Head of Security
About Andela
Andela is a network of technology
leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build
high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most
talented software developers.
Based in Nairobi, Andela is
catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while
solving the global technical talent shortage.
Reporting to the Country Director,
the overall purpose of this role is to develop security risk control
capabilities and pro-actively lead security management through continued
education, training and prevention initiatives.
We are looking for an intelligent and
highly networked individual who has a passion for Corporate Security. If this
is you, then we’d love to welcome you to a fast-paced team of innovators that
know how to get the job done.
Responsibilities
·
Develop, implement, review and
maintain a viable Security Strategy for the organization to ensure an effective
& efficient security process at Andela Kenya.
·
Constitute a disaster management team
and offer leadership and training to the team.
·
Formulate an overall security policy
for senior management acceptance.
·
Develop, implement and review
security standards operating procedures and practices.
·
Effective liaison, coordination and
networking with governments authorities, law enforcement agencies, relevant
national and international agencies and security stakeholders.
·
Ensure an effective risk analysis,
threat assessment and response capability.
·
Initiating special security measures
during periods/instances of increased threat.
·
Ensure that all critical areas of
security concern are adequately covered in the security plan and are
effectively managed, monitored and controlled.
·
Represent the company in operational,
coordinative and consultative security meetings and forums.
·
Ensure good working relationship with
the Government, Kenya Police, INTERPOL as well as Security divisions of
diplomatic offices for up to date information.
·
Prepare, monitor & control the
security budget to ensure effective cost control.
·
Undertake regular audits, research,
surveys and investigations to continuously improve security management through
regular review of policies, procedures and processes in relation to findings.
·
Source and monitor the effectiveness
of third party security services in liaison with the Facilities Manager.
·
Provide specialized advice to line
management in all security functions, protection, Intelligence, information and
investigation.
·
Ensure ongoing compliance with all
regulatory requirement, organization standards and local security procedures.
·
Carry out conclusive investigations
on incidents and accidents in order to create a safe environment and prevent
recurrence.
·
Act as a link between the
organization and the police in security matters.
·
Prepare weekly reports on the general
security status of the organization to keep management updated on security
issues.
·
Plan for and ensure consistent
maintenance of all security equipment such as CCTV, Access control system to
ensure they are in good serviceable condition.
·
Institute security internal controls
to prevent occurrence and recurrence of security threats.
·
Any other duties as assigned by
immediate supervisor.
How to Apply
Project Manager
About Andela:
Andela is a network of technology
leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build
high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most
talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, and Kampala,
Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent
while solving the global technical talent shortage.
We have a vision to train 100,000
world-class developers in the next 10 years – and we want you to help make it
happen
About role
The Project Manager is an operational
powerhouse, and resource allocation maestro that guides us to deliberately
execute and deliver on our product roadmaps.
This individual is a machine;
process-driven, data-driven, and results oriented. They consistently exceed the
standards of everyone around them, but rarely exceed their own standards.
They are passionate about “servant
leadership.” They believe that they do the dirty organizational work so that
the team can focus on what they do best: execution.
Every rocket ship needs an engine.
The right person for this role desires to build the engines that enable the
rocket ships of human transformation to take off and land smoothly.
Responsibilities
·
Keep track of all resources (human
and non-human) available for deployment within Learning product teams
·
Efficiently deploy all resources to
yield optimal product and learning velocity of Learning product teams
·
Guides learning product teams to stay
on track using the best project management practices and tools for software
development
·
Mentors and guides apprentices on the
best practices for effective project management
Qualifications
·
Successfully worked as a project
manager. You’ve actuated teams operationally to materialize the goals of
projects on time while maintaining quality.
·
(with and without a team) Have
created workflow and resource allocation systems designed for maximum
throughput for projects.
·
Believe that the future is what we
make it to be. So you seek opportunities to define future states of progress
and rally teams to execute towards materializing those future states.
How to Apply
Senior Software Engineer
About Andela
Andela is developing a corps of
high-quality technology talent across the African continent that will drive the
current and future phases of tech-enabled growth around the world. With the
fastest growing population and highest youth population in the world, we
believe Africa is one of the greatest untapped markets for talent development.
At Andela, we find the brightest
young people in Africa, train them to be world-class developers, and connect
them with employers around the world looking for top technical talent. Passion,
excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and rejecting the status quo are just a few
of the things that Andela team members have in common.
We have a vision to train 100,000
world-class developers in the next 10 years – and we want you to help make it
happen.
About the Position:
In this role, you will primarily work
as a Senior Software Engineer within the Technology department building
world-class internal products to support Andela’s business needs.
As the Senior Software Engineer, you
will take on complex tasks and complete them despite roadblocks, grabbing
others for help or insight as necessary. You will require very little oversight
beyond high-level direction; you can take a complex user story, break it down
into sub-tasks, and complete their sub-tasks with relative ease.
You will show initiative beyond
knocking tasks off a list; you are able to identify and suggest areas of future
work for yourself or your team. You will drive product velocity and deliver
products with confidence. You will take pride in building products that are key
to helping Andela grow and scale as an organization.
You’re the kind of person who:
Believes that building great software
is more than just delivering working code, that other aspects such as
re-usability, testability, maintainability, security, and performance are just
as important.
Is constantly learning and expanding your skillsets on and off the job.
Can mentor entry-level developers willing to become world-class.
Is constantly learning and expanding your skillsets on and off the job.
Can mentor entry-level developers willing to become world-class.
Responsibilities
·
Work closely with Product Owner and
Stakeholders to understand the business needs
·
Deliver complex software solutions
that meet those needs
·
Share responsibility for
strategically scaling Andela’s internal systems
·
Promote and nurture good team
practices such as TDD, code reviews, and pair programming
·
Bring vision to the team in the form
of new technology recommendations, ideas and approaches
·
Mentor entry-level developers willing
to become world-class
We are interested in a candidate from
any background as long as you have a solid understanding of core computer
science principles. Here’s an abbreviated list of interesting technologies we
currently use:
·
Javascript/Node.js
·
Ruby/Ruby on Rails
·
Golang, Python
·
AngularJS, React
·
Postgres, MongoDB, Redis
·
Heroku, AWS, Google Cloud, Docker,
Kafka
Qualifications
·
The ability to be located in Lagos,
Nigeria or Nairobi, Kenya.
·
3-5 years of software development
experience
·
Strong understanding of computer
science principles
·
Experience working in an agile
environment (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc)
·
TDD and pair programming experience
·
Experience or strong interest in
microservices architectures and distributed systems
·
Solid written and verbal
communication
·
A Bachelor’s or advanced degree in
Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
How to Apply
