qualification and Experience
Education: BSc in computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields.
experience: 2 years relevant experience in System Administration, network, SAN administration and Virtual systems administration
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Contributes in ensuring that the ECX Trading Servers, Clearing and settlement, AD and all hardware, server resources are properly functioning, secured and highly available.
Contributes in ensuring the backup of all Critical systems such as Application servers, Email, files and others related
Contributes in installing new/rebuild/repair existing or new servers.
Monitors, record ,analyze , troubleshoot and report Systems and application event logs
Configures regular server updates and maintain latest OS and security patches.
Ensures the ECX’s Corporate messaging system is functioning, optimized ,highly available and secured
Ensures ECX’s corporate files on Server infrastructure are accessed properly, optimized ,highly available and secured
Participates on all System Projects as assigned by the immediate supervisor
Assists DBA in providing proper permissions on servers
Installs new, rebuild, repair existing or new servers with collaboration with SAN and System Administrator
Adds and removes users, add and remove server hardware, performs backups, installs new software and troubleshoots
Publishes new websites in collaboration with the Application Development team;
Remotely administers users’ workstations; administer shared resources such as disks, printers & SharePoint portal servers, user accounts, address books, e-mail accounts, regular backup and restore process;
Works with the DBA in backing up, restoring and recovering corrupted corporate databases;
Maintains local documentation;
Monitors and ensures availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and logs;
Schedules and verifies successful completion of jobs such as backups;
Creates, changes and deletes user accounts
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor
Job Position 4 – Associate IT Security
Required Qualification and Experience
Education:BSc in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields.
Experience: 2 years relevant experience in IT Security and related filed
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Installs and manages windows security patches.
Supports central antivirus server management and policy configuring, testing and implementing, and updated signature distribution.
Ensures client antivirus implementation, monitoring, and logging of malware;.
Performs computer and printer security audit assessment, reports and fixes result.
Monitors local accounts as well as domain accounts and their privilege levels.
Monitors shared resource permissions.
Monitors implementation of physical resources port and node security.
Monitors data center physical access control and camera.
Monitors guest user management.
Monitors warehouse computers and network security implementation.
Creates user awareness about security threats and wise IT usage; and trains employees on ways to practice preventative security measures.
Participates in enforcement and implementation of IT security policy.
Monitors application users’ secure usage and privileges.
Gathers information for risk assessment surveys.
Performs risk analysis and mitigation for information security.
Works with users and other security personnel to improve methods or procedures that strengthen security measures.
Keeps up to date with security software revisions.
Makes recommendations for new security software and other related duties as assigned.
Ensures the internal security policies, procedures, and guidelines are in place and strictly applied.
Undertakes surprise security checks on the night shift of ECX warehouse and office premises.
Maintains contact with all warehouse supervisors or managers in relation to security issues.
Prepares ECX warehouses’ security-related reports to the supervisor.
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor
Job Position 5 – Specialist, IT Audit
Required Qualification and Experience
Education: MSc\BSc Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Admin & Information System (BAIS) or related field
Experience: 2/4 years of relevant experience in IT audit
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Participate in the development of risk based annual audit and Inspection plan through collecting and analyzing planning input
Identify assessment of risk areas of individual assignments;
determine the objective and scope of the audit and prepares an audit program;
Participate in entrance conference held with the auditee/client and prepare minute;
Determine the audit procedures to be used including sampling methods and the use of information technology;
Identify the key control points of the system;
Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of established internal controls including financial, Inventory management, procurement and the exchange’s operations;
Perform the engagement in a professional manner and in accordance with the International standards for the professional practice of internal auditing;
Obtain, analyse, and appraise information as a bases for an informed, objective conclusion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the system and the efficiency of performance of the activities being reviewed;
Prepare and submit working papers for review to the Head, Internal Audit and Inspection properly documented and referenced with evidences which support audit findings and conclusions, prepare audit query, send to the auditee and check the response if it needs extra discussion or evidence collection;
Participate in the exit conference held with the auditees and prepare minute;
Assist and/or prepare formal written audit report expressing recommendations and corrective actions on the adequacy and effectiveness of the system and the efficiency with which activities are carried out;
Participate in inspection planning and meetings
Undertake inspection on the Exchange’s overall IT systems including data centre facility, system administration, IT support and infrastructure to design, recommend and implement inspection programs as per plan;
Identify inspection indicators during ongoing inspection duties and alerts team of any inspection issue;
Conduct follow up and surprise checks;
Report on the progress of mitigations or recommendations for the purpose of scheduling field activities accordingly;
Appraise the adequacy of corrective action taken to improve deficient conditions;
Participate on requested committee work; give IT related consulting function, and any
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor
Job Position 6 – Specialist IT Security
Required Qualification and Experience
Education:MSC/BSC Computer Science /Information Systems/ related fields
2/4 Years of relevant experience in in IT Security and related filed·
2/4 Years of relevant experience in in IT Security and related filed
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists in the development of draft annual plan of the division cascaded from the corporate strategic plan and develops individual annual performance plan
Actively participates in the development and revision of policy, procedure, guidelines and standards of the Division
Monitors the different security tools such as Firewall, IPS, Web Filter , Anti-Spam and Antivirus licenses & repairing the IP and preforming data center segmentation to maintain IT security ,
Performs regular IT security audit & risk assessment on ECX and Partner Networks and systems based on the ECX ITsec. policy & ISO 27001 and deliver reports
Proactively Maintains and proposes amendments (when necessary) to the IT security policy, standards & guideline to support secure design, deploy, monitoring, and disposal of information systems and infrastructures.
Properly responds to security incidents and requests to troubleshoot security issues.
Works with other IT staff in securing the organization and coordinate with the corporate Security Incident Handling Response Team (SIHRT) for security incidents (violation, breaches, attacks, system down…etc.), perform forensic analysis and submit the report
Participates in project Planning, requirement analysis and provide security inputs for the project
Coordinates the System Security Acceptance tasks for purchased equipment and software
Helps ECX comply with the National & International IT security standards
Performs Periodic security maintenance, patching and over haul
Produces periodic reports
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
How to Apply For The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange?
All interested and qualified applicants may send a cover/application letter and updated CV with relevant important documents via [email protected] on or before November 26, 2023.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STATE THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL.
ECX is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified female candidates. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
