Senior Manager: Security Operations Centre

About the role

MIDAS, a joint venture between MTN Group Fintech and Alipay, is building a new digital wallet ecosystem and needs a Senior Manager: Security Operations Centre based in Accra. You will manage the security operations centre, security monitoring and detection, incident response and forensics, threat intelligence and hunting, vulnerability, patch and configuration compliance, infrastructure protection controls and security compliance reporting. The role leads security analysts, incident responders and threat specialists and is measured on how quickly threats are detected and contained.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the security operations centre, monitoring, detection, incident response, forensics, threat intelligence and hunting, and vulnerability, patch and configuration compliance in production.
• Decide within the incident response plan the severity, containment actions (such as isolating a host, disabling an account or blocking traffic) and who is mobilised; refer service interruptions and regulator/customer notifications under the plan.
• Work with the Data Protection Officer, Risk and Compliance, Legal and the operating companies on incidents that may also be data breaches, fraud events or regulatory matters, preserving evidence for regulatory reporting and legal action.
• Scale the SOC through automation, tuned detection and managed security partners, working on a twelve-month horizon aligned to the migration wave plan and the threat landscape.

Required profile

• Minimum 4-year tertiary degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related field.
• Certification such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH or equivalent required.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years in cybersecurity or technology operations, including at least 3 years managing a security operations centre or incident response team.
• Experience leading the response to significant security incidents.
• Experience of security information and event management, detection engineering, vulnerability management and patch compliance, infrastructure security across cloud, containers and networks, and security reporting to regulators or auditors.
• Experience of managing managed security service providers.

Required skills

• Experience in payments, banking, fintech, telecommunications or large-scale digital platforms.
• Preferred: ITIL certification, cloud security, forensics or security operations certifications, and experience of security operations across several countries.

The closing date is 13 November 2026; late applications will not be accepted.