Cybersecurity Expert for Somalia Payment System (SPS)

About the role

The Federal Government of Somalia, through its Ministry of Finance, is recruiting an individual Cybersecurity Expert for the Somalia Payment System (SPS) under the Somalia Productive, Resilient, and Inclusive Growth (SPRING) project. The post is financed from World Bank funds received for the SPRING project, which aims to promote private sector-led growth and job creation. The assignment runs for twelve calendar months from the start date.

What you will do

• Establish a cybersecurity strategy, governance and function.
• Manage cyber risk and handle compliance and assurance work.
• Develop security architecture, engineering and secure development practices.
• Run security operations, monitoring and incident response.
• Carry out identity and privileged access work.
• Handle vulnerability management, security testing and threat management.
• Build cyber resilience, business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements.
• Address participant, third-party and supply-chain security.
• Raise security awareness, build team capability and transfer knowledge.
• Carry out any other specific tasks set out in the Terms of Reference.

What you need

• A bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Network Security, Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• A master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Networks and Security, Information Systems, Technology Risk or a related field is strongly preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive professional experience in cybersecurity, information security, technology risk, IT governance or security assurance, with substantial hands-on responsibility in regulated or high-availability environments.
• At least 5 years in a senior, lead, managerial or consulting role covering information-security governance, cyber-risk management, security operations or cybersecurity transformation.
• Demonstrated experience establishing, materially uplifting or leading an information-security or cybersecurity function, an ISMS, a SOC or security-monitoring capability, an incident-response programme or a comparable enterprise security capability.
• At least two recognised professional cybersecurity or information-security credentials, such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, Senior Lead Implementer, or an equivalent recognised certification.

Experience

Candidates must show they have built, significantly improved or led a security capability of the kind described, and that their hands-on work was carried out in regulated or high-availability settings. Selection will rest on the candidate's qualifications, experience and skills, followed by an interview.

How to apply

Submit a written expression of interest demonstrating the required qualifications and relevant experience, together with a curriculum vitae. It may be delivered in person or by email to the address shown, during office hours from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Saturday to Thursday except public holidays. The deadline for receipt is 30 November 2026 at 4:00pm Somalia local time.