
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.
What I'm looking for
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
Worked as Senior Security Analyst at Snode Technologies.
Associate Director - Cyber Advisory
Mar 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year 3 months)
Worked as Associate Director - Cyber Advisory at EGIT l Enterprise Governance of IT (Pty) Ltd.
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
Worked as Head: Cyber Security Assurance at Absa Group.
Worked as Lead Security Consultant: Africa Region at Absa Group.
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
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
Worked as Manager and Information Security Specialist at Bayport Financial Services.
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.
Worked as ICT Risk Manager at Unisa.
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
Senior IT Governance Consultant
Virtual Alliance
Nov 2010 - Aug 2015 (4 years 9 months)
Worked as Senior IT Governance Consultant at Virtual Alliance.
IT Administrator
Legae Securities
May 2009 - Oct 2010 (1 year 5 months)
Worked as IT Administrator at Legae Securities.
IT Manager
Amalgamated Motor Corp
Mar 2007 - Mar 2009 (2 years)
Worked as IT Manager at Amalgamated Motor Corp.
IT Manager
Telequip
Jan 2006 - Apr 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Worked as IT Manager at Telequip.
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
AXELOS Global Best Practice
Cyber Security Resilia Practitioner
University of Zimbabwe
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Harvard University
Cyber Security: Managing Risk in the Information Age
Midlands State University
Bachelor of Science
ISACA
GGEIT
Jul 2012
PeopleCert
Cyber Security Resilia Practioner
Aug 2018
EC-Council
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical) (ECSA)
Apr 2026
Warren park high school
1994 - 1997
Harare High School
Advanced Level, Sciences
1998 - 1999
Midlands State University
BSc Honours, Mathematics with computer science
2000 - 2004
Bsc Honours in Mathematics (with Computer Science)
ISACA
CISA, IT Auditing and Risk Management
2010 - 2010
CISA
CGEIT
ISACA
CGEIT, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance
2011 - 2012
CISA
CGEIT
PeopleCert
Cyber Security Resilia Foundation
Aug 2018
PeopleCert
Certificate, Cyber Resilience Practitioner
2018 - 2018
University of Derby
Postgraduate Certificate, Cyber Security
2021 - 2022
University of Derby
Master of Science - MS, Cyber Security
2021 - 2023
EC-Council
Associate Certified Chief Information Security Officer
Sep 2024 · Expires Sep 2027
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Software and tools used professionally
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