Cybersecurity Lead, West Africa & Incident Response

PawaPay; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PawaPay is seeking a security-focused professional to lead cybersecurity efforts across West Africa, aligning risk assessments with security controls and audits. The role focuses on building resilience and coordinating across regional teams.

Key responsibilities include managing incident response, remediation of vulnerabilities, and acting as the primary security contact for regulators and awareness initiatives in West Africa.

Responsibilities

• Execute PawaPay's cybersecurity programme across West Africa with risk assessments, vulnerability reviews and security control assessments.
• Coordinate regional incident response and drive remediation of vulnerabilities, audit findings and security risks with Engineering and Operations.
• Act as primary cybersecurity contact for West Africa, supporting regulators, audits, and security awareness initiatives.

Job description

PawaPay is seeking a security-focused professional to lead cybersecurity efforts across West Africa, aligning risk assessments with security controls and audits. The role focuses on building resilience and coordinating across regional teams.

Key responsibilities include managing incident response, remediation of vulnerabilities, and acting as the primary security contact for regulators and awareness initiatives in West Africa.