IT & Cybersecurity Specialist

Miale Solar pioneers innovation in solar energy by enabling seamless access to sustainable solutions across Kenya and Africa. We trade in advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and offer market-ready solutions that empower businesses and communities to switch to clean energy efficiently.

IT & Cybersecurity Specialist

About the Role

• As Miale Solar Solutions grows, protecting our systems, networks, user accounts, backups and company data has become a priority alongside organising our data itself. We are recruiting an IT & Cybersecurity Specialist to safeguard the company\’s IT environment from unauthorised access and cyber threats, and to keep our day-to-day IT infrastructure running reliably.

• The role is responsible for the practical, hands-on protection of company systems: managing user access and accounts, maintaining backups and recovery procedures, securing networks and devices, and responding to security incidents. The Specialist works closely with the Data & Information Systems Manager, who sets overall data and security standards, to implement and maintain those standards in practice across the business.

• Depending on the company’s needs, this role may initially be filled on an outsourced or part-time/retainer basis rather than as a full-time in-house hire; the responsibilities below apply to either arrangement, with scope and hours adjusted accordingly.

Key Responsibilities

Network & Systems Security

• Configure and maintain firewalls, antivirus/anti-malware tools, and other protective software across company systems and devices.

• Secure company networks (office and remote/site connections) against unauthorised access, including Wi-Fi, VPN and remote-access configurations.

• Keep systems, applications and security tools patched and up to date, and manage software/hardware upgrades relevant to security.

• Carry out periodic vulnerability checks on company systems and networks and recommend or implement fixes.

Access Management

• Set up, modify and deactivate user accounts and access rights in line with the access rules defined by the Data & Information Systems Manager.

• Enforce strong authentication practices (e.g. password policy, multi-factor authentication) across company systems.

• Monitor for unusual or unauthorised account activity and investigate anomalies.

• Maintain an up-to-date record of who has access to which systems and data.

Backups & Business Continuity

• Implement and maintain regular backups of company data and systems, and periodically test that backups can be restored successfully.

• Maintain and test disaster-recovery procedures so the company can recover quickly from system failure, data loss or a cyber incident.

• Ensure critical systems have appropriate redundancy or failover arrangements where practical.

Incident Response & Monitoring

• Monitor systems and networks for security alerts, breaches or unusual activity.

• Investigate and respond to security incidents, containing and remediating issues promptly.

• Document incidents, root causes and corrective actions, and report significant issues to the Data & Information Systems Manager without delay.

• Support post-incident reviews and help update policies or controls to prevent recurrence.

IT Support & Day-to-Day Operations