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Godwin Dzvuke

@godwindzvuke

Cybersecurity executive at Snode Technologies, with Board-level cyber risk experience and a record of achieving full regulatory compliance across 12 African jurisdictions.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I'm open to leadership roles with employer sponsorship.

At Snode Technologies, I work as a Senior Security Analyst. Before that, I served as Associate Director - Cyber Advisory at EGIT l Enterprise Governance of IT (Pty) Ltd and held cyber security assurance roles at Absa Group.

At ABSA Africa (formerly Barclays Africa), I established and led the Group Cyber Security Assurance function within the Chief Risk Office. I designed and executed the group-wide penetration testing and security validation programme, aligned to NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001.

I led enterprise-scale red team operations and defined penetration testing standards, methodologies, tooling, and quality assurance processes. I also delivered risk metrics and dashboards to support investment decisions, and led cyber culture transformation across 12 African jurisdictions, achieving full regulatory compliance.

Earlier, I delivered governance and assurance consulting across energy, mining, FMCG, and industrial production sectors at Virtual Alliance (Consulting). My experience includes cyber governance, regulatory programmes, risk management, and assurance across financial services, energy, and public sector environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Snode Technologies logoST
Current

Senior Security Analyst

Jun 2026 - Present (4 months)

Worked as Senior Security Analyst at Snode Technologies.

ABSA Africa (formerly Barclays Africa) logoAA

Head of Cyber Security Assurance

Sep 2019 - Feb 2025 (5 years 5 months)

Established and led the Group Cyber Security Assurance function within the Chief Risk Office of a Pan-African multinational bank. Designed and executed the annual group-wide penetration testing and security validation programme aligned to NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001. Led enterprise-scale red team operations validating realistic attack paths and adversarial threat scenarios. Defined and owned penetr

Absa Group logoAG

Head: Cyber Security Assurance

Sep 2019 - Feb 2025 (5 years 5 months)

Worked as Head: Cyber Security Assurance at Absa Group.

Absa Group logoAG

Lead Security Consultant: Africa Region

Oct 2017 - Aug 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Worked as Lead Security Consultant: Africa Region at Absa Group.

ABSA Africa (formerly Barclays Africa) logoAA

Lead Cyber Security Consultant

Oct 2017 - Aug 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Led design and delivery of enterprise cyber security solutions for regional technology offices across multiple African markets. Served as Subject Matter Expert in the formulation, review, and execution of cyber security strategy aligned to NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001. Embedded security requirements into project lifecycles through early engagement and defined security deliverables. Facilitated advan

Bayport Financial Services logoBS

Senior Manager Information Security

Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year)

Led enterprise information security governance, policy architecture, and operational security programmes. Implemented cyber analytics, SIEM monitoring (McAfee / MimeCast / Fortigate), and event correlation capabilities. Conducted application security and penetration testing using Kali Linux and industry-standard tooling. Drove organisation-wide POPI compliance programme, establishing required stru

Bayport Financial Services logoBS

Manager and Information Security Specialist

Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year)

Worked as Manager and Information Security Specialist at Bayport Financial Services.

UU

Security Risk Manager

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year)

Designed and implemented ICT risk management frameworks aligned to ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST CSF. Oversaw business impact analysis, disaster recovery planning, and service continuity programmes. Produced advisory reports on zero-day exploits, CVE disclosures, and emerging threat intelligence. Developed secure baseline hardening standards for operating systems and enterprise applications.

Unisa logoUN

ICT Risk Manager

Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year)

Worked as ICT Risk Manager at Unisa.

VC

Information Technology Governance Manager

Virtual Alliance (Consulting)

Nov 2010 - Aug 2015 (4 years 9 months)

Delivered advisory and assurance consulting across energy, mining, FMCG, and industrial production sectors. Formulated and led annual IT audit plans aligned to overall business audit strategies. Implemented ISO 27001, COBIT, ITIL, SOX, COSO, ISO 38500, ISO 9001, and King III governance frameworks. Managed governance, risk, and security transformation programmes; presented to Audit Committees and C

VA

Senior IT Governance Consultant

Virtual Alliance

Nov 2010 - Aug 2015 (4 years 9 months)

Worked as Senior IT Governance Consultant at Virtual Alliance.

LS

IT Administrator

Legae Securities

May 2009 - Oct 2010 (1 year 5 months)

Worked as IT Administrator at Legae Securities.

AC

IT Manager

Amalgamated Motor Corp

Mar 2007 - Mar 2009 (2 years)

Worked as IT Manager at Amalgamated Motor Corp.

TE

IT Manager

Telequip

Jan 2006 - Apr 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Worked as IT Manager at Telequip.

IS

Networks officer

Intermarket Building Society

Aug 2002 - Dec 2004 (2 years 4 months)

Worked as Networks officer at Intermarket Building Society.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

AP

AXELOS Global Best Practice

Cyber Security Resilia Practitioner

UZ

University of Zimbabwe

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

HU

Harvard University

Cyber Security: Managing Risk in the Information Age

MU

Midlands State University

Bachelor of Science

IS

ISACA

GGEIT

Jul 2012

PE

PeopleCert

Cyber Security Resilia Practioner

Aug 2018

EC

EC-Council

EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical) (ECSA)

Apr 2026

WS

Warren park high school

1994 - 1997

HS

Harare High School

Advanced Level, Sciences

1998 - 1999

MU

Midlands State University

BSc Honours, Mathematics with computer science

2000 - 2004

Bsc Honours in Mathematics (with Computer Science)

IS

ISACA

CISA, IT Auditing and Risk Management

2010 - 2010

CISA
CGEIT

IS

ISACA

CGEIT, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance

2011 - 2012

CISA
CGEIT

PE

PeopleCert

Cyber Security Resilia Foundation

Aug 2018

PE

PeopleCert

Certificate, Cyber Resilience Practitioner

2018 - 2018

UD

University of Derby

Postgraduate Certificate, Cyber Security

2021 - 2022

UD

University of Derby

Master of Science - MS, Cyber Security

2021 - 2023

EC

EC-Council

Associate Certified Chief Information Security Officer

Sep 2024 · Expires Sep 2027

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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