Specialist – Secure & Privacy by Design Job Vacancy at CRDB Bank PLC – November 2026

Location: Tanzania Head Office
Organization: CRDB Bank PLC
Job Category: Administration / Information Technology / Cybersecurity
Job Type: Full-Time
Application Deadline: 22 November 2026

About CRDB Bank PLC

CRDB Bank PLC is one of Tanzania’s leading financial institutions, providing a wide range of banking and financial services. The Bank continues to strengthen its technology capabilities, information security and digital banking services while expanding its presence across the East African region.

Position: Specialist – Secure & Privacy by Design

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for embedding Secure and Privacy by Design principles into technology projects, system development and solution delivery across the Bank.

The role involves assessing security and privacy risks in proposed and existing solutions and ensuring that appropriate security and privacy requirements are addressed before implementation.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

1. Embed Secure and Privacy by Design requirements into the Bank’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), project management and technology delivery processes.

2. Conduct Baseline Security Requirements (BSRs) assessments for new and existing systems.

3. Conduct threat assessments and Privacy Impact Assessments for applicable systems, projects and technology initiatives.

4. Review solution architectures and data flows to ensure appropriate security and privacy controls are incorporated from the design stage.

5. Assess cloud solution designs and data protection controls against approved security requirements.

6. Define security and privacy requirements that solutions must meet before progressing through relevant project or development stages.

7. Advise project teams, developers and solution owners on practical security and privacy improvements.

8. Support the interpretation of applicable privacy and data protection requirements from a cybersecurity perspective.

9. Document identified security and privacy risks and follow up to ensure significant issues are appropriately resolved or escalated.

10. Verify that agreed security requirements have been addressed before granting security approval, clearance or recommendations.

11. Perform other related responsibilities as assigned by Management.

Qualifications and Education

Applicants must possess:

– A Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field.

Work Experience

Candidates must have:

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in cybersecurity architecture, application security, security assessment, privacy or secure development.

• Experience supporting technology projects, architecture reviews or system security assessments.

Professional Certifications

Relevant professional certifications are an added advantage, including:

• CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

• CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional.

• CSSLP – Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional.

• CISM – Certified Information Security Manager.

• ISO 27001 certifications.

• Relevant cloud security certifications.

Knowledge and Technical Skills

Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of:

• Secure and Privacy by Design principles.

• Secure Software Development Life Cycle (Secure SDLC).

• DevSecOps concepts.

• Security and Privacy Impact Assessments.

• Threat modelling and system security assessments.

• Application, API and cloud security principles.

• Data protection and privacy requirements.

• ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, OWASP and other relevant security standards.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Important Information

CRDB Bank is committed to sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The Bank encourages applications from candidates who share this commitment.

The Bank also promotes an inclusive workplace and encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.

Important: CRDB Bank does not charge any fees during the application or recruitment process. Applicants should disregard any requests for payment.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the official CRDB Bank careers portal.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Applicants are advised to complete their applications before the closing date and ensure that all required information is provided.